Journal profile · Health Professions-Health Information Management
Clinical eHealth
ISSN 2588-9141 · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · China
Clinical eHealth: fully open access; APC about USD 995; review about 19 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical eHealth is published by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation, Mobile Health and mHealth Applications and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, together about 33.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical eHealth (CEH) is a peer reviewed journal devoted to publishing clinically relevant and scientifically sound research papers on eHealth and...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Health Information Management
Editor-in-chief Chunxue BaiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 10 in mainland China (about 30%); most named Mainland China 10, Netherlands 8, Australia 3, United States 2, United Kingdom 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine12.2%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions10.8%
- Artificial Intelligence in HealthcareHealth Professions10.3%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine9.4%
- Electronic Health Records SystemsHealth Professions5.6%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine4.7%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.7%
- AI in cancer detectionComputer Science4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 50/466 | 89th |
| Health Informatics | Q1 | 28/168 | 83rd |
| Health Information Management | Q1 | 12/64 | 82nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.8OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 142 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 376 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 507 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 545 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 470 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 320 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 214 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 19 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 995 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 995 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 995 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 995 / USD 248 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- AMA
Article types accepted10
- editorialContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, practice guidelines, product …Length not stated
- editorialsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, practice guidelines, product …Length not stated
- original research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, practice guidelines, product …Length not stated
- original research papersContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, practice guidelines, product …Length not stated
- original software publicationsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, practice guidelines, product …Length not stated
- practice guidelinesContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, practice guidelines, product …Length not stated
- product reviewsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, practice guidelines, product …Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, practice guidelines, product …Length not stated
- review articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, practice guidelines, product …Length not stated
- review articlesContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Original research papers, review articles, practice guidelines, product …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors are encouraged to declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyze and draw insights from data as part of the research process: Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we encourage corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor’s specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administratio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include: EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Plagiarism screening via iThenticate CrossCheck Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
CC BY-NC-ND license option Model summary
This journal is a peer-reviewed, fully open access journal owned by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. (KeAi), who retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and the compiled issues. For the single article, Authors will retain copyright alongside scholarly usage rights and KeAi Communications Co., Ltd will be granted non-exclusive publishing and distribution rights.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Fully open access Model summary
This is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for this journal is USD 995, pl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single blind peer review Model summary
This journal operates a single blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's dec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint posting on SSRN
Free preprint posting on SSRN Model summary
In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service. Preprints provide early registration and dissemination of your research, which facilitates early citations and collaboration. During submission to Editorial Manager, you can choose to release your manuscript publicly as a preprint on the preprint server SSRN once it enters peer-review with the journal. You…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2588-9141
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical eHealth
How long does peer review take at Clinical eHealth?
Authors report an average review time of about 19 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Clinical eHealth based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 10 (about 30%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (10), Netherlands (8) and Australia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical eHealth?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical eHealth is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Clinical eHealth open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical eHealth is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 995.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .