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European Journal of Health Economics

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 2000

ISSN1618-7598eISSN1618-7601

SJR Q1✓ 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?

274

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 237d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.062

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.25

Total Worksi

2,218

Total Citationsi

57,353

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics; Health Policy & Services; Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous); Health Policy.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2010-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,218

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1618-7598 / 1618-7601

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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

115

3.1k

2019

100

3.8k

2020

165

3.9k

2021

139

1.7k

2022

867

2023

491

2024

130

187

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.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

Health PolicyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsHealth Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeGlobal Health Care IssuesHealthcare Policy and ManagementPharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomic and Environmental ValuationHealth disparities and outcomesEmployment and Welfare StudiesHealthcare cost, quality, practicesEconomic and Financial Impacts of CancerHealthcare Systems and Reforms

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Health Economics

Is European Journal of Health Economics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Journal of Health Economics: 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 European Journal of Health Economics?

European Journal of Health Economics 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 2.05.

Is European Journal of Health Economics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Journal of Health Economics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of European Journal of Health Economics?