Journal profile · Health Care Sciences & Services
HASTINGS CENTER REPORT
ISSN 0093-0334 · eISSN 1552-146X · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1971
HASTINGS CENTER REPORT: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.62; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,570; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 95 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
HASTINGS CENTER REPORT is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics in medical practice, Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, together about 38.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Hastings Center Report explores ethical, legal, and social issues in medicine, health care, public health, and the life sciences. Six issues per year offer articles, essays, case studies of bioethical problems, columns on law and policy, caregivers’ stories, peer-reviewed scholarly articles, and book reviews. Authors come from an assortment of professions and academic disciplines and express a range of perspectives and political opinions. The Report’s readership includes physicians, nurses, scholars, administrators, social workers, health lawyers, and others.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Health Care Sciences & Services
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions21.1%
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareMedicine11.1%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine6.7%
- Biomedical Ethics and RegulationMedicine6.3%
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine6.2%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine5.7%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsNeuroscience3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Ethics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Ethics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Ethics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 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
- 2.62LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,528OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,430 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 31 | 32 |
| 2025 | 95 | 60 | 124 |
| 2024 | 114 | 82 | 385 |
| 2023 | 106 | 69 | 517 |
| 2022 | 128 | 42 | 614 |
| 2021 | 128 | 40 | 882 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,570 / EUR 3,010 / GBP 2,330 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1971
- ISSN
- 0093-0334
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-146X
- Society / sponsor
- Hastings Center
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about HASTINGS CENTER REPORT
What CAS zone is HASTINGS CENTER REPORT in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, HASTINGS CENTER REPORT is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medical Ethics / Social Sciences, Biomedical / Ethics / Health Care Sciences & Services. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of HASTINGS CENTER REPORT?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.62; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at HASTINGS CENTER REPORT?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 HASTINGS CENTER REPORT?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, HASTINGS CENTER REPORT is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is HASTINGS CENTER REPORT open access, and what is the APC?
HASTINGS CENTER REPORT is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,570.
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: .