Journal profile · Medical Informatics
Health Information Management Journal
ISSN 1833-3583 · eISSN 1833-3575 · SAGE Publications Inc. · AUSTRALIA · Tri-annual
Health Information Management Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.16; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 51 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health Information Management Journal is published by SAGE Publications Inc. 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 Medical Coding and Health Information, Electronic Health Records Systems and Primary Care and Health Outcomes, together about 45.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Health Information Management Journal (HIMJ) is the official peer-reviewed research journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA) providing a forum for the dissemination of original research and opinions related to the management and communication of health information. Papers published in HIMJ will be of interest to researchers, policy makers and governments, health practitioners, teachers, consumers and others with an interest in improving health service delivery and health outcomes for patients and the community. We welcome contributions from national and international researchers as HIMJ provides a critical role in advancing the knowledge-base in this dynamic field. HIMJ is published three times per year with an Online First facility that facilitates speedy publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medical Informatics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical Coding and Health InformationHealth Professions25.1%
- Electronic Health Records SystemsHealth Professions14.9%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions5.5%
- Medical Research and PracticesHealth Professions5.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.3%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions4%
- Clinical practice guidelines implementationMedicine3.9%
- Healthcare Systems and TechnologyBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
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 | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 4 |
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 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | 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
- 2.16LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 208OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 26.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 49.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,225 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 51 | 34 | 59 |
| 2024 | 22 | 15 | 67 |
| 2023 | 31 | 20 | 182 |
| 2022 | 20 | 6 | 203 |
| 2021 | 18 | 3 | 318 |
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)
- over 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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,228 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
HIMJ is published three times per year with an Online First facility that facilitates speedy publication. Model summary
HIMJ is published three times per year with an Online First facility that facilitates speedy publication.
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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- ISSN
- 1833-3583
- Electronic ISSN
- 1833-3575
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health Information Management Journal
What CAS zone is Health Information Management Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Health Information Management Journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Policy & Services / Medical Informatics. 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 Health Information Management Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.16; CiteScore 7, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Health Information Management Journal?
Authors report an average review time of over 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 Health Information Management Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health Information Management Journal is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Health Information Management Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Health Information Management Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .