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Health Affairs Scholar

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1984

eISSN2976-5390

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.675

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

603

Total Citationsi

1,714

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Care Sciences & Services; Health Policy & Services; Health Policy.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications603

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

OA Since2022

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

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?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2976-5390

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Health PolicyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesHealth Policy & Services

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Healthcare Policy and ManagementPrimary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesPharmaceutical Economics and PolicyFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealthcare cost, quality, practicesOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentGlobal Health Care IssuesHealth disparities and outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Health Affairs Scholar

Is Health Affairs Scholar a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Health Affairs Scholar: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Health Affairs Scholar?

Health Affairs Scholar 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 2.00.

Is Health Affairs Scholar indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Health Affairs Scholar is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Health Affairs Scholar?