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Future Healthcare Journal

Elsevier · United Kingdom · Est. 1985

ISSN2514-6645eISSN2514-6653

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,635

Total Citationsi

13,552

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on healthcare system improvements, clinical decision-making, and the ethical and practical considerations of patient care, particularly concerning end-of-life care, assisted dying, and the training and well-being of healthcare professionals. It examines the integration of new medical technologies and approaches, such as artificial intelligence and game theory, into healthcare delivery. The journal also addresses issues related to patient safety, resource allocation, and the impact of legislative changes on clinical practice.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

Annual Volume~ 178 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,635

Publisher OrgRoyal College of Physicians

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2514-6645 / 2514-6653

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

390

5.7k

2019

190

1.5k

2020

146

3.8k

2021

161

894

2022

158

442

2023

189

695

2024

186

247

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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Primary Care and Health OutcomesInnovations in Medical EducationHealthcare Policy and ManagementHealthcare cost, quality, practicesEmergency and Acute Care StudiesHospital Admissions and OutcomesGlobal Health Workforce IssuesNursing Roles and PracticesHealthcare Quality and ManagementHealthcare Systems and Technology

Frequently asked questions about Future Healthcare Journal

Is Future Healthcare Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Future Healthcare Journal: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Future Healthcare Journal?

Future Healthcare Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.66.

Is Future Healthcare Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Future Healthcare Journal is indexed in DOAJ.