Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Hospital Topics
ISSN 0018-5868 · eISSN 1939-9278 · Taylor & Francis
Hospital Topics: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 239 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 41% (journal website); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hospital Topics is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health Services Management and Policy, Healthcare Quality and Management and Healthcare Policy and Management, together about 50.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hospital Topics is the longest continuously published healthcare journal in the United States. Since 1922, Hospital Topics has provided healthcare managers and professionals with research they can apply to improve the quality of access, management, and delivery of healthcare. Dedicated to those who bring healthcare to the public, Hospital Topics spans the whole spectrum of healthcare issues including, but not limited to information systems, fatigue management, medication errors, nursing compensation, midwifery, job satisfaction among managers, team building, and bringing primary care to rural areas. Through articles on theory, applied research, and practice, Hospital Topics addresses the central concerns of today's healthcare professional and leader.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Editor-in-chief Ashish ChandraPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health Services Management and PolicyHealth Professions22%
- Healthcare Quality and ManagementHealth Professions18%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10%
- Nursing education and managementNursing6%
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling OptimizationHealth Professions5%
- Infection Control in HealthcareMedicine3.5%
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.1%
- Organizational Leadership and Management StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting2.4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q2 | 243/669 | 63rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPublisher website
Other: Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Health and Psychosocial Instruments, HECLINET, Hospital Management Review, National AIDS Information Clearinghouse
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.28Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.59Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 199OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 24,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,897 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 1 | 306 |
| 2025 | 42 | 3 | 449 |
| 2024 | 35 | 2 | 464 |
| 2023 | 17 | 1 | 465 |
| 2022 | 45 | 1 | 450 |
| 2021 | 58 | 2 | 466 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
239 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 41%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 212 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 239 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
Hospital Topics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readers…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0018-5868
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-9278
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 104, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hospital Topics
How long does peer review take at Hospital Topics?
The publisher reports about 239 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 41%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Hospital Topics based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hospital Topics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hospital Topics is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Hospital Topics open access, and what is the APC?
Hospital Topics is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .