Journal profile
Health Open Research
ISSN 2753-6416 · F1000 Research Ltd · United Kingdom
Health Open Research: fully open access; APC about USD 1,725; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health Open Research is published by F1000 Research Ltd. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Palliative and Oncologic Care and scientometrics and bibliometrics research, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine8.8%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine8.3%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences7.1%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine6.7%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine6.3%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences5.8%
- COVID-19 and healthcare impactsMedicine5.4%
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine4.2%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 146 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 50 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | 35 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 17 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
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)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Post-publication peer review, Open 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 1,725 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 1,390 | Yes | — |
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
- F1000 Research Ltd
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2753-6416
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Health Open Research
How long does peer review take at Health Open Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 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.
Which databases index Health Open Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health Open Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Health Open Research open access, and what is the APC?
Health Open Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,725.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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: .