Journal profile · Engineering-Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare
ISSN 2666-2353 · eISSN 2589-9449 · Innovative Healthcare Institute · United States
Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare: fully open access; APC about USD 2,400; median 96 days to acceptance (34 articles, last 24 months); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare is published by Innovative Healthcare Institute. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Quality and Management, Patient Safety and Medication Errors and Hospital Admissions and Outcomes, together about 43.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Editor-in-chief Abdul-Rahman JaziehPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4, Portugal 2, Brazil 1, Malaysia 1, Saudi Arabia 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Quality and ManagementHealth Professions22.4%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions15.9%
- Hospital Admissions and OutcomesMedicine5%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.5%
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Patient Satisfaction in HealthcareHealth Professions3.6%
- Infection Control in HealthcareMedicine3.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 14/55 | 75th |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 210/466 | 55th |
| Health Policy | Q3 | 174/330 | 47th |
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
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 213 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 456 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 465 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 277 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 102 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 70 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 44 |
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 PubMed · to
96 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 124 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 49 days (33 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 143 days
- Sample
- 34 articles with submission and acceptance dates (58 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)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 2,400 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, Public domain | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,400 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,400 | Yes | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePreprints
- Preprints
Journal policies and processes document (updated Jan 2025) that authors must read before submitting. Model summary
Innovations Journals Policies & Processes (updated Jan 2025)
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
- Innovative Healthcare Institute
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-2353
- Electronic ISSN
- 2589-9449
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare
How long does peer review take at Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare?
Based on the dates recorded on 34 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 96 days (interquartile range 46–124 days); authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4), Portugal (2) and Brazil (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare open access, and what is the APC?
Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .