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Informatics for Health and Social Care

Informa Healthcare · United Kingdom · Est. 2008

ISSN1753-8157eISSN1753-8165
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total60
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
0.815
H-Index
51
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.127
Total Works
475
Total Citations
10,645
2yr Mean Citedness
0.81
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the application of informatics and digital technologies in healthcare and social care. Topics include the use and evaluation of electronic health records, health information systems, artificial intelligence, and machine learning for clinical decision support, patient monitoring, and disease prediction. The scope also encompasses the impact of digitalization on organizational behavior, health literacy, and patient engagement, as well as the development of computational models for medical applications and health policy.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2008
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications475
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
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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?
Informa Healthcare
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1753-8157 / 1753-8165
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.

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q1
Health InformaticsQ2
Health Information ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesMedical Informatics

Scopus Categories

Health Information ManagementNursing (miscellaneous)Health Informatics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsElectronic Health Records SystemsHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityTechnology Use by Older AdultsDigital Mental Health InterventionsContext-Aware Activity Recognition SystemsTelemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationSocial Media in Health EducationNursing Diagnosis and DocumentationHealthcare Systems and Technology
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref