Introduction
About the Journal
Health Science Monitor (Health Sci. Monit.) is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal dedicated to advancing knowledge and promoting evidence-based practice in public health and population health sciences. The journal provides a platform for the dissemination of high-quality scientific research addressing current and emerging health challenges at local, national, and global levels.
The journal welcomes original research articles, systematic and narrative reviews, methodological studies, and other scholarly contributions within its scope. Particular emphasis is placed on research in epidemiology and applied biostatistics; health promotion, protection, and disease prevention; environmental and occupational health; health policy, management, and economics; public health nutrition and food safety; health systems; and other related areas of population health.
Health Science Monitor aims to facilitate the exchange of reliable scientific evidence among researchers, health professionals, policymakers, and other stakeholders and to contribute to the development of effective strategies for improving population health and strengthening health systems.
Publisher: UMSU Press, Urmia University of Medical Sciences (UMSU)
Publication Frequency
Health Science Monitor is published quarterly, with four issues per year.
Open Access Policy
Health Science Monitor is a fully open-access journal. All published articles are freely and immediately available online without subscription or registration requirements.
Readers may access, read, download, and share the published articles in accordance with the applicable Creative Commons license. The journal does not impose an embargo period on access to published content.
Article Processing Charges and Publication Fees
Health Science Monitor does not charge authors any fees for manuscript submission, editorial processing, peer review, publication, or the inclusion of color figures or photographs.
There are currently no Article Processing Charges (APCs) or other mandatory publication fees.
Peer Review
All eligible manuscripts undergo an editorial assessment before being considered for external peer review. Manuscripts that meet the journal's scope and editorial requirements are evaluated through a peer-review process by independent reviewers.
The editorial decision is based on the scientific quality, originality, methodological rigor, relevance, ethical standards, and clarity of the manuscript, as well as the reviewers' comments and recommendations.
Further information about the journal's peer-review process and editorial decision-making is provided in the Peer Review Policy.
Manuscript Rejection Rate
During the past 12 months, 42% of submitted manuscripts were rejected as part of the journal's editorial and peer-review process. This figure reflects the proportion of manuscripts that received a rejection decision during the specified period and may vary from year to year depending on the volume, scope, and characteristics of submissions.
Publishing Timeline
Health Science Monitor processes manuscripts continuously throughout the year. The following timeframes represent the journal's expected processing times:
These timeframes are approximate and may vary depending on manuscript type, reviewer availability, the number and extent of revisions required, authors' response times, and the editorial and production processes.
Permanent Identifiers
Each published article is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), providing a unique and persistent link to the published work. Article DOIs are registered and maintained through Crossref.
Article Metadata
Health Science Monitor provides comprehensive article-level metadata, including the article title, authors, affiliations, abstract, keywords, references, publication dates, DOI, licensing information, and other relevant bibliographic information.
Article metadata are supplied to relevant indexing, abstracting, and discovery services to facilitate the identification, retrieval, and dissemination of the journal's content.
Permission type
The journal grants usage rights to others using an open license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC)) allowing for immediate free access to the work and permitting any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose.
Digital Preservation and Archiving
The journal is committed to maintaining the long-term accessibility and preservation of its published content through appropriate digital archiving and preservation practices.
Research and Publication Ethics
Health Science Monitor is committed to maintaining high standards of research integrity and publication ethics. The journal follows established principles of responsible scholarly publishing and has policies addressing, among other matters, authorship, conflicts of interest, ethical approval, informed consent, plagiarism, duplicate publication, corrections, retractions, and the use of artificial intelligence in scholarly publishing.
Editorial Independence
Editorial decisions are made according to scientific and editorial considerations, including the quality, originality, relevance, methodological rigor, and ethical integrity of submitted manuscripts. Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to disclose relevant conflicts of interest and to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of the peer-review process.
Journal Identification
Journal Title: Health Science Monitor
Abbreviation: Health Sci. Monit.
Publication Frequency: Quarterly
Access Model: Fully Open Access
Peer Review: Peer Reviewed
DOI Registration: Crossref
APC: No APC
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Health Science Monitor (Health Sci. Monit.) is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal dedicated to advancing knowledge and promoting evidence-based practice in public health and population health sciences. The journal provides a platform for the dissemination of high-quality scientific research addressing current and emerging health challenges at local, national, and global levels.
