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Journal of Healthcare Management

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 1998

ISSN1944-7396

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.713

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.958

Total Worksi

1,968

Total Citationsi

18,875

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Healthcare Management is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to providing healthcare leaders with the information they need to manage complex healthcare issues and to make effective strategic decisions. It covers management in health care.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,968

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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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?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1944-7396

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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

537

2019

265

2020

391

2021

184

2022

231

2023

109

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 PolicyQ2

Leadership and ManagementQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

Leadership and ManagementStrategy and ManagementMedicine (miscellaneous)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Healthcare Policy and ManagementPrimary Care and Health OutcomesPatient Satisfaction in HealthcareHealthcare Quality and ManagementPatient Safety and Medication ErrorsGlobal Health Workforce IssuesHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeOrganizational Strategy and CultureNursing Education, Practice, and Leadership

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Healthcare Management

Is Journal of Healthcare Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Healthcare Management: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Healthcare Management?

Journal of Healthcare Management 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 1.02.

Is Journal of Healthcare Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Healthcare Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.