Health research policy and systems/ BioMed Central.

ISSN 1478-4505BioMed Central LtdUnited Kingdom
ScopusMEDLINEEmbasePubMedPMCSCImagoDOAJJIFMatched via identifier

Journal overview

Journal identity
Titles
Health Research Policy and Systems
Health Res. Policy Syst. (abbreviated)
Health Res Policy Syst (abbreviated)
Health Research Policy and Systems BMC
Health research policy and systems/ BioMed Central.
Key identifiers
ISSN
1478-4505
eISSN
1478-4505
NLM ID
101170481
Publisher / basic metadata
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd
BMC
[London] : BioMed Central, 2003-
Country
Language
English
ENG

Indexing & coverage

Current indexing summary
Scopus
Currently indexed

Scopus's Sources record lists this journal as active.

Indexing history
Coverage
2003–2026
Indexing services (MEDLINE, Embase)
MEDLINECurrently indexedEmbaseListed

Embase's Active journals record lists this journal as active.

Bibliographic inclusion (PubMed)
PubMedIncluded
Full-text availability (PMC — not an indexing service)
PMCCoverage available

Metrics

MetricYearValueQuartileRankSource
JIF20253.2Q14390JCR Impact Factor List 2025 — supplied dataset
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) — 2025

Source: SCImago Journal & Country Rank — 2025 dataset. SJR is a metric published by SCImago, presented here as reported.

SJR
1.315
Best Quartile
Q1
H-index
82
Subject categories
  • Health Policy — Q1
  • Medicine (miscellaneous) — Q1
More metrics
Coverage
2003–2026
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Western Europe
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd
Open Access
Yes
Open Access (Diamond)
No
Total documents (current year)
158
Total documents (3 years)
449
Total references
9111
Total citations (3 years)
1918
Citable documents (3 years)
413
Citations per document (2 years)
3.83
References per document
57.66
Source details
Match confidence
Probable — one matching ISSN
Matched via ISSN(s)
1478-4505
SCImago Source ID
21337
SCImago Rank (across all SCImago source types)
3097

Publication activity

Publication activity
SCImago
2025
158 observed publications
Latest publication activity observed
2025
Current-year activity
Recent publication activity observed

Evidence sources: SCImago. SCImago's count is a source-reported aggregate figure; Crossref/OpenAlex/PubMed counts are distinct article records JCF Labs observed via each provider's own free API — none is guaranteed to be that journal's complete output for the year, and providers may disagree (this is expected, not an error). See this journal's own source evidence above for full context.

Open access

DOAJ — Directory of Open Access Journals

Source: DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals). Listing status and policy details are reported here as DOAJ published them.

Listed in DOAJ
Yes
License
CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
APC (article processing charge)
2890 EUR; 3590 USD; 2490 GBP
More information
Waiver policy
Yes
Review process
Open peer review
Plagiarism screening
Yes
Preservation services
LOCKSS, PMC
Added to DOAJ
2003-06-25
Journal homepage
DOAJ profile
Source details
Match confidence
Probable — one matching ISSN
Matched via ISSN(s)
1478-4505

Subjects & categories

Subjects / categories
Subject area (SCImago)
MeSH (PubMed)
Health Policy; Health Services Research; Public Health
Coverage / history
Scopus:2003-2026
MEDLINE:MEDLINE: v9, Jan. 2011-In: PubMed: v1n1, 2003-, PMC;
PubMed:MEDLINE: v9, Jan. 2011-In: PubMed: v1n1, 2003-, PMC;
PMC:v.1 2003 – v.24 2026