International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that was established in 2004 and is published by MDPI. The editor-in-chief is Paul B. Tchounwou. The journal covers all aspects of environmental health sciences and public health.

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Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports the journal had a 2021 impact factor of 4.614, but in February 2023, Clarivate delisted the journal in its main citation indexes, citing "publications that were deemed outside the scope of the journal". A delisted journal does not receive rank metrics such as a Clarivate journal impact factor.

Criticism and controversy

In April 2023, the journal published a paper which criticized guidelines set by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, claiming that radiation from cell phones presents a "health threat is scientifically documented at many levels and acknowledged by industries". The paper claimed that "there are no adequate health effects studies on the projected evolution of wireless systems such as 5G", and that "the effects of 1G to 4G systems have been ignored". The paper questioned whether health guidelines set out by the World Health Organization were independent of the telecommunications industry.