The journal welcomes original research articles, systematic and narrative reviews, methodological studies, and other scholarly contributions within its scope. Particular emphasis is placed on research in epidemiology and applied biostatistics; health promotion, protection, and disease prevention; environmental and occupational health; health policy, management, and economics; public health nutrition and food safety; health systems; and other related areas of population health.
Health Science Monitor aims to facilitate the exchange of reliable scientific evidence among researchers, health professionals, policymakers, and other stakeholders and to contribute to the development of effective strategies for improving population health and strengthening health systems.
Publisher: UMSU Press, Urmia University of Medical Sciences (UMSU)
Publication Frequency
Health Science Monitor is published quarterly, with four issues per year.
- Issue 1: January–March
- Issue 2: April–June
- Issue 3: July–September
- Issue 4: October–December
Open Access Policy
Health Science Monitor is a fully open-access journal. All published articles are freely and immediately available online without subscription or registration requirements.
Readers may access, read, download, and share the published articles in accordance with the applicable Creative Commons license. The journal does not impose an embargo period on access to published content.
Article Processing Charges and Publication Fees
Health Science Monitor does not charge authors any fees for manuscript submission, editorial processing, peer review, publication, or the inclusion of color figures or photographs.
There are currently no Article Processing Charges (APCs) or other mandatory publication fees.
Peer Review
All eligible manuscripts undergo an editorial assessment before being considered for external peer review. Manuscripts that meet the journal's scope and editorial requirements are evaluated through a peer-review process by independent reviewers.
The editorial decision is based on the scientific quality, originality, methodological rigor, relevance, ethical standards, and clarity of the manuscript, as well as the reviewers' comments and recommendations.
Further information about the journal's peer-review process and editorial decision-making is provided in the Peer Review Policy.
Manuscript Rejection Rate
During the past 12 months, 42% of submitted manuscripts were rejected as part of the journal's editorial and peer-review process. This figure reflects the proportion of manuscripts that received a rejection decision during the specified period and may vary from year to year depending on the volume, scope, and characteristics of submissions.
Publishing Timeline
Health Science Monitor processes manuscripts continuously throughout the year. The following timeframes represent the journal's expected processing times:
| Publication Stage | Expected Time |
| Time to First Decision | 1–2 weeks |
| Review Time | 3–6 weeks |
| Submission to Acceptance | 2–8 weeks |
| Acceptance to Publication | 2–6 weeks |
Permanent Identifiers
Each published article is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), providing a unique and persistent link to the published work. Article DOIs are registered and maintained through Crossref.
Article Metadata
Health Science Monitor provides comprehensive article-level metadata, including the article title, authors, affiliations, abstract, keywords, references, publication dates, DOI, licensing information, and other relevant bibliographic information.
Article metadata are supplied to relevant indexing, abstracting, and discovery services to facilitate the identification, retrieval, and dissemination of the journal's content.
Permission type
The journal grants usage rights to others using an open license (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC)) allowing for immediate free access to the work and permitting any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose.
Digital Preservation and Archiving
The journal is committed to maintaining the long-term accessibility and preservation of its published content through appropriate digital archiving and preservation practices.
Research and Publication Ethics
Health Science Monitor is committed to maintaining high standards of research integrity and publication ethics. The journal follows established principles of responsible scholarly publishing and has policies addressing, among other matters, authorship, conflicts of interest, ethical approval, informed consent, plagiarism, duplicate publication, corrections, retractions, and the use of artificial intelligence in scholarly publishing.
Editorial Independence
Editorial decisions are made according to scientific and editorial considerations, including the quality, originality, relevance, methodological rigor, and ethical integrity of submitted manuscripts. Authors, reviewers, and editors are expected to disclose relevant conflicts of interest and to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of the peer-review process.
Journal Identification
Journal Title: Health Science Monitor
Abbreviation: Health Sci. Monit.
Publication Frequency: Quarterly
Access Model: Fully Open Access
Peer Review: Peer Reviewed
DOI Registration: Crossref
APC: No APC
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
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