Journal profile
International Journal of Health Professions
ISSN 2296-990X · Sciendo · Poland
International Journal of Health Professions: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 39 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Health Professions is published by Sciendo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovations in Medical Education, Interprofessional Education and Collaboration and Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration, together about 41.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Health Professions (IJHP) is an academic journal with principle focus on interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration of health professionals in research, practice and education. IJHP calls for original articles on health professions and health care issues with an interdisciplinary/ interprofessional perspective in the areas of:patient's perspective and participation, user involvement in interprofessional health caredecision making science and evidence in health carestudies of interprofessional collaboration in practice; problem-based and case-based collaboration; error management and culture of constructive criticism in interprofessional collaborationinterfaces in sequential collaboration (patient pathways, treatment chain)cooperation and innovation in integrated health care, managed care, case management, e-healthinterdisciplinary clinical studies, assessments, outcomeshealth promotion and functioning in daily life from an interdisciplinary perspectiveInnovation in interdisciplinary research methodshealth policy, health economics with reference to interdisciplinary/ interprofessional topicshigher education didactics and educational topicsThe IJHP publishes research studies, reviews, theoretical and methodological foundations and analyses.OTHER LINKS:Online Submission of Manuscripts - http://www.editorialmanager.com/ijhpEditorial Policy (English) - https://ijhp.info/en/author-information/Instructions for Authors (English) - https://ijhp.info/en/author-information/Journal Homepage (English) - https://ijhp.info/en/
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine17.9%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions14.8%
- Interdisciplinary Research and CollaborationDecision Sciences8.9%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions7.2%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions4.1%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions3.8%
- Nursing education and managementNursing3.1%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions3.1%
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
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 170 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 74 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 66 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 56 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 53 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 52 |
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 39 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 39 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
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 2296-990X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Health Professions
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Health Professions?
Authors report an average review time of about 39 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Health Professions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Health Professions is indexed in DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Health Professions open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Health Professions 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: .