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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #993CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Journal of Health Economics

Abbreviation (ISO):J HEALTH ECON
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.471•SCImago Rank: #993•Identifier (ISSN):0167-6296(Print)/1879-1646(Online)•Articles / Year: 115•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,879 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
3.8
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
111

111 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate5.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
115articles/year
41.63% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.8)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.6)
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20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.4)
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20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.5)
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20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.804)
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20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.883)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.827)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.352)
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20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.25)
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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

This journal seeks articles related to the economics of health and medical care. Its scope will include the following topics: Production and supply of health services; Demand and utilization of health services; Financing of health services; Determinants of health, including investments in health and risky health behaviors; Economic consequences of ill-health; Behavioral models of demanders, suppliers and other health care agencies; Evaluation of policy interventions that yield economic insights; Efficiency and distributional aspects of health policy; and such other topics as the Editors may deem appropriate.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics82.5%Medicine69.9%Business62.3%Political science61.3%Law60.4%Mathematics44.2%Economic growth42.9%Computer science42%Biology41%Health care34.8%Sociology34.5%Statistics33.3%Psychology32.8%Actuarial science31.6%Microeconomics30.4%Pathology29%Philosophy27.5%Market economy25.9%Environmental health25.4%Physics25%Demography24.6%Nursing24.4%Finance23.6%Demographic economics21.3%Econometrics21.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #993Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1982-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.471

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
159

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.11

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,879 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,080
3-Year Documents238
Citable Documents238

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)10

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate39.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Health PolicyQ1
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区ECONOMICS
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
10.5周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
8.4周
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
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1982
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1000 AE
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ECONOMICS
JCRSSCI
94/626Q1
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
JCRSCIE
49/194Q2
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCRSSCI
17/125Q1
ECONOMICS
JCISSCI
81/627Q1
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
JCISCIE
24/194Q1
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCISSCI
10/125Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—5517
20253.699220
20243.477494
20233.5841,119
20223.804921,917
20213.8831172,652
20202.827903,283
20193.352983,684
20183.25953,861
2017—1055,842
2016—846,852
2015—906,626
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Health Economics

WoS Q1
1245201820192020202120222023202420253.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.9%

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

Record UUID: 868d15c4-c7ae-4a27-976f-4bd2f254e88a
Database Updated: 2026-09-28