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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,812CAS 2区Hybrid

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Abbreviation (ISO):INT J HEALTH POLICY
Country: Iran•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.166•SCImago Rank: #3,812•Identifier (ISSN):2322-5939(Print)•Articles / Year: 197•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,420 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4.9
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
61

61 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate19.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
197articles/year
99.47% Gold OA•93.94% 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: 4.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.9)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.5)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.967)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.007)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.821)
🔵 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

International Journal of Health Policy and Management (IJHPM) is a monthly open access, peer-reviewed journal which serves as an international and interdisciplinary setting for the dissemination of health policy and management research. It brings together individual specialties from different fields, notably health management/policy/economics, epidemiology, social/public policy, and philosophy into a dynamic academic mix.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science89%Economics86.5%Law84.3%Medicine79.3%Economic growth66.7%Business62.2%Sociology58.1%Health care57.2%Nursing49.6%Computer science49.5%Biology49.3%Pathology47.9%Public relations44.2%Philosophy41.1%Psychology39.4%Mathematics34.9%Public health31.3%Engineering30.5%Geography29.8%Environmental health26.8%Management26.4%History26.3%Physics26.1%Archaeology25.3%Finance22.3%Demography22%Statistics21.9%Politics21.5%Linguistics21.5%Internal medicine21.2%Social science21.2%Ecology20.2%Quantum mechanics20.1%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,812Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2013-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental ScienceHealth ProfessionsMedicineNursingSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.166

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
61

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.21

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,420 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,023
3-Year Documents770
Citable Documents505

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 Rate56.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Health Information ManagementQ1
Health PolicyQ1
Health (social science)Q1
Leadership and ManagementQ1
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & 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
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Editorial Address
JAHAD BLVD, KERMAN, IRAN, 7619813159
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
JCRSCIE
27/194Q1
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCRSSCI
8/125Q1
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
JCISCIE
55/194Q2
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCISSCI
31/125Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—9015
20255.1141134
20243.1140474
20233.51721,141
20224.9671831,624
20215.0071913,379
20203.8212644,279
2019—1403,199
2018—1374,981
2017—1434,914
2016—1553,364
2015—2064,503
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Health Policy and Management

WoS Q1
23562020202120222023202420255.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 19.4%

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