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Environmental Health

Environmental Health was established in 2002 and has an international readership. It publishes primarily original research on the effects of chemical and physical agents in the environment that affect human health, with an emphasis on epidemiology, and also occasionally publishes commentaries and toxicology papers. The journal welcomes submissions from scientists and practitioners in environmental science where human health and well-being are involved, directly or indirectly.

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Subject Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Impact Factor 5.9
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 1476-069X
Invitation Only No
Cost Range £2790.00 GBP / $3690.00 USD / €3190.00 EUR APC; VAT or local taxes may apply.

Submission Instructions

Environmental Health accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Main text should place the Methods section after the Background. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords and a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information, using 'Not applicable' for any irrelevant section, and any use of a large language model must be documented in the Methods section or another suitable part.
References References should follow Vancouver style. Only published articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available e-prints/preprints may be cited, unpublished abstracts/data and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and URLs must be numbered and included as full references with site title, full URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figures must be uploaded separately in the order first cited, while tables shorter than one page may be placed in the manuscript, longer tables may be placed at the end of the text file, and overly wide tables may be uploaded as additional files. Figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than the graphic file, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and tables must be created with the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheets.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required for Review submissions. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required for Review manuscripts. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include background, main body of the abstract, and short conclusion.
Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Main text, Conclusions, and a Declarations section. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords, a Declarations section with the specified subsection headings using 'Not applicable' where irrelevant, a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and documentation of any large language model use in the Methods section or another suitable section with the prescribed acknowledgement statement if an AI tool was used.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and public preprints may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and web links and URLs must be numbered and included in full in the reference list with site title, full URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Tables under one page may be placed within the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end of the document, tables too wide for a landscape page may be uploaded as additional files, and figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately. Figures must be numbered in order of first mention and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered in sequence, created with the word processor's table function, and not embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter Cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract should be unstructured. Abstract must briefly summarize the aim, findings, or purpose of the article and should not cite references.
Manuscript Manuscript may be divided into short, informative subsections and must include a Declarations section, an Availability of data and materials statement, and three to ten keywords. If abbreviations are used, they must be defined at first use and listed separately, and any use of a large language model must be documented in the manuscript with the specified AI acknowledgement statement included.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Only published articles, clinical trial registration records, and published or publicly available abstracts may be cited in the reference list, and web links and dataset citations must be included there as full references using full URLs where applicable.
Figures & Tables Tables under one page may be embedded in the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end of the document or uploaded as additional files, and figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript while figure files are uploaded separately. Figures and tables must be numbered in the order cited, multi-panel figures must be submitted as single composite files, and tables must be created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Recent Publications

Placental CYP450 gene dysregulation by maternal PFAS: a novel mechanism linking prenatal exposure to altered toddler growth

Xiuxia Song, Zhaofeng Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhou, Hong Liang, Yao Chen, Weiqiang Zhu, Wei Yuan, Jing Du, Ziliang Wang, Maohua Miao

10.1186/s12940-026-01302-x
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Relevance and challenges of exposome studies for environmental health research

Rémy Slama, Valérie Siroux, Martine Vrijheid, Xavier Basagaña

10.1186/s12940-026-01299-3
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Lessons learned from longitudinal biomonitoring and birth cohort studies: informing the future of reproductive health research in Canada

Jillian Ashley-Martin, Mandy Fisher, Cheryl Khoury, Aranee Sathiyamoorthy, Michael M. Borghese, Gillian England-Mason, Tyler Pollock, Tye E. Arbuckle, Lauren A. Wise, Joseph M. Braun, Amy Metcalfe, Jessie P. Buckley, Mark R. Palmert, Christina Ricci, Erica Phipps, Gopal Banerjee, Erin Fuller, Linda Booij, Kathyrn Hopperton, Hope Weiler, Amanda J. MacFarlane, Jesse Bertinato, Dorothea F. K. Rawn, Eric Lavigne, Amalie Timmermann, Emily Oken, Christina Wolfson, Ragnhild Eek Brandlistuen, Robin Shutt

10.1186/s12940-026-01313-8
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Understanding residential socioeconomic and behavioral patterns for home air radon testing: a population-based intervention study in New Hampshire and Vermont (USA)

Rian M. Hasson, Kayla A. Fay, Julie E. Weiss, Lynne M. Clement, Michelle E. Thompson, Jenna E. Schiffelbein, P Jack Hoopes, Tamutenda Chidawanyika, Anna N. A. Tosteson, Judy R Rees

10.1186/s12940-025-01260-w
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Climate vulnerability factors for temperature-related respiratory mortality: a nationwide two-stage time-series study from 2008 to 2021

Hsiao-Yu Yang, Shin-Chieh Chen, Hsi-Yun Chang, Yao-Yuan Wang

10.1186/s12940-026-01309-4
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 3 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Environmental Health, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the work has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and identify the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

The current APC is £2790.00 GBP / $3690.00 USD / €3190.00 EUR per accepted article, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Air Quality and Health Impacts Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Climate Change and Health Impacts Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Occupational and environmental lung diseases Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Energy and Environment Impacts Occupational exposure and asthma Arsenic contamination and mitigation Noise Effects and Management Mercury impact and mitigation studies Heavy metals in environment Thermal Regulation in Medicine Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies Urban Transport and Accessibility Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Thermoregulation and physiological responses Asthma and respiratory diseases

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