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Health Research Policy and Systems

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1976

ISSN1478-4505eISSN1478-4505

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

/ 100

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

1.325

H-Index

107

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.519

Total Works

1,856

Total Citations

61,663

2yr Mean Citedness

3.66

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on health policy, systems, and implementation science. Articles focus on understanding and improving healthcare decision-making, the integration of patient experiences and evidence into policy, and the development of frameworks and strategies for knowledge translation and research uptake. The scope also includes analyses of public health interventions, health system governance, and the ethical considerations within healthcare and research.

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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 Published1976

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,856

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2002

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~27 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, 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

LOCKSSPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1478-4505 / 1478-4505

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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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, 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

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 PolicyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health Policy Implementation ScienceGlobal Maternal and Child HealthGlobal Health and SurgeryHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeMental Health and Patient InvolvementGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyHealth Sciences Research and EducationHealthcare Systems and ReformsPrimary Care and Health OutcomesHealth and Medical Research Impacts