Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Aims & Scope

The official journal of the Japanese Society for Hygiene, Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine (EHPM) brings a comprehensive approach to prevention and environmental health related to medical, biological, molecular biological, genetic, physical, psychosocial, chemical, and other environmental factors.

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine features definitive studies on human health sciences and provides comprehensive and unique information to a worldwide readership.

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Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

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APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,360.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing): evidence from field experiments in 24 forests across Japan

  Citation: 797

  Authors: Bum Jin, Yuko, Tamami, Takahide, Yoshifumi

• Inflammation and cancer

  Citation: 470

  Authors: Mariko

• Selenium: its role as antioxidant in human health

  Citation: 458

  Authors: Ujang

• Effect of forest bathing trips on human immune function

  Citation: 366

  Authors: Qing

• Trends in research related to “Shinrin-yoku” (taking in the forest atmosphere or forest bathing) in Japan

  Citation: 299

  Authors: Yuko, Bum-Jin, Yoshifumi

• Health impacts of environmental contamination of micro- and nanoplastics: a review

  Citation: 284

  Authors: Baorong, Alexandra E, Lei, Wayne, Bo, John, Jamie R, Saurabh, Geoffrey I, Shuo

• Suicidal risk factors and completed suicide: meta-analyses based on psychological autopsy studies

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Kouichi, Chikako, Kazuhisa

• Understanding the contribution of environmental factors in the spread of antimicrobial resistance

  Citation: 241

  Authors: Stephanie

• Air pollution and children’s health—a review of adverse effects associated with prenatal exposure from fine to ultrafine particulate matter

  Citation: 236

  Authors: Natalie M., Aline Rodrigues, Jonathan C., Carmen, Drew, Navada, Ross, Yixin, Jingshu, Yanan, Renyi

• Air pollution and population health: a global challenge

  Citation: 225

  Authors: Bingheng, Haidong