Journal profile · HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
Health Economics Policy and Law
ISSN 1744-1331 · eISSN 1744-134X · Cambridge University Press
Health Economics Policy and Law: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.21; fully open access; APC about USD 3,550; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health Economics Policy and Law is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Policy and Management, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life and Global Health Care Issues, together about 41.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International trends highlight the confluence of economics, politics and legal considerations in the health policy process. Health Economics, Policy and Law serves as a forum for scholarship on health and social care policy issues from these perspectives, and is of use to academics, policy makers and practitioners. HEPL is international in scope and publishes both theoretical and applied work. Considerable emphasis is placed on rigorous conceptual development and analysis, and on the presentation of empirical evidence that is relevant to the policy process. A key output of HEPL is original research articles, but the editor also encourages readers to propose topics for editorials, review articles and debate essays.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
Editor-in-chief Rocco FriebelPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 7, United Kingdom 6, Netherlands 5, Canada 2, Japan 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.7%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.7%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions11.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions5.7%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Healthcare cost, quality, practicesHealth Professions4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.21LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 67Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 341OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 18.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 840 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 29 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 56 |
| 2024 | 30 | 28 | 109 |
| 2023 | 33 | 28 | 217 |
| 2022 | 27 | 24 | 216 |
| 2021 | 38 | 32 | 889 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 31 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 | GBP 2,460 / USD 3,550 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- articleThe journal accepts the following types of article: Article*Length not stated
- editorialThe journal accepts the following types of article: Article*Perspective Article*Literature Review*Editorial**Length not stated
- literature reviewThe journal accepts the following types of article: Article*Perspective Article*Literature Review*Editorial**Length not stated
- perspectiveThe journal accepts the following types of article: Article*Perspective Article*Literature Review*Editorial**Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Peer Review Process
For information on the journal’s peer review process, please click here.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1744-1331
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-134X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health Economics Policy and Law
What CAS zone is Health Economics Policy and Law in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Health Economics Policy and Law is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Health Policy & Services. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Health Economics Policy and Law?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.21; CiteScore 8.1, h-index 58.
Where are the editorial board members of Health Economics Policy and Law based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), United Kingdom (6) and Netherlands (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Health Economics Policy and Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health Economics Policy and Law is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Health Economics Policy and Law open access, and what is the APC?
Health Economics Policy and Law is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,550.
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: .