The journal in question, Environmental Health Perspectives, doesn't charge submission fees and is open access (articles are freely available to everyone to read). Its impact factor puts it among the top journals in the fields of toxicology and Public and Environmental Health (https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/journal/ehp/journal-impact-factor).

The article notes that two other open access journals, published by the CDC are also potentially on the chopping block at HHS:

• Emerging Infectious Diseases • Preventing Chronic Disease