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Health Services Research

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1966

ISSN1475-6773

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

174

days submission → published

measured · last 8 articles · accept 171d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

1.757

H-Indexi

164

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.369

Total Worksi

4,408

Total Citationsi

159,671

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Health Services Research is a journal that provides a forum for health services research and its translation into improved practice and policy. It considers articles on all aspects of health services research.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,408

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1475-6773

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

150

5.4k

2019

367

3.6k

2020

319

3.4k

2021

217

2022

153

1.2k

2023

165

732

2024

326

228

2025

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 & ServicesHealth Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Healthcare Policy and ManagementPrimary Care and Health OutcomesGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesPatient Satisfaction in HealthcareHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsChronic Disease Management StrategiesMedication Adherence and ComplianceGlobal Health Workforce IssuesHealth disparities and outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Health Services Research

Is Health Services Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Health Services Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Health Services Research?

Health Services Research 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 1.51.

Is Health Services Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Health Services Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.