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Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
ISSN 2045-4015 · BMC · United Kingdom
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.41; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 172 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); 81 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research is published by BMC and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Policy and Management, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, together about 21% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research seeks to promote intensive intellectual interactions among scholars and practitioners from Israel and other countries regarding all aspects of health policy, health services research, public health, health promotion, health economics, health care management, and the ethics, sociology, and political science of health care in Israel. The ultimate aim of these intellectual interactions is to contribute to the development of health policy in Israel and around the world. The Israeli health care system is considered to be among the most innovative, advanced, and efficient in the world, and accordingly generates a great deal of scholarly interest and activity. The quantity, quality, and sophistication of Israeli health services research is unusually impressive relative to the number of professionals in the field. This journal seeks to disseminate information about the achievements and dilemmas of Israeli health care, to facilitate dialogue between experts from Israel and elsewhere, and to enhance the extent to which Israel and other countries can learn from one another's health systems. Article selection is guided by considerations of scientific merit and potential contribution to Israeli health care and health systems around the world. Thus, the typical article will report on a new study regarding an important feature of Israeli health care and explore the implications of the study's finding for Israel as well as other countries. The journal also has a particular interest in comparative studies involving Israel and other countries and in-depth, comparative, analyses of Israeli data from multi-national studies. One of the major tools for advancing the journal's objectives is the use of short commentaries by leading scholars, many of whom are from other countries, who are asked to highlight the international significance of an Israeli study's findings and/or methods. The journal gratefully acknowledges the willingness of the European Observatory of Health Care Systems and Policies to assist in identifying relevant international scholars for these commentaries. Another major tool for encouraging cross-national learning is the publication of occasional book reviews, which explore the relevance for Israeli health care of important new books by leading international scholars. The journal also encourages collaborations between authors from Israel and abroad. These can be particularly valuable in papers that integrate information
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Avi IsraeliPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Israel 26, United States 8, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1, Canada 1 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.1%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions6.9%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences5.2%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology4.7%
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions4.7%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences4.6%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 384OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 74LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 768,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 932 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 8 |
| 2025 | 81 | 81 | 217 |
| 2024 | 75 | 75 | 409 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 289 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 425 |
| 2021 | 74 | 74 | 1,853 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
172 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 127 days – 233 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 193 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (149 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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, CC0 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,740 / USD 2,460 / EUR 2,050 | Yes | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted10
- book reviewOriginal research article Book review Commentary Integrative article Meeting report Short communication Perspective Research Comment Brief reportLength not stated
- brief reportOriginal research article Book review Commentary Integrative article Meeting report Short communication Perspective Research Comment Brief reportLength not stated
- commentOriginal research article Book review Commentary Integrative article Meeting report Short communication Perspective Research Comment Brief reportLength not stated
- commentaryOriginal research article Book review Commentary Integrative article Meeting report Short communication Perspective Research Comment Brief reportLength not stated
- integrative articleOriginal research article Book review Commentary Integrative article Meeting report Short communication Perspective Research Comment Brief reportLength not stated
- meeting reportOriginal research article Book review Commentary Integrative article Meeting report Short communication Perspective Research Comment Brief reportLength not stated
- original research articleOriginal research article Book review Commentary Integrative article Meeting report Short communication Perspective Research Comment Brief reportLength not stated
- perspectiveOriginal research article Book review Commentary Integrative article Meeting report Short communication Perspective Research Comment Brief reportLength not stated
- researchOriginal research article Book review Commentary Integrative article Meeting report Short communication Perspective Research Comment Brief reportLength not stated
- short communicationOriginal research article Book review Commentary Integrative article Meeting report Short communication Perspective Research Comment Brief reportLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
CC0 data policy Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence) Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research articles are published open access under a CC BY (Creative Commons …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- BMC
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2045-4015
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
What CAS zone is Israel Journal of Health Policy Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Israel Journal of Health Policy Research is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Health Policy & Services / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Israel Journal of Health Policy Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.41; CiteScore 3, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Israel Journal of Health Policy Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 172 days (interquartile range 127–233 days); authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Israel Journal of Health Policy Research based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Israel (26), United States (8) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Israel Journal of Health Policy Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Israel Journal of Health Policy Research is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, Embase, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Israel Journal of Health Policy Research open access, and what is the APC?
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .