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WoS ESCI Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #16,031CAS 4区Hybrid

International Journal of Health Governance

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.335•SCImago Rank: #16,031•Identifier (ISSN):2059-4631(Print / Online)•Articles / Year: 34•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,735 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.7
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
34

34 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ4
Self-Citation Rate16.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
34articles/year
16.67% Gold OA•72.41% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.3)
🔵 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 Governance (IJHG) is oriented to serve those at the policy and governance levels within government, healthcare systems or healthcare organizations. It bridges the academic, public and private sectors, presenting case studies, research papers, reviews and viewpoints to provide an understanding of health governance that is both practical and actionable for practitioners, managers and policy makers. Policy and governance to promote, maintain or restore health extends beyond the clinical care aspect alone.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science83.1%Law77.5%Economics75.8%Medicine66.9%Sociology61.9%Business61.9%Psychology57.6%Economic growth57.2%Computer science55.1%Social science47.5%Health care46.6%Anthropology44.1%Social psychology41.9%Nursing41.9%Qualitative research40.7%Philosophy39.8%Biology38.1%Originality37.3%Creativity37.3%Mathematics37.3%Public relations36%Pathology33.1%Management33.1%Statistics31.4%Finance28%Engineering25%Machine learning23.7%Physics21.6%Epistemology20.8%Marketing20.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #16,031Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2016-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingEarth and Planetary SciencesMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.335

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
34

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.51

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,735 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations155
3-Year Documents105
Citable Documents89

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate48.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q3
Health PolicyQ3
PaleontologyQ3
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3
Strategy and ManagementQ3

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
Emerald
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCRESCI
95/125Q4
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCIESCI
84/125Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

11 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—191
20251.93838
20241.838110
20231.335215
2022—32293
2021—39276
2020—38298
2019—28267
2018—40266
2017—32241
2016—29268
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Health Governance

WoS Q4
01232023202420251.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 16.7%

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: 2026-09-30