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?
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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