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Top 10 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading Public, Environmental & Occupational Health journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights key details authors often need when choosing where to submit, including publisher, impact factor, open access status, identifiers, and available submission profile information.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

MMWR Recommendations And Reports

CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION

JIF 60.1

Open

The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and serves as the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable public health information and recommendations. The series i...

Identifiers

ISSN 1057-5987

eISSN 1545-8601

Publication Cost

All material in the MMWR Series is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without special permission.

Publishing Timeline

Serial reports typically require 12–16 weeks from assignment to a project editor until publication.

Public

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MMWR Surveillance Summaries

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

JIF 49.8

Closed

The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and serves as the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely public health information and recommendations. Readership incl...

Identifiers

ISSN 1545-8636

eISSN 1545-8636

Publication Cost

All material in the MMWR Series is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without special permission.

Publishing Timeline

Serial reports typically require 12-16 weeks from assignment to a project editor until publication.

Public

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Lancet Public Health

Elsevier BV

JIF 25.2

Open

The Lancet Public Health is a public health journal with ISSN 2468-2667. The homepage highlights current issues, online first articles, editor's picks, podcasts, announcements, and journal metrics including Impact Factor, CiteScore, and 5-Year Impact Factor. T...

Identifiers

ISSN 2468-2667

eISSN 2468-2667

Publication Cost

USD 7,860 APC as of Jan 1, 2026; geographical pricing for open access applies for papers accepted after 27 October 2025.

Public

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Lancet Planetary Health

Elsevier BV

JIF 21.6

Open

The Lancet Planetary Health is an open access journal focused on sustainable human civilisations in the Anthropocene. It publishes peer-reviewed original research, expert reviews, commentary, and news on sustainable development, global environmental change, pl...

Identifiers

eISSN 2542-5196

Publication Cost

USD 7,860 APC as of Jan 1, 2026

Publishing Timeline

10 days submission to first decision; 94 days submission to decision after review; 152 days submission to acceptance; 57 days acceptance to online publication

Public

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Annual Review Of Public Health

ANNUAL REVIEWS

JIF 20.7

Open

Annual Review of Public Health covers significant developments in public health, including epidemiology and biostatistics, environmental and occupational health, social environment and behavior, health services, and public health practice and policy. The journ...

Identifiers

ISSN 0163-7525

eISSN 1545-2093

Publication Cost

No publication fee is stated; color figures are printed at no cost to authors.

Public

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Lancet Global Health

Elsevier BV

JIF 18

Open

The Lancet Global Health is a global health journal with ISSN 2214-109X. The homepage highlights current issues, online-first content, editor's picks, series, commissions, podcasts, and journal metrics including an Impact Factor of 18, a CiteScore of 31.8, and...

Identifiers

ISSN 2214-109X

eISSN 2214-109X

Publication Cost

USD 7,860 APC as of Jan 1, 2026; geographical pricing for open access applies based on the country affiliations of all authors.

Publishing Timeline

Manuscripts can be rejected at any point.

Public

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MMWR-Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

JIF 17.3

Open

MMWR-Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report is a CDC publication program featuring Weekly Reports, Recommendations and Reports, Surveillance Summaries, and Supplements focused on public health surveillance, outbreaks, and epidemiologic findings.

Identifiers

ISSN 0149-2195

eISSN 1545-861X

Publishing Timeline

Approximately 5 weeks from submission to publication of a full report after acceptance and scheduling; submissions should generally be made at least 5 weeks (35 calendar days) before the desired Thursday issue date.

Public

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International Journal Of Transgender Health

Taylor & Francis

JIF 14.8

Hybrid

International Journal of Transgender Health is an international, multidisciplinary scholarly forum in transgender health published in partnership with the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). It welcomes contributions across disciplin...

Identifiers

ISSN 2689-5269

eISSN 2689-5277

Publication Cost

There are no submission fees, publication fees, or page charges; an APC applies for optional Open Select open access.

Publishing Timeline

1 day average from submission to first decision; 32 days average from submission to first post-review decision; 11 days average from acceptance to online publication.

Psychology

Public

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Lancet Regional Health-europe

Elsevier BV

JIF 13

Open

The Lancet Regional Health – Europe is an open access general medical journal in The Lancet Regional Health suite that publishes high-quality, evidence-based research focused on Europe.

Identifiers

ISSN 2666-7762

eISSN 2666-7762

Publication Cost

Manuscript submission is free. Article processing charges are payable upon acceptance for all full-length peer-reviewed article types.

Publishing Timeline

Aims to publish papers online in 2–3 weeks from acceptance.

Healthcare

Public

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Analytic Methods In Accident Research

Elsevier BV

JIF 12.6

Open

Analytic Methods in Accident Research publishes manuscripts on the development and application of innovative statistical and econometric methods to the study of vehicle crashes and other transportation and non-transportation-related accidents. The journal emph...

Identifiers

ISSN 2213-6657

eISSN 2213-6665

Publication Cost

Open access journal; authors are responsible for payment of the article publishing charge (APC) if the manuscript is accepted.

Publishing Timeline

1 day submission to first decision; 34 days submission to decision after review; 132 days submission to acceptance; 6 days acceptance to online publication

Public

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