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International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Kerman University of Medical Sciences · Iran · Est. 1980

ISSN2322-5939eISSN2322-5939
SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
100
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22
Total100
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?
120
days submission → published
measured · last 20 articles · accept 106d
11
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Average · vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
1.166
H-Indexi
72
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.013
Total Worksi
2,108
Total Citationsi
37,090
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.42
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM), is an English language, peer-reviewed, academic multidisciplinary journal. It aims to offer a forum for publishing high quality research presenting latest scientific knowledge and state-of-the-art practices and original ideas, for a wide audience from diverse disciplines. The intention is to maintain a balance between theory and practice, from a variety of disciplines. IJHPM publishes contributions from a wide range of disciplines including health policy, management, economics; health policy analysis; health policy ethics; politics of health; epidemiology; public health; social and public policy; and philosophy of health. IJHPM specific objectives are to: Attract high quality original articles, systematic reviews, perspectives, policy briefs, book reviews, short communications, commentaries, hypotheses and letters to editor on topics relevant to health system Ensure papers reflect a broad range of disciplines, methodologies and topics Provide a fair and high quality peer-review process Ensure a wide geographical coverage of papers with a special focus on low and middle income countries Ensure papers provide a trustable resource of information for the journal audience

General Information

Country / RegionIran
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1980
FrequencyAnnual, 2023-
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications2,108
Publisher OrgKerman Medical University
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~11 weeks
Acceptance Rate9%
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PubMed Central (PMC)

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2322-5939 / 2322-5939
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
✅
Long-term digital preservation?
PubMed Central (PMC)
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
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
140
3.2k
2019
264
4.2k
2020
191
3.3k
2021
183
1.6k
2022
172
1.1k
2023
140
418
2024
140
105
2025
44
6
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 Information ManagementQ1
Health PolicyQ1
Health (social science)Q1
Leadership and ManagementQ1
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesHealth Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

Health Information ManagementLeadership and ManagementManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawHealth (social science)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyGlobal Maternal and Child HealthHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeHealthcare Systems and ReformsHealth Policy Implementation SciencePrimary Care and Health OutcomesHealthcare Policy and ManagementGlobal Health Care IssuesHealthcare cost, quality, practicesGlobal Health and Surgery

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Is International Journal of Health Policy and Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Health Policy and Management: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. 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 Policy and Management?

International Journal of Health Policy and 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 1.42.

Is International Journal of Health Policy and Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Health Policy and Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Health Policy and Management?

International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM), is an English language, peer-reviewed, academic multidisciplinary journal. It aims to offer a forum for publishing high quality research presenting latest scientific knowledge and state-of-the-art practices and original ideas, for a wide audience from diverse disciplines. The intention is to maintain a balance between theory and practice, from a variety of disciplines. IJHPM publishes contributions from a wide range of disciplines including health policy, management, economics; health policy analysis; health policy ethics; politics

What is the acceptance rate of International Journal of Health Policy and Management?

International Journal of Health Policy and Management lists a self-reported acceptance rate of approximately 9%. Journal-reported figures can be optimistic — treat it as a rough guide, not a guarantee.

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