International Journal of Public Health
The International Journal of Public Health (IJPH) publishes scientific articles relevant to global public health, from different countries and cultures to raise awareness and understanding of public health problems and solutions. The Journal welcomes submissions of original research, critical and relevant reviews, methodological papers, and manuscripts that emphasize theoretical content. IJPH publishes commentaries and editorials. Special issues highlight key areas of current research. The Editorial Board's mission is to provide a thoughtful forum for contemporary issues and challenges in global public health research and practice.
Co-Editors-in-Chief: Nino Künzli (Switzerland), Andrea Madarasova Geckova (Slovakia and The Netherlands) and Olaf von dem Knesebeck (Germany)
Managing Editor: Christopher Woodrow (christopher.woodrow@swisstph.ch)
Editorial Assistant: Sunghea Park
SSPH+ has been the owner of the International Journal of Public Health since 2010. IJPH is published open access by Frontiers, Lausanne.
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IJPH Impact Factor
IJPH received a 2024 Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.4.
IJPH is ranked 157/419 by JIF in the “Public, Environmental and Occupational Health” subject category, and remains in Q2 (percentile 62.6).
IJPH’s 2024 CiteScore is 3.9. It is currently ranked 262/687 (61st Percentile) under “Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health".
There was a widespread JIF decline across many public health journals last year, which occurred in the context of the relatively high number of publications during the covid pandemic and its aftermath (please see the “2023 Journal Impact Factor” section for more information). The influence of this issue on the IJPH JIF should now decrease, and we hope to see the JIF begin to increase again next year.
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Article processing charges (APC)
APC for IJPH comprise of the production costs of the publisher (not discounted) and the editorial costs of the owner, the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+). SSPH+ discounts the editorial costs for first authors from low and middle income countries according to the research4life country classification (group A and B countries).
| Article type | APC (CHF) | ||
| regular | group A | group B | |
| countries | countries | ||
| Original Article | 2'300 | 1'400 | 1'800 |
| Review | 2'300 | 1'400 | 1'800 |
| Hints&Kinks | 1'700 | 1'100 | 1'400 |
| Editorial* | 1'000 | 900 | 900 |
| Commentary* | 1'000 | 900 | 900 |
| Young Researcher Editorial | free | free | free |
| *free for invited authors | |||
The above fees and discounts are valid for articles submitted on or after February 1, 2021. APCs may be subject to periodic revision. The invoiced APC is the one valid at the time of manuscript submission.
IJPH journey
2021 marks the 100th birthday of the International Journal of Public Health! Read the anniversary editorials:
Bender et al
Berger et al
Nittas et al
Ruckstuhl et al
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