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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1976

ISSN1471-6348
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.931
H-Indexi
101
SNIPi
0.869
Total Worksi
5,884
Total Citationsi
74,964
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.43
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (IJTAHC) is a leading international journal that publishes research on the assessment of health technologies. It covers a wide range of topics, including the evaluation of new medical devices, drugs, and procedures, as well as the social, ethical, and economic implications of health technology adoption. The journal aims to provide a forum for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to share their work and to contribute to the development of evidence-based health policy.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1976
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications5,884
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Cambridge University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1471-6348
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
355
1.6k
2019
229
2.3k
2020
175
1.1k
2021
337
965
2022
287
750
2023
479
368
2024
352
163
2025
74
22
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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 & ServicesMedical InformaticsPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifePharmaceutical Economics and PolicyQuality and Safety in HealthcareBiomedical Ethics and RegulationHealthcare cost, quality, practicesHealthcare Policy and ManagementEconomic and Financial Impacts of CancerHealth Policy Implementation ScienceClinical practice guidelines implementationDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Is International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care?

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.43.

Is International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care?

The International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (IJTAHC) is a leading international journal that publishes research on the assessment of health technologies. It covers a wide range of topics, including the evaluation of new medical devices, drugs, and procedures, as well as the social, ethical, and economic implications of health technology adoption. The journal aims to provide a forum for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to share their work and to contribute to the development of evidence-based health policy.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref