Impact Factor and more
Impact Factor
- Impact Factor: 3.7 (2023） 3.5 without self-citation
- Impact Factor Rank: 82.3 percentile (Q1) (2023 in "Public, environmental & occupational health")
- 5 Year Impact Factor: 3.5 (2023)
Scopus CiteScore
- CiteScore: 7.5 (2023）
- CiteScore Rank: 81 percentile (2023 in "Epidemiology")
Time Indicators and Acceptance Rate
- Time to First Editorial Decision*: 6 days (median in 2023, for rejection or peer review)
- Time to Acceptance*: 140 days (median in 2023, for median 2 revisions)
- Time from Acceptance to Early Publication: 23 days (median in 2023)
- Acceptance Rate: 15% (submissions in 2023)
* Calculated for articles submitted as Original Articles, Short Communications, Reviews, Statistical Data, or Study Profiles.
Trends in Impact Factor
| Year | Impact Factor | 5 Year Impact Factor | Quartile | Percentile |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Q1 | 82.3 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 4.9 | Q2 | 72.2 |
| 2021 | 3.809 | 4.748 | Q2 | 57.38 |
| 2020 | 3.211 | 4.139 | Q2 | 61.33 |
| 2019 | 3.691 | 3.529 | Q1 | 82.64 |
| 2018 | 3.078 | 3.431 | Q1 | 77.15 |
| 2017 | 2.518 | 3.318 | Q2 | 68.78 |
| 2016 | 2.447 | 3.286 | Q2 | 70.17 |
| 2015 | 2.546 | 2.799 | Q1 | 75.43 |
| 2014 | 3.022 | 2.592 | Q1 | 80.91 |
| 2013 | 2.862 | 2.498 | Q1 | 82.41 |
| 2012 | 2.113 | 2.098 | Q2 | 68.01 |
| 2011 | 1.858 | 2.025 | Q2 | 58.54 |
| 2010 | 2.110 | 2.203 | Q2 | 65.14 |
| 2009 | 1.643 | 1.877 | Q2 | 50.41 |
| 2008 | 1.642 | 1.991 | Q3 | 43.33 |
| 2007 | 1.906 | N/A | Q2 | 61.50 |
| 2006 | 1.240 | N/A | Q3 | 36.22 |
| 2005 | 1.247 | N/A | Q3 | 41.92 |