Journal profile

Hospital Practices and Research

ISSN 2476-390X · eISSN 2476-3918 · Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of

Hospital Practices and Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.

Impact factor—No published value

CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking

CiteScore quartile—No CiteScore rank

Review timeabout 18 weeksCommunity average

APCNo APCDiamond open access (no APC)

Acceptance—No reports yet

Articles per year02025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Hospital Practices and Research is published by Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Quality and Management, Health Services Management and Policy and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, together about 28.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

HPR publishes informative and multidisciplinary advances in all aspects of hospital and medical research to increase the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of various disorders which can be presented, deteriorated. Sample areas of interest include hospital leadership and management, health organization and organizational behavior in hospitals, healthcare services, healthcare quality, patient and staff safety, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, patient and employee satisfaction, pain management, inpatient and out-patient management, human resources recruitment and staff development, nurse management, hospital economics and financial management, operational research in hospitals, communication in hospitals, hospital information management, clinical engineering and health technology assessment, electronic healthcare, clinical governance, hospital marketing, hospital public relations, waste management and environmental issues, hospital design and construction, hoteling and housekeeping, hospital accreditation, hospital performance assessment and improvement, hospital business models, financing strategies for developing hospital infrastructure, government affairs and policy making, global and international issues, hospital medicine, hospital infection, hospital pharmacy, evidence-based practice, best practices in clinical and operational processes, and clinical outcome evaluation and management. Regarding clinical studies, while a broad spectrum of research is welcome, HPR has a specific interest in studies examining the role of hospitalists and hospital medicine in improving the quality of healthcare, patient outcome, and overall hospital performance.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Editor-in-chief Gholam HosseinPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 10, United States 2, Taiwan, China 1, India 1, Germany 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-11-01

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Healthcare Quality and ManagementHealth Professions14.9%
Health Services Management and PolicyHealth Professions6.9%
COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine6.4%
Healthcare Operations and Scheduling OptimizationHealth Professions6.4%
Nursing education and managementNursing4.5%
Patient Satisfaction in HealthcareHealth Professions4.5%
Healthcare Education and Workforce IssuesNursing4.5%
Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences4%

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: 13OpenAlex · 2026-11-01
i10-index: 19OpenAlex · 2026-11-01
2-year mean citedness: 0OpenAlex · 2026-11-01
Share of gold OA articles: 0%LetPub · 2026-11-01

Volume

Articles per year (publisher): 11Publisher website · 2026-11-01
Downloads per year (publisher): 473,284Publisher website · 2026-11-01

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 219 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	0	0	53
2025	0	0	97
2024	0	0	120
2023	0	0	129
2022	31	31	114
2021	30	30	105

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 18 weeksLetPub · 2026-11-01
Submission to publication: 126 daysPublisher website · 2026-11-01

Submission to publication (journal-reported): about 18 weeksDOAJ · 2026-11-01
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

Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ

Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.

Source	APC	Fee waiver	License	Observed
DOAJ	No APC	No	CC BY	2026-11-01
LetPub	No APC	No	—	2026-11-01
Publisher website	No APC	—	—	2026-11-01

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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines

Abstract: ≤ 250 words
Keywords: ≥ 3
Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words
Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation
Highlights: Required
Cover letter: Required

Publisher website · model-extracted, each line checked against the text

Article types accepted20, with length limits

brief reportticles do not need research highlights. Brief Report: Short reports should not exceed 3000 words and should contain a structured abstract (maximum 250 wordsmain text ≤ 3,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
case presentationOnly interesting and unique case reports with the following properties will be accepted: word count up to 1500, structured abstract (maximum 250 words), introdu…Length not stated
commentaryReaders’ views and comments are of high importance in the HPR’s editorial policies. HPR welcomes comments on its published articles to provide a forum for varyi…main text ≤ 2,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 2
correspondenceThese articles are mainly written in response to published commentaries by authors whose articles have been subjected to commentaries. These types of articles s…main text ≤ 1,000 words
debateThese articles are intended to discuss and challenge current and past travel medicine. They should not exceed 3000 words including an unstructured abstract, up …Length not stated
editorialthe journal's Editorial Board members. Editorials are preferably no more than 2000 words and state-of-the-art-discussions on the HPR main scopes. Anmain text ≤ 2,000 words
hypothesisTheories and ideas having a great deal of empirical and observational support are welcome. These articles should not exceed 3000 words and should include a stru…main text ≤ 3,000 words
letter to editorLetter to Editor Sepsis and Systemic Infection Following Transrectal Prostate Biopsy: A Call for Developing PracticesLength not stated
letters to the editorLetters to the Editor can be about a recent journal article a commentary article. There are some special limitations: the letters should be up to 500 words, hav…main text ≤ 500 words · references ≤ 7
mini reviewlready Known? and What This Study Adds? Mini Reviews: Mini Reviews are sharply focused, well-documented examinations of timely related issues (up to ~2000 words…main text ≤ 2,000 words
mini reviewsMini Reviews are sharply focused, well-documented examinations of timely related issues (up to ~2000 words, including tables, figures, and references).Length not stated
narrative reviewOnly solicited review articles will be accepted. They should be 5000 words, and contain title, keywords, authors’ addresses corresponding author’s address, unst…main text ≤ 5,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
narrative review articlesOnly solicited review articles will be accepted. They should be 5000 words, and contain title, keywords, authors’ addresses corresponding author’s address, unst…Length not stated
original articleOriginal Article Molecular Characterization of Beta-Lactamase-Encoding Genes and Associated Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoni…Length not stated
original articlesThese articles must be of primary research, methodologically accurate, and relevant to international travel medicine and global health. They should contain no m…Length not stated
perspectives required for these types of articles. Perspective: These articles of no more than 2000 words present views or discussions (with a clear message) concernmain text ≤ 2,000 words
review articleReview Article A Review on Artificial Intelligence Algorithms for Computer-Aided Drug Design Based on Recombinant Proteins in Cancer TherapyLength not stated
short communicationShort communications are short articles (mini-original articles) that present original and important preliminary findings that do not warrant publication as a f…main text ≤ 3,000 words · abstract ≤ 3000 words
systematic reviewlready Known? and What This Study Adds? Systematic Review or Meta-Analysis: Such articles should be between 4000-5000 words and contain title, keywords, authors…main text ≤ 5,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
systematic review or meta-analysisSuch articles should be between 4000-5000 words and contain title, keywords, authors’ addresses and corresponding author’s address, structured abstract (maximum…Length not stated

Publisher website

Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism

AI use

Declaration of generative AI use. Model summary

Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies: During the preparation of this work the author(s) used [NAME TOOL / SERVICE] in order to [REASON]. After using this tool/service, the author(s) reviewed and edited the content as needed and take(s) full responsibility for the content of the publication.