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Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 1981

ISSN1175-5652eISSN1179-1896

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.291

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.378

Total Works

1,314

Total Citations

28,717

2yr Mean Citedness

2.33

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Aims & Scope

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy publishes practical health economic articles relevant to current healthcare issues. It is a vital resource for decision makers and health economists striving to optimise people’s health.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 80 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,314

Publisher OrgAdis, Springer Healthcare

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1175-5652 / 1179-1896

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Health PolicyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsHealth Care Sciences & ServicesHealth Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

Economics and EconometricsMedicine (miscellaneous)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifePharmaceutical Economics and PolicyHealthcare Policy and ManagementGlobal Health Care IssuesEconomic and Environmental ValuationHealthcare Systems and ReformsEconomic and Financial Impacts of CancerHealthcare cost, quality, practicesGlobal Maternal and Child HealthPrimary Care and Health Outcomes