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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q2SCImago #8,984CAS 3区Hybrid

Healthcare-The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation

Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.652•SCImago Rank: #8,984•Identifier (ISSN):2213-0764(Print)/2213-0772(Online)•Articles / Year: 60•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,144 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
1.7
↓ -0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
35

35 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
60articles/year
37.21% Gold OA•100% 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 Q2(IF: 1.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.012)
🔵 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

HealthCare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation is a quarterly journal. The journal promotes cutting edge research on innovation in healthcare delivery, including improvements in systems, processes, management, and applied information technology. The journal welcomes submissions of original research articles, case studies capturing "policy to practice" or "implementation of best practices", commentaries, and critical reviews of relevant novel programs and products. The scope of the journal includes topics directly related to delivering healthcare, such as: ● Care redesign ● Applied health IT ● Payment innovation ● Managerial innovation ● Quality improvement (QI) research ● New training and education models ● Comparative delivery innovation

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine76.8%Economics75.4%Political science73.6%Law71.1%Economic growth63.2%Health care60.9%Computer science55.3%Psychology53.9%Business50.2%Nursing47.4%Biology32.7%Pathology31.3%Engineering28%Sociology27.8%Internal medicine27.3%Family medicine26.6%Psychiatry25.9%Mathematics25.4%Physics21.1%Philosophy20.6%Statistics20.4%Management20.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,984Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2013-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.652

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
35

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.21

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,144 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations117
3-Year Documents79
Citable Documents77

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 Rate50.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Health PolicyQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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
ELSEVIER
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
2013
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER, RADARWEG 29, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 1043 NX
Indexing & Databases
SSCIPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCRSSCI
95/125Q4
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCISSCI
41/125Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—141
20252.11714
202421728
20232.525112
20222.01236190
2021—67821
2020—61983
2019—32561
2018—36373
2017—461,025
2016—761,914
2015—721,194
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Healthcare-The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation

WoS Q4
122320222023202420252.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5%

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