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Health Informatics Journal

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1800

ISSN1460-4582eISSN1741-2811
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
52
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total52
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
0.648
H-Index
78
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.9
Total Works
1,579
Total Citations
32,126
2yr Mean Citedness
2.08
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Retractions
3
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the application of health informatics in various healthcare contexts. It covers topics such as digital transformation in nursing, the use of smart technologies for older adults, social media for antenatal education, machine learning for disease prediction, and data management frameworks for patient-centric control and security. The journal also explores electronic health records, digital health literacy, telerehabilitation, and the evaluation of large language models in medical applications.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
4
weeks to review
Fast · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1800
Annual Volume~ 92 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,579
Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing
OA Since2019
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~4 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
LOCKSSCLOCKSSBritish Library

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SAGE Publications Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1460-4582 / 1741-2811
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, British Library
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.

Health InformaticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesMedical Informatics

Scopus Categories

Health Informatics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electronic Health Records SystemsMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityHealthcare Systems and TechnologyDigital Mental Health InterventionsTelemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationBiomedical Text Mining and OntologiesTechnology Use by Older AdultsData Quality and ManagementSocial Media in Health Education
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref