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Frontiers in Environmental Health is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of how physical, chemical, biological, and built environments impact human health.

To protect human population health and inform environmental policies by serving as a global, openaccess platform for epidemiologists, toxicologists, environmental health practitioners, and public health experts.

About the journal

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  • Editor guidelines

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  • Peer review

    Our rigorous and transparent peer review combines expert assessment with constructive dialogue to strengthen your manuscript.

  • Publishing fees

    Article processing charges apply to articles accepted for publication by our external editors after rigorous peer review.

Editors

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Pam Factor-Litvak

Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

United States

Editor-in-Chief

Darby Jack

Columbia University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Air Quality and Health

Gary Adamkiewicz

School of Public Health, Harvard University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Built Environment, Housing Conditions and Public Health

Liat Lerner Geva

Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University

Israel

Specialty Chief Editor

Environmental Epidemiology

Markus Hilpert

Columbia University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Air Quality and Health

Sara Jahnke

NDRI USA, Inc.

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Occupational Safety and Health Interventions

Alden Henderson

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

United States

Associate Editor

Environmental Epidemiology

Alejandra Vives

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Chile

Associate Editor

Built Environment, Housing Conditions and Public Health

39 editors · 0 reviewers

Articles

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Research topics

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About the journal

Scope

The scope encompasses chemical toxicity, outdoor and indoor air pollution health effects, water and sanitation hygiene (WASH), heavy metals and microplastics exposure, occupational hazards, noise pollution, vector-borne environmental health risks, and environmental health policy.

Aims

To protect human population health and inform environmental policies by serving as a global, open-access platform for epidemiologists, toxicologists, environmental health practitioners, and public health experts.

ISSN
2813-558X
Editor-in-Chief
Howard Hu
Established
2022
Subject area
Environmental Health & Toxicology

Sections

  • Air Quality and Health

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-health/sections/air-quality-and-health

  • Built Environment, Housing Conditions and Public Health

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-health/sections/built-environment-housing-conditions-and-public-health

  • Environmental Epidemiology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-health/sections/environmental-epidemiology

  • Occupational Safety and Health Interventions

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-health/sections/occupational-safety-and-health-interventions

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Brief Research Report
  • Perspective
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Opinion
  • Editorial

Fees and currencies

  • Article Processing Charges (APCs) apply to support open-access publishing. Frontiers provides waivers and institutional support for eligible authors.

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Journal Policies

  • Open Access: Published under the Creative Commons CC-BY license, enabling free access and unrestricted distribution with proper attribution.
  • Peer Review: Collaborative, transparent, and rigorous peer review conducted by experts in environmental epidemiology, toxicology, and exposure science.
  • Publication Ethics: Adheres strictly to international ethical standards set by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Instructions for authors

Author Guidelines

  • Manuscripts must be written in clear, concise, and grammatically correct English.
  • References and citations must conform to Frontiers standard format (author-date or numerical depending on the section).
  • Epidemiological studies, exposure assessments, and clinical/human subject research must include institutional ethics committee (IRB) approval, informed consent declarations, and explicit reporting of statistical methodologies and sample characteristics.
  • Mandatory disclosure of data availability and conflict of interest statements.

Journal metrics

Citation score
2.0
Articles
50
Total views
379,200
Downloads
0
Citations
195

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

CiteScore
2.0
Citations
195
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-21.