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Quality Management in Health Care

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 1971

ISSN1550-5154
SJR Q2WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
Total43
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
0.333
H-Index
53
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.561
Total Works
2,120
Total Citations
17,884
2yr Mean Citedness
0.70
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Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Quality Management in Health Care focuses on improving healthcare processes and patient outcomes through various quality improvement initiatives. The journal examines strategies for enhancing hospital capacity, optimizing patient care models like Hospital at Home, and reducing adverse events through standardized management and educational interventions. It also addresses operational efficiency, patient safety, and the impact of health policies on healthcare delivery.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1971
Annual Volume~ 51 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,120
Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins
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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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1550-5154
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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.

Care PlanningQ2
Health PolicyQ3
Health (social science)Q3
Leadership and ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesHealth Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

Care PlanningLeadership and ManagementHealth (social science)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealthcare Quality and ManagementPatient Satisfaction in HealthcareHealthcare Policy and ManagementPatient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeClinical practice guidelines implementationHealth Policy Implementation ScienceHealthcare cost, quality, practicesQuality and Supply Management
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref