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International Journal of Health Governance

Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 2016

ISSN2059-4631eISSN2059-4631

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ 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 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.335

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.618

Total Worksi

360

Total Citationsi

2,191

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Policy & Services; Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous); Health Policy; Paleontology; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Strategy and Management.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 37 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications360

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2059-4631 / 2059-4631

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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

267

2019

298

2020

276

2021

293

2022

215

2023

110

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.

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q3

Health PolicyQ3

PaleontologyQ3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Strategy and ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

PaleontologyStrategy and ManagementPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth PolicyBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthHealthcare Systems and ReformsHealthcare Quality and ManagementGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyGlobal Health Care IssuesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeHealthcare Policy and ManagementPrimary Care and Health OutcomesVaccine Coverage and HesitancyPatient Satisfaction in Healthcare

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Health Governance

Is International Journal of Health Governance a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Health Governance: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Health Governance?

International Journal of Health Governance 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 International Journal of Health Governance indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Health Governance is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.