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Health Policy and Planning

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN1460-2237

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.372

H-Index

157

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.395

Total Works

3,695

Total Citations

146,137

2yr Mean Citedness

2.69

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on health policy and planning, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. It examines the implementation and impact of health insurance schemes, healthcare financing, and the delivery of health services. The journal also investigates factors influencing health policy decisions, such as political interference, stakeholder engagement, and the role of evidence in policy-making. Additionally, it addresses public health challenges like non-communicable diseases, climate-sensitive health threats, and the impact of crises on health systems.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTen Issues A Year, 2015-

StatusActive

Total Publications3,695

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~36 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1460-2237

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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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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.

Health PolicyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesHealth Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthHealthcare Systems and ReformsGlobal Health Care IssuesHealthcare Policy and ManagementChild Nutrition and Water AccessGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyPrimary Care and Health OutcomesPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeHIV/AIDS Impact and Responses