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Healthcare Quarterly

Longwoods Publishing Corp. · Canada · Est. 2018

ISSN1710-2774

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.288

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.273

Total Worksi

455

Total Citationsi

1,622

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Healthcare Quarterly aims to expand the discussion of research in pandemic, nursing, health care, and the 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, with a focus on palliative care. The journal also documents and disseminates leading practices in health service delivery and policy development within the Canadian healthcare system.

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General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2018

FrequencyQuarterly, 2006-

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications455

Publisher OrgLongwoods Publishing

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

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Longwoods Publishing Corp.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1710-2774

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

337

2019

346

2020

300

2021

270

2022

130

2023

2024

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.

Emergency Medical ServicesQ1

Health PolicyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Emergency Medical ServicesHealth Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealthcare Policy and ManagementHealth Policy Implementation ScienceGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesInterprofessional Education and CollaborationMental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeHealthcare Quality and ManagementDisaster Response and ManagementHealthcare Systems and Technology

Frequently asked questions about Healthcare Quarterly

Is Healthcare Quarterly a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Healthcare Quarterly: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Healthcare Quarterly?

Healthcare Quarterly is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.288.

Is Healthcare Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Healthcare Quarterly is indexed in Scopus.