Journal profile · Social Sciences-Safety Research
IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering
ISSN 2472-5579 · eISSN 2472-5587 · Taylor & Francis
IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 177 days to acceptance (51 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 5% (journal website); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization, Healthcare Policy and Management and Machine Learning in Healthcare, together about 35.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering aims to foster the healthcare systems community by publishing high quality papers that have a strong methodological focus and direct applicability to healthcare systems. Published quarterly, the journal supports research that explores: Healthcare Operations Management Medical Decision Making Socio-Technical Systems Analysis related to healthcare Quality Engineering Healthcare Informatics Healthcare Policy We are looking forward to accepting submissions that document the development and use of industrial and systems engineering tools and techniques including: Healthcare operations research Healthcare statistics Healthcare information systems Healthcare work measurement Human factors/ergonomics applied to healthcare systems Research that explores the integration of these tools and techniques with those from other engineering and medical disciplines are also featured. We encourage the submission of clinical notes, or practice notes, to show the impact of contributions that will be published. We also encourage authors to collect an impact statement from their clinical partners to show the impact of research in the clinical practices. Our peer review process is operated by independent, anonymous expert referees, Visit our Instructions for Authors page for information on preparing your manuscript. Author benefits IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering is an official journal of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers meaning your research will be available to all their members. The prestigious and experienced members of our international Editorial Board will guide you from submission to publication Our Author Services page provides you with tips and tricks to promote your research on social media and through your network. This includes 50 free e-prints to share with anyone you wish. Quickly and easily track the impact your paper makes with the help of Authored Works. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Safety Research
Editor-in-chief Hui YangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling OptimizationHealth Professions18%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.9%
- Machine Learning in HealthcareComputer Science7.4%
- Emergency and Acute Care StudiesMedicine6.1%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Hospital Admissions and OutcomesMedicine4.8%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics4.5%
- Electronic Health Records SystemsHealth Professions3.2%
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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Operations Research & Management Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher 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) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.34Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.49Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 22,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 268 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 20 | 6 | 17 |
| 2024 | 16 | 2 | 28 |
| 2023 | 25 | 6 | 125 |
| 2022 | 27 | 2 | 162 |
| 2021 | 25 | 8 | 337 |
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
177 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 139 days – 271 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (51 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 214 days
- Sample
- 51 articles with submission and acceptance dates (59 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 28 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)
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 26 Aug 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering 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? Incr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review operated by independent, anonymous expert referees Model summary
Our peer review process is operated by independent, anonymous expert referees
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
- 2472-5579
- Electronic ISSN
- 2472-5587
- Society / sponsor
- Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering
What CAS zone is IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services / Health Policy & Services / Operations Research & Management Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 51 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 177 days (interquartile range 139–271 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5%. 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 IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .