Journal profile
International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy
ISSN 2548-0359 · eISSN 2602-3482 · INESEG · Turkey
International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 108 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 22 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy is published by INESEG. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues, Occupational Health and Burnout and COVID-19 and Mental Health, together about 22.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy (IJHSRP) serves all those directly involved in or concerned with, health services, health management, hospital administration, health policy and public health. The aim of this journal is to provide a peer-reviewed forum for health researchers and academics from all countries to share and discuss new issues and amendments in health-related problems. International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy welcomes applied researches, case studies, and reviews regarding the scope of the journal. The scopes include:Aging and HealthBasic Medical SciencesChild DevelopmentDisability and HealthEnvironmental HealthOccupational HealthGeneticsHealth SciencesHealthcare FinancingHealthcare Management and OrganizationHealthcare MarketingInformatics for HealthcareMedical Sciences (Surgical and Internal)MidwiferyNursingNutrition &DieteticsPhysiotherapy and RehabilitationPublic Health Last Update Time: June 24, 2026 Period Months February June October
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Taiwan, China 1, Türkiye 1, Romania 1, Indonesia 1, Serbia 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Education and Workforce IssuesNursing8.7%
- Occupational Health and BurnoutHealth Professions7.5%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology6.6%
- Nursing education and managementNursing6.2%
- Healthcare Quality and ManagementHealth Professions6.2%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions5.4%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions4.6%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine4.2%
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 269 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 90 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 112 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 83 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 67 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 42 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 38 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
108 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 5 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 108 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 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
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-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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- IEEE
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Plagiarism
- Authorship
All authors must register for a free ORCID ID. Model summary
The journal management requires that all authors register to ORCID at http://orcid.org/register and get a free ORCID ID.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Papers are published in English. Model summary
Papers will be published in English, and authors are obliged to submit papers free of typing errors (please use Spell Checking).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity screening with iThenticate; maximum allowed similarity score is 20% (with Materials and Methods and References sections truncated). Model summary
All submissions are screened by similarity detection software. We are using the iThenticate plagiarism solution and our maximum allowed score, for the document in which the Materials and Methods and References sections truncated, is 20%.
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
- INESEG
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2548-0359
- Electronic ISSN
- 2602-3482
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy?
The publisher reports about 108 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 5 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: IEEE; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Taiwan, China (1), Türkiye (1) and Romania (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy is indexed in DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .