Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Gesundheitsoekonomie und Qualitaetsmanagement
ISSN 1432-2625 · eISSN 1439-4049 · Thieme
Gesundheitsoekonomie und Qualitaetsmanagement: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 115 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gesundheitsoekonomie und Qualitaetsmanagement is published by Thieme 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, Healthcare Policy and Management and Healthcare Quality and Management, together about 40.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions and Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.2%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.2%
- Healthcare Quality and ManagementHealth Professions11.1%
- Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealth Professions10.6%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Health Services Management and PolicyHealth Professions5.8%
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Policy | Q4 | 326/330 | 1st |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,029 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 83 | 1 | 66 |
| 2025 | 115 | 4 | 81 |
| 2024 | 125 | 5 | 95 |
| 2023 | 126 | 4 | 102 |
| 2022 | 125 | 3 | 157 |
| 2021 | 140 | 4 | 95 |
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
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
- Thieme
- ISSN
- 1432-2625
- Electronic ISSN
- 1439-4049
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gesundheitsoekonomie und Qualitaetsmanagement
What CAS zone is Gesundheitsoekonomie und Qualitaetsmanagement in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Gesundheitsoekonomie und Qualitaetsmanagement is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. 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.
Which databases index Gesundheitsoekonomie und Qualitaetsmanagement?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gesundheitsoekonomie und Qualitaetsmanagement is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Gesundheitsoekonomie und Qualitaetsmanagement open access, and what is the APC?
Gesundheitsoekonomie und Qualitaetsmanagement 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .