Journal profile · Health Professions-Health Information Management
Healthcare Technology Letters
ISSN 2053-3713 · Wiley-Blackwell · United Kingdom
Healthcare Technology Letters: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,600; median 127 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 45% (journal website); 55 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Healthcare Technology Letters is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Surgical Simulation and Training, Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring and ECG Monitoring and Analysis, together about 28.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Biomedical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Healthcare Technology Letters aims to bring together an audience of biomedical and electrical engineers, physical and computer scientists, and mathematicians to enable the exchange of the latest ideas and advances through rapid online publication of original healthcare technology research. Major themes of the journal include, but are not limited to: Major technological/methodological areas: Biomedical signal processing Biomedical imaging and image processing Bioinstrumentation (sensors, wearable technologies, etc) Biomedical informatics Major application areas: Cardiovascular and respiratory systems engineering Neural engineering, neuromuscular systems Rehabilitation engineering Bio-robotics, surgical planning and biomechanics Therapeutic and diagnostic systems, devices and technologies Clinical engineering Healthcare information systems, telemedicine, mHealth Indexing Information: COMPENDEX (Elsevier) Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Embase (Elsevier) Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) INSPEC (IET) PubMed (NLM) SCOPUS (Elsevier)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Health Information Management
Editor-in-chief Christopher JamesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 9%); most named United Kingdom 8, United States 6, Mainland China 3, Greece 3, India 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine9.8%
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringEngineering9.7%
- ECG Monitoring and AnalysisMedicine8.7%
- EEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesNeuroscience8%
- Augmented Reality ApplicationsComputer Science7.5%
- Anatomy and Medical TechnologyEngineering4.3%
- Robotics and Sensor-Based LocalizationEngineering4%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine4%
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 | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexPubMedINSPECEmbasePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 234OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 54Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 127,004Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 556 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 16 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 165 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 367 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 284 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 490 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 563 |
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 Crossref · to
127 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 21 days – 198 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 150 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (123 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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 2,600 / GBP 2,010 / EUR 2,360 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 / EUR 2,270 / GBP 1,930 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,270 / GBP 1,750 / EUR 2,060 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- conference proceedings
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- commentaryThe following article types are included in Healthcare Technology Letters: Letter Letters are concise research papers up to 5,000 words presenting original and …Length not stated
- letterThe following article types are included in Healthcare Technology Letters: Letter Letters are concise research papers up to 5,000 words presenting original and …main text ≤ 5,000 words
- opinionThe following article types are included in Healthcare Technology Letters: Letter Letters are concise research papers up to 5,000 words presenting original and …Length not stated
- perspectiveThe following article types are included in Healthcare Technology Letters: Letter Letters are concise research papers up to 5,000 words presenting original and …Length not stated
- research articleThe following article types are included in Healthcare Technology Letters: Letter Letters are concise research papers up to 5,000 words presenting original and …Length not stated
- research paperThe following article types are included in Healthcare Technology Letters: Letter Letters are concise research papers up to 5,000 words presenting original and …Length not stated
- reviewThe following article types are included in Healthcare Technology Letters: Letter Letters are concise research papers up to 5,000 words presenting original and …main text ≤ 6,000 words
- review articleThe following article types are included in Healthcare Technology Letters: Letter Letters are concise research papers up to 5,000 words presenting original and …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
For a complete overview of our Ethical Policies for the IET journals, please click here. The IET believes in clear, transparent and verifiable authorship. In line with ICMJE guidance, to qualify for authorship, each individual must: Have made a substantial contribution to the concept or design of the article; or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the article; AND Drafted t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conference material policy Model summary
Healthcare Technology Letters does not accept material that has previously been presented in full at a conference for which the conference proceedings are widely available.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing policy Model summary
IET journals expects data sharing. Please review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms and Conditions FAQ. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 1. Open Access
All IET journals are Gold Open Access titles. Submissions will be subject to an APC if accepted and published in the journal. You can read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts, through your institution, funder, or a country waiver. There is no charge for submitting to IET journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 5. Peer Review and Decisions
Single-anonymized peer review model Model summary
Healthcare Technology Letters operates under a single-anonymized peer review model. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief (or designated Editor) determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Except where otherwise stated, peer review is handled by an Associate Editor, who will engage at least two anonymous reviewers. The final decision to p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. All IET journals accept articles previously published on preprint servers. All IET journals will consider review articles previously available as preprints. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. You may also post the final published version of the article immediately after publication. Prepri…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2053-3713
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 1 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Healthcare Technology Letters
What CAS zone is Healthcare Technology Letters in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Healthcare Technology Letters is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Biomedical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Healthcare Technology Letters?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Healthcare Technology Letters?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 127 days (interquartile range 21–198 days); authors report an average review time of about 22 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 45% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Healthcare Technology Letters?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Healthcare Technology Letters based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (8), United States (6) and Mainland China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Healthcare Technology Letters?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Healthcare Technology Letters is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, PubMed, INSPEC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Healthcare Technology Letters open access, and what is the APC?
Healthcare Technology Letters is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,600.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .