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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q2SCImago #11,498CAS 4区Hybrid

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.518•SCImago Rank: #11,498•Identifier (ISSN):1049-2089(Print)/1548-6869(Online)•Articles / Year: 169•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,976 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.2
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
80

80 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate8.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
169articles/year
0.3% Gold OA•95.77% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.28)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The journal has as its goal the dissemination of information on the health of, and health care for, low income and other medically underserved communities to health care practitioners, policy makers, and community leaders who are in a position to effect meaningful change. Issues dealt with include access to, quality of, and cost of health care.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine93.7%Political science69.9%Law67.8%Economics61.7%Sociology57.6%Economic growth53.7%Psychology50.9%Nursing49.8%Biology48.9%Environmental health48.2%Pathology44.8%Health care43.7%Family medicine38.2%Demography36.2%Internal medicine33.5%Gerontology31.6%Psychiatry31.2%Population28%Computer science27.6%Business24.3%Anthropology23.2%Mathematics22.8%Public health22.4%Geography20.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #11,498Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1990-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.518

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
80

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.16

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,976 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations546
3-Year Documents423
Citable Documents388

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate65.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCRSSCI
113/125Q4
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
JCRSSCI
363/443Q4
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCISSCI
120/125Q4
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
JCISSCI
375/443Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—720
20251.211874
20241.2128214
20231.4127427
20221.28175838
2021—2001,527
2020—1601,702
2019—1261,348
2018—1162,095
2017—1372,066
2016—1962,771
2015—1372,257
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

WoS Q4
011220222023202420251.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 8.3%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01