Journal profile · Health Care Sciences & Services
International Journal of Health Services
ISSN 0020-7314 · eISSN 1541-4469 · SAGE Publications Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1971
International Journal of Health Services: impact factor 0; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,400; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Health Services is published by SAGE Publications Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Policy and Management, Employment and Welfare Studies and Global Health Care Issues, together about 34.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Health Services is a peer-reviewed journal that contains articles on health and social policy, political economy and sociology, history and philosophy, ethics and law in the areas of health and well-being. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Health Care Sciences & Services
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.7%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions10.7%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions10.2%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions6.7%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine3.9%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,317OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.13%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,357 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24 | 16 | 363 |
| 2021 | 47 | 25 | 1,146 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,400 / GBP 3,226 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1971
- ISSN
- 0020-7314
- Electronic ISSN
- 1541-4469
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Health Services
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Health Services?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Health Services?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Services?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Health Services is indexed in Scopus.
Is International Journal of Health Services open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Health Services is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .