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Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research

ISSN 1473-7167 · eISSN 1744-8379 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.28; hybrid open access; median 115 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 129 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.

Impact factor2.28Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 4 · Medicine2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Medicine
Review time115 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 104 articles, last 24 months · Crossref
APC—No source gives fee information
AcceptanceFairly easyCommunity average
Articles per year1292025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy and Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer, together about 48.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research (ISSN 1473-7167) provides expert reviews on cost-benefit and pharmacoeconomic issues relating to the clinical use of drugs and therapeutic approaches. Coverage includes pharmacoeconomics and quality-of-life research, therapeutic outcomes, evidence-based medicine and cost-benefit research. All articles are subject to rigorous peer-review. The journal adopts the unique Expert Review article format, offering a complete overview of current thinking in a key technology area, research or clinical practice, augmented by the following sections: Expert Opinion – a personal view of the data presented in the article, a discussion on the developments that are likely to be important in the future, and the avenues of research likely to become exciting as further studies yield more detailed results Article Highlights – an executive summary of the author’s most critical points.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES-PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance30.5%
  2. Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
  3. Economic and Financial Impacts of CancerEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
  4. Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
  5. Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions4.1%
  6. Medication Adherence and ComplianceMedicine3.7%
  7. Healthcare cost, quality, practicesHealth Professions3.2%
  8. Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.7%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 4
MinorHealth Care Sciences & ServicesZone 4
MinorHealth Policy & ServicesZone 4
MinorPharmacology & PharmacyZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 4
MinorHealth Care Sciences & ServicesZone 4
MinorHealth Policy & ServicesZone 4
MinorPharmacology & PharmacyZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 4
MinorHealth Care Sciences & ServicesZone 4
MinorHealth Policy & ServicesZone 4
MinorPharmacology & PharmacyZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

SCIESSCIScopusLetPub

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
2.28LetPub ·
CiteScore 2026-06
3.4LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.51LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.66LetPub ·
h-index
41LetPub ·
h-index
81OpenAlex ·
i10-index
852OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
1.92OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
4.5%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
11.59%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
121LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,345 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026963511
202512960184
202412062469
202313169838
20227932527
2021123421,405

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

Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to

115 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 161 days

Acceptance to online
median 14 days (104 articles)
Submission to online
median 129 days
Sample
104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (253 in the window); the latest was accepted on

Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)
6–12 weeksLetPub ·
Average acceptance (community reports)
Fairly easyLetPub ·

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

Hybrid open accessLetPub

A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.

No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.

A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

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
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Country or region
ENGLAND
Language
English
ISSN
1473-7167
Electronic ISSN
1744-8379
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research

What CAS zone is Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services / Health Policy & Services / Pharmacology & Pharmacy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

What is the impact factor of Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.28; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 81.

How long does peer review take at Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research?

Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 115 days (interquartile range 75–161 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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.

Which databases index Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.

Is Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research open access, and what is the APC?

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research is a hybrid 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: .