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Journal of Healthcare Quality Research

Elsevier Espana S.L.U · Spain · Est. 1996

ISSN2603-6479eISSN2603-6479

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.276

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.485

Total Worksi

603

Total Citationsi

1,682

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Healthcare Quality Research publishes articles associated with research in public health and health administration. This includes health education, epidemiology, medical statistics, health information, health economics, quality management, and health policies. The journal is a tool for the dissemination of knowledge and considerations about the quality management of health services.

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General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 56 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications603

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Espana S.L.U

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2603-6479 / 2603-6479

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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

253

2019

392

2020

425

2021

209

2022

130

2023

2024

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Health PolicyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & Services

Scopus Categories

Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsPatient Satisfaction in HealthcareEthics and bioethics in healthcareMedical Malpractice and Liability IssuesHealthcare Systems and TechnologyHealthcare Quality and ManagementPrimary Care and Health OutcomesEthics in medical practiceNursing care and researchCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Healthcare Quality Research

Is Journal of Healthcare Quality Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Healthcare Quality Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Journal of Healthcare Quality Research?

Journal of Healthcare Quality 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 0.74.

Is Journal of Healthcare Quality Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Healthcare Quality Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.