Iranian Journal of Public Health

Aims & Scope

Iranian Journal of Public Health has been continuously published since 1971, as the only Journal in all health domains, with wide distribution (including WHO in Geneva and Cairo) in two languages (English and Persian).

From 2001 issue, the Journal is published only in English language.

During the last 41 years more than 2000 scientific research papers, results of health activities, surveys and services, have been published in this Journal.

To meet the increasing demand of respected researchers, as of January 2012, the Journal is published monthly.

I wish this will assist to promote the level of global knowledge.

The main topics that the Journal would welcome are: Bioethics, Disaster and Health, Entomology, Epidemiology, Health and Environment, Health Economics, Health Services, Immunology, Medical Genetics, Mental Health, Microbiology, Nutrition and Food Safety, Occupational Health, Oral Health.

We would be very delighted to receive your Original papers, Review Articles, Short communications, Case reports and Scientific Letters to the Editor on the above men­tioned research areas.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

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 6,000,000.00 IRR. 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.

• Ethical Issues of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Dariush D., Shaghayegh

• Factors Associated with Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Mojtaba, Maryam, Yousef, Sima, Hadiseh

• The Impact of Population Ageing: A Review

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Zainab, Wan Ibrahim, Salasiah Hanin, I Komang

• Evaluation of Multiple Imputation with Large Proportions of Missing Data: How Much Is Too Much?

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Jin, J. Charles

• Application and Use of Andersen’s Behavioral Model as Theoretical Framework: A Systematic Literature Review from 2012–2021

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Abdullah, Mohammed, Ahmad, Asem, Ahmad, Nidal, Abdallah Abu, Jamal, Omar, Sa'd

• Influences of Psychological Intervention on Negative Emotion, Cancer-Related Fatigue and Level of Hope in Lung Cancer Chemotherapy Patients Based on the PERMA Framework

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Min, Fan, Sanying, Hui, Jing

• Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Nurses: A Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Weige, Lishi, Tianqiao, Huixin, Ran, Weixin

• Exponentially Increasing Trend of Infected Patients with COVID-19 in Iran: A Comparison of Neural Network and ARIMA Forecasting Models

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Leila, Mozhgan, Marziyeh Sadat

• Climate Crises and Developing Vector-Borne Diseases: A Narrative Review

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Nooshin, Mohammad Ali, Ashraf

• Laryngeal Cancer: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Prevention: A Narrative Review

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Nurbek, Vera, Zhansaya, Rais, Malcolm