Journal profile
IJQHC Communications
ISSN 2634-5293 · Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
IJQHC Communications: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IJQHC Communications is published by Oxford University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Quality and Management, Health Policy Implementation Science and Patient Safety and Medication Errors, together about 45.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IJQHC Communications is an open-access, peer-reviewed, international journal that publishes research related to quality and safety in health care, with a focus on implementation science, for a worldwide readership. The journal publishes papers in all disciplines related to the quality and safety of health care, including health services research, health care evaluation, technology assessment, health economics, utilization review, cost containment and nursing care research, as well as protocols and clinical research related to the quality of care. IJQHC Communications publishes original, de novo submissions, as well as submissions cascaded from International Journal for Quality in Health Care. The journal is truly interdisciplinary and includes contributions from representatives of all health professions such as doctors, nurses, quality assurance professionals, managers, politicians, social workers and therapists, as well as researchers from health-related backgrounds. The journal also contains news of ISQua, including announcements of forthcoming courses, symposia and congresses. Abstracting and Indexing information IJQHC Communications is covered in the following indexing services, with more to follow as the relevant applications are submitted: DOAJ Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in IJQHC Communications are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, the International Society for Quality in Health Care, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, the International Society for Quality in Health Care, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Richard Greenhill PrincipalPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 9, Canada 2, Saudi Arabia 2, Nigeria 2, India 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Quality and ManagementHealth Professions25.1%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions10.7%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions9.3%
- Patient Satisfaction in HealthcareHealth Professions8.4%
- Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealth Professions6.1%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions5.1%
- Hospital Admissions and OutcomesMedicine3.3%
- Clinical practice guidelines implementationMedicine2.8%
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
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 121 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 60 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 48 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 47 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 27 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 1 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 1,806 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,896 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,806 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2634-5293
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 IJQHC Communications
How long does peer review take at IJQHC Communications?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 IJQHC Communications based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9), Canada (2) and Saudi Arabia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index IJQHC Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IJQHC Communications is indexed in DOAJ.
Is IJQHC Communications open access, and what is the APC?
IJQHC Communications is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .