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Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1975

ISSN1758-1060

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.227

H-Indexi

104

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.064

Total Worksi

1,710

Total Citationsi

61,621

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Policy & Services; Health Policy; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,710

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1758-1060

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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

774

2019

802

2020

312

2021

633

2022

324

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.

Health PolicyQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealthcare Policy and ManagementHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeHealth Policy Implementation ScienceHealthcare Quality and ManagementPatient Satisfaction in HealthcareGlobal Health Care IssuesInterprofessional Education and CollaborationHealthcare cost, quality, practicesPatient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Is Journal of Health Services Research and Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Health Services Research and Policy: 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 Journal of Health Services Research and Policy?

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 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 1.36.

Is Journal of Health Services Research and Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Health Services Research and Policy?