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International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Kerman University of Medical Sciences · Iran · Est. 1980

ISSN2322-5939eISSN2322-5939
SJR Q1WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
75
/ 100
High Trust
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total75
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
1.167
H-Index
72
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.013
Total Works
2,108
Total Citations
37,090
2yr Mean Citedness
1.42
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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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
11
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

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
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
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.

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
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref