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American Journal of Health Economics
ISSN 2332-3493 · eISSN 2332-3507 · University of Chicago Press
American Journal of Health Economics: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.78; subscription journal; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Health Economics is published by University of Chicago Press and is in Zone 2 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Policy and Management, Global Health Care Issues and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, together about 49.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance23.5%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions18.2%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions5.1%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions4.8%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.78LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 129OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 308 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025 | 20 | 2 | 14 |
| 2024 | 25 | 5 | 46 |
| 2023 | 39 | 7 | 165 |
| 2022 | 33 | 6 | 223 |
| 2021 | 26 | 3 | 617 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 2332-3493
- Electronic ISSN
- 2332-3507
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Health Economics
What CAS zone is American Journal of Health Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Health Economics is in Zone 2 of Economics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Health Policy & Services / Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Health Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.78; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 35.
Which databases index American Journal of Health Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Health Economics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Health Economics open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Health Economics is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .