About EHP

Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) is a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news published by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. EHP's mission is to serve as a forum for the discussion of the interrelationships between the environment and human health by publishing in a balanced and objective manner the best peer-reviewed research and most current and credible news of the field. With an impact factor of 5.64, EHP ranks first among 160 environmental sciences journals and second among 100 public, environmental, and occupational health journals

The environmental health sciences include many fields of study and increasingly comprise a multidisciplinary research area. EHP publishes articles from a wide range of scientific disciplines encompassing basic research; epidemiologic studies; risk assessment; relevant ethical, legal, social, environmental justice, and policy topics; longitudinal human studies; in vitro and in vivo animal research with a clear relationship to human health; and environmental medicine case reports. Because children are uniquely sensitive to their environments, EHP devotes a research section specifically to issues surrounding children's environmental health.

EHP receives more than 1,200 research manuscripts each year and has an acceptance rate of 22%. Research articles are published within 24 hours of acceptance on ehponline.org as Recent In-Press articles and are completely citable using the CrossRef DOI system. EHP's news content is prepared by science journalists and reviewed by subject matter experts.

All EHP content is free online. Print issues are available by paid subscription.

EHP has an international outreach program that includes complimentary subscriptions to qualified recipients and a Chinese-language edition published quarterly and distributed to 35,000 readers. Selected EHP content is also translated for republication in Salud Pública de México (published by the Mexican National Institute of Public Health), Ciencia y Trabajo (published by the Chilean Foundation of Science and Technology, Chilean Security Association), and Ciência & Saúde Coletiva (published by the Brazilian Association of Public Health). EHP hosts the online version of Mali Médical (published by the Mali Society of Medicine).

EHP also sponsors a Science Education Program that publishes high-quality science and interdisciplinary lessons based on selected news and research articles published in the journal. Lessons advance critical basic skills among students in middle school, high school, and/or undergraduate college, and are aligned with National Science Education Standards in biology, chemistry, environmental science, geology, and physical science.

Disclaimer

Publication of articles in EHP does not mean that the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) condones, endorses, approves, or recommends the use of any products, services, materials, methodology, or policies stated therein. Conclusions and opinions are those of the individual authors and advertisers only and do not reflect the policies or views of the NIEHS.