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Journal of Healthcare Leadership

Dove Medical Press Limited · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1179-3201eISSN1179-3201
SJR Q1WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total60
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
1.264
H-Index
39
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.846
Total Works
336
Total Citations
5,470
2yr Mean Citedness
3.21
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Aims & Scope

The Journal of Healthcare Leadership is an international journal focusing on leadership for healthcare professions. The journal strives to provide up-to-date trends on theoretical and best practices in healthcare, and insights into leadership progress and effective solutions to improve patient care, to both current and future healthcare leaders. Senior and trainee doctors, nurses and allied healthcare professionals, medical students, healthcare managers and allied leaders are invited to contribute to this publication.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
16
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1996
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications336
Publisher OrgDove Medical Press
OA Since2008
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~16 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Dove Medical Press Limited
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1179-3201 / 1179-3201
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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.

Leadership and ManagementQ1
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ1
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

Leadership and ManagementOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationNursing education and managementHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutDiversity and Career in MedicineInterprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Policy Implementation SciencePrimary Care and Health OutcomesHealthcare Quality and ManagementJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorHealthcare Policy and Management
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref