Journal profile · MEDICAL INFORMATICS
International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics
ISSN 1555-3396 · eISSN 1555-340X · IGI Global Publishing
International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics is published by IGI Global Publishing 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 Electronic Health Records Systems, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, together about 38.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health Information Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MEDICAL INFORMATICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electronic Health Records SystemsHealth Professions19.7%
- Artificial Intelligence in HealthcareHealth Professions12.7%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences6.2%
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine4.3%
- Information Systems Theories and ImplementationSocial Sciences4.3%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions4%
- Innovation in Digital Healthcare SystemsHealth Professions3.5%
- Health, Technology, Consumer BehaviorHealth Professions3.5%
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 | Medical Informatics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 302/466 | — |
| Information Systems and Management | Q3 | 145/222 | — |
| Information Systems | Q3 | 378/519 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 578 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 148 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 266 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 368 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 366 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 348 |
| 2021 | 66 | 66 | 313 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- IGI Global Publishing
- ISSN
- 1555-3396
- Electronic ISSN
- 1555-340X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics
What CAS zone is International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medical Informatics. 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .