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Health Economics, Policy and Law

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1976

ISSN1744-1331eISSN1744-134X

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

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

1.026

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.235

Total Works

822

Total Citations

13,973

2yr Mean Citedness

1.20

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Aims & Scope

Health Economics, Policy and Law is a leading international journal that publishes high-quality research on the economics, policy and law of health and healthcare. It aims to foster interdisciplinary research and debate on the challenges facing health systems worldwide. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including health care financing, health care regulation, health care markets, health care reform, health technology assessment, health workforce, health economics, health policy, health law, public health, and health services research.

⚡ 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

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications822

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

OA Since2024

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~31 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1744-1331 / 1744-134X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Healthcare Policy and ManagementHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeGlobal Health Care IssuesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesPrimary Care and Health OutcomesLegal case studies and regulationsHealthcare Systems and ReformsHealthcare cost, quality, practicesPharmaceutical Economics and PolicyGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology