Journal profile · HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
ISSN 2042-6305 · eISSN 2042-6313 · Future Medicine Ltd. · ENGLAND
Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.77; fully open access; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 123 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research is published by Future Medicine Ltd. 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 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy and Health Policy Implementation Science, together about 41.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research provides a rapid-publication platform for debate, and for the presentation of new findings and research methodologies. Through rigorous evaluation and comprehensive coverage, the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research provides stakeholders (including patients, clinicians, healthcare purchasers, and health policy makers) with the key data and opinions to make informed and specific decisions on clinical practice.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance26.9%
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions6.2%
- Healthcare cost, quality, practicesHealth Professions4.2%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Statistical Methods in Clinical TrialsMathematics3.8%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine3.6%
- Advanced Causal Inference TechniquesMathematics3.6%
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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.77LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 464OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,503 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 100 | 100 | 36 |
| 2025 | 123 | 123 | 272 |
| 2024 | 100 | 100 | 467 |
| 2023 | 95 | 95 | 726 |
| 2022 | 123 | 72 | 1,374 |
| 2021 | 145 | 70 | 1,548 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
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
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
- Future Medicine Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2042-6305
- Electronic ISSN
- 2042-6313
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services. 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 Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.77; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research 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: .