Journal profile · Health Professions-Health Professions (miscellaneous)
HRB Open Research
ISSN 2515-4826 · F1000 Research Ltd · United Kingdom
HRB Open Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 462 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: In 2002, David moved to the Nature Publishing Group to launch and become the first Chief Editor of Nature Microbiology, the world leading scientific publication in the disciplines of microbiology and infectious diseases. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
HRB Open Research is published by F1000 Research Ltd. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health Policy Implementation Science, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Ethics in Clinical Research, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
1 DECEMBER 2022 Methods, data, and code: how diverse article types can help reduce research waste and boost real-world impact In this blog, we explore the importance of publishing all research outputs throughout the full research journey, and the wide variety of non-traditional article types supported by HRB Open Research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ireland 10, New Zealand 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions16.6%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine5.4%
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine5.3%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions5.3%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine4.8%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine4.6%
- Delphi Technique in ResearchSocial Sciences4.3%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions3.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Professions (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 26/101 | 74th |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 236/466 | 49th |
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
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPubMedPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref, British Library
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 ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.71OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,719 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 318 | 318 | 458 |
| 2025 | 462 | 462 | 684 |
| 2024 | 376 | 376 | 689 |
| 2023 | 288 | 288 | 609 |
| 2022 | 310 | 310 | 554 |
| 2021 | 427 | 427 | 428 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication
- 217 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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
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 | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 859 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,103 | Yes | — |
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)
Article types accepted14
- case reportsA medical Case Report should be original and provide adequate detail of a single patient case.Length not stated
- clinical practice articlesClinical Practice Articles describe case series (i.e. group or series of case reports involving patients who were given similar treatment), but should not be ba…Length not stated
- correspondenceCorrespondence articles are short, peer reviewed comments directly relating to one or more articles published in HRB Open Research or elsewhere.Length not stated
- data notesData Notes are brief descriptions of scientific datasets that promote the potential reuse of research data and include details of why and how the data were crea…Length not stated
- method articleMethod Articles describe new experimental, observational or computational methods, or tests/procedures in exploratory, translational or applied biomedical resea…Length not stated
- method articlesMethod Articles describe new experimental, observational or computational methods, or tests/procedures in exploratory, translational or applied biomedical resea…Length not stated
- registered reportsRegistered Reports are a form of empirical article in which the methods and proposed analyses are published and reviewed prior to research being conducted.Length not stated
- researchResearch ArticlesLength not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles should present original findings, such as results of exploratory, translational or applied biomedical research, clinical and epidemiologic stu…Length not stated
- research notesResearch Notes include single-finding papers that can be reported with one or two illustrations (figures/tables), descriptions of unexpected observations, and l…Length not stated
- software tool articlesSoftware Tool Articles describe new software tools.Length not stated
- study protocolsStudy Protocols describe in detail any study design.Length not stated
- systematic reviewSystematic Reviews should deal with a clearly formulated question and use systematic and explicit methods to identify, select, and critically assess the relevan…Length not stated
- systematic reviewsSystematic Reviews should deal with a clearly formulated question and use systematic and explicit methods to identify, select, and critically assess the relevan…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Data availability
Data available under CC0 where possible Model summary
Data associated with HRB Open Research articles are made available, where possible, under the terms of a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0 license)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY license for articles and peer review reports; CC0 for data Model summary
HRB Open Research articles are published under a CC BY license
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Open Peer Review& User Commenting
Post-publication peer review model; authors should review policies before submission. Model summary
Expert reviewers are selected and invited, and their reports and names are published alongside the article, together with the authors' responses and comments from registered users.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Protocols for randomised clinical trials must be registered and follow SPIRIT reporting guidelines. Model summary
All protocols for randomised clinical trials must be registered and follow the SPIRIT reporting guidelines.
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
- F1000 Research Ltd
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2515-4826
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about HRB Open Research
How long does peer review take at HRB Open Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Where are the editorial board members of HRB Open Research based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ireland (10) and New Zealand (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index HRB Open Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, HRB Open Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is HRB Open Research open access, and what is the APC?
HRB Open Research is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .