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HRB Open Research

F1000 Research Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN2515-4826

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.496

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.411

Total Works

1,083

Total Citations

3,663

2yr Mean Citedness

0.61

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on health and social care, with a focus on patient and public involvement, health services research, and specific health conditions. Articles examine topics such as life-limiting conditions in children, vaping cessation, childhood brain tumors, aggression towards pharmacists, puberty research, early cancer detection, nutrition and exercise, patient safety, psychosis, home support for older adults, palliative care in ICUs, augmentative and alternative communication, and the utility of primary care data. The research often involves scoping reviews, randomized controlled trials, and qualitative or mixed-methods studies, frequently with an emphasis on the Irish healthcare context.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 147 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,083

Publisher OrgFaculty of 1000

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

F1000 Research Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2515-4826

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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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?

Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeHealth Policy Implementation ScienceMental Health and Patient InvolvementChronic Disease Management StrategiesFrailty in Older AdultsGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth disparities and outcomesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthClinical practice guidelines implementationDelphi Technique in Research