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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #296CAS 1区Top JournalGold OA

Implementation Science

Abbreviation (ISO):IMPLEMENT SCI
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 4.951•SCImago Rank: #296•Identifier (ISSN):1748-5908(Print)•Articles / Year: 94•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,208 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
10.2
↓ -3.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
78

78 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate6.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
94articles/year
100% Gold OA•74.32% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.2)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 13.4)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.8)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.2)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.96)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.327)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.531)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.525)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.345)
🔵 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

Implementation Science is a pioneering, highly-accessed journal dedicated to publishing evidence regarding methods for promoting the uptake of consolidated research findings into routine healthcare practice and health policy. Implementation Science provides a unique, multidisciplinary platform for research on implementation strategies, including their development, outcomes, economics, process by which effects are achieved, and factors associated with implementation outcomes. The journal has a particular interest in rigorous studies and novel, theory-based approaches, and covers implementation science across the full spectrum of healthcare services and settings.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine98.4%Nursing95.2%Political science94%Law93.4%Pathology93.4%Economics92.6%Economic growth87.7%Health care86.4%Public health85.2%Psychology71.8%Health services research70.2%Health administration65.3%Psychiatry60.7%Biology59.4%Health informatics53.3%Computer science49.5%Psychological intervention46.7%Sociology38.4%Business38.1%Internal medicine36.3%Family medicine34.3%Engineering33.2%Intervention (counseling)30.7%Management29.9%Surgery29%Mathematics27.8%Medical education26.5%Social science25%Statistics24.2%Randomized controlled trial24.2%Geology24.2%Geography23.8%Paleontology21.9%Philosophy21.6%Alternative medicine21.4%Anthropology20.9%History20.6%Marketing20.4%Archaeology20.2%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #296Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2006-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
4.951

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
168

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.21

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,208 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,359
3-Year Documents230
Citable Documents221

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 Rate65.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Health InformaticsQ1
Health PolicyQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
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):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
BioMed Central
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Irregular
Founding Year
2006
Editorial Address
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON, ENGLAND, WC1X 8HL
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
4/194Q1
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCRSSCI
2/125Q1
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
JCISCIE
2/194Q1
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCISSCI
1/125Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—6030
202513.467499
20248.81032,076
20237.2732,171
20227.961459,863
20217.3271106,544
20205.5311128,891
20194.52511312,909
20184.34516216,131
2017—15322,111
2016—374,057
2015—38538,128
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Implementation Science

WoS Q1
3712162018201920202021202220232024202513.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:13.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.8%

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