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International Journal of Health Governance

Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom · Est. 2016

ISSN2059-4631eISSN2059-4631

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View on Clarivate Master Journal List ↗

SJR Score

0.476

H-Index

SNIP

0.618

Total Works

360

Total Citations

2,191

2yr Mean Citedness

1.36

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on health governance, including commercial determinants of health, accountability within healthcare organizations, financial barriers to healthcare access, resilience of healthcare workers, implementation of disability policies, medical emigration, healthcare quality and leadership, territorial health governance, patient-provider communication, telehealth, health system efficiency, and the adoption of medical technology.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on the publisher page

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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—

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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?

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

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.

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q2

PaleontologyQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Health PolicyQ3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

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