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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,329CAS 3区Hybrid

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Abbreviation (ISO):APPL HEALTH ECON HEA
Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.26•SCImago Rank: #3,329•Identifier (ISSN):1175-5652(Print)/1179-1896(Online)•Articles / Year: 68•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,388 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
3.1
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
32

32 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate3.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
68articles/year
56.6% Gold OA•77.94% 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: 3.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.1)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.3)
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20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.6)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.686)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.561)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.442)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.664)
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20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.885)
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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

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy provides timely publication of cutting-edge research and expert opinion from this increasingly important field, making it a vital resource for payers, providers and researchers alike. The journal includes high quality economic research and reviews of all aspects of healthcare from various perspectives and countries, designed to communicate the latest applied information in health economics and health policy. While emphasis is placed on information with practical applications, a strong basis of underlying scientific rigor is maintained.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine97.8%Economics92.4%Pathology88.5%Political science88%Law87.9%Nursing83.2%Economic growth81.4%Public health80.5%Health care79.9%Health economics71.1%Biology59%Business58.2%Health administration48.4%Mathematics45.2%Internal medicine42.6%Statistics38.6%Environmental health33.5%Sociology33.5%Computer science33.1%Psychology32.8%Engineering30%Quality of Life Research29.2%Microeconomics28.4%Management27.1%Demography26.1%Psychiatry23.6%Population23.2%Risk analysis (engineering)21.7%Operations management21.4%Philosophy21.2%Public economics20.8%Chemistry20.3%Ecology20.1%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,329Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2002-2006, 2008-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Economics, Econometrics and FinanceMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.26

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
60

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.23

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,388 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations861
3-Year Documents222
Citable Documents204

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)5

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate53.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Economics and EconometricsQ1
Health PolicyQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

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):
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
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
Springer International Publishing
Publication Language
English
Frequency
6 issues per year
Founding Year
2004
Editorial Address
GEWERBESTRASSE 11, CHAM, SWITZERLAND, CH-6330
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ECONOMICS
JCRSSCI
135/626Q1
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
JCRSCIE
69/194Q2
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCRSSCI
31/125Q1
ECONOMICS
JCISSCI
156/627Q1
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
JCISCIE
72/194Q2
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCISSCI
47/125Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—508
20253.384213
20243.179461
20233.677704
20223.686751,646
20212.561811,710
20202.442752,227
20192.664901,953
20181.885872,311
2017—622,661
2016—832,092
2015—671,967
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

WoS Q1
1245201820192020202120222023202420253.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.2%

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: 2026-09-28