Healthcare Informatics Research
Korean Society of Medical Informatics · South Korea · Est. 2002
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Aims & Scope
Healthcare Informatics Research (Healthc Inform Res; HIR) is the official journal of the Korean Society of Medical Informatics (KOSMI) founded in 1987, and replaced its predecessor, the Journal of KOSMI (JKOSMI; ISSN: 1225- 8903), in 2010. The journal publishes quarterly peer-reviewed original research articles in English in order to expand its readership globally and reinforce its commitment to the development of healthcare informatics. The journal aims to promote the fundamental understanding of healthcare informatics and advance knowledge and application systems in healthcare fields. It covers high-quality original research articles, reviews, case reports, and communications in the area of design, development, implementation, and evaluation of information systems in healthcare fields. It also includes health policy, education, managerial and behavioral aspects of healthcare informatics as well as health information infrastructure such as standardization, security, biomedical engineering, and bioinformatics. All or part of the HIR is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed Central (PMC), Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Google Scholar, Korea Citation Index (KCI), KoreaMed, Synapse, KoMCI Web, Similarity Check, and Crossref. We are expecting readership, primarily for scholars, researchers, clinicians, practitioners, and students, who are interested in applying information communication technology to healthcare fields. HIR has expanded its readership including, but not limited to, hospital administrators, government officials, and technicians and developers of technology companies. The public will also be get benefit from reading the advancement in the field of healthcare informatics.
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Frequently asked questions about Healthcare Informatics Research
Is Healthcare Informatics Research a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Healthcare Informatics Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 88/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Healthcare Informatics Research?
Healthcare Informatics Research 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 2.62.
Is Healthcare Informatics Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Healthcare Informatics Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Healthcare Informatics Research?
Healthcare Informatics Research (Healthc Inform Res; HIR) is the official journal of the Korean Society of Medical Informatics (KOSMI) founded in 1987, and replaced its predecessor, the Journal of KOSMI (JKOSMI; ISSN: 1225- 8903), in 2010. The journal publishes quarterly peer-reviewed original research articles in English in order to expand its readership globally and reinforce its commitment to the development of healthcare informatics. The journal aims to promote the fundamental understanding of healthcare informatics and advance knowledge and application systems in healthcare fields. It cov
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