Journal profile · Medicine-Reviews and References (medical)
Journal of Health Policy Outcomes Research
ISSN 2543-604X · eISSN 2299-1247 · PRO MEDICINA Foundation · Poland
Journal of Health Policy Outcomes Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Health Policy Outcomes Research is published by PRO MEDICINA Foundation. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy and Healthcare Systems and Reforms, together about 56.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Health Policy & Outcomes Research (JHPOR) is a peer-reviewed, international scientific journal, covering health policy, pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research in Poland and worldwide.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Reviews and References (medical)
Editor-in-chief JOANNA LISPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance28.1%
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance19.3%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.8%
- Economic and Financial Impacts of CancerEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.4%
- Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealth Professions3.1%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.6%
- Biosimilars and Bioanalytical MethodsImmunology and Microbiology2.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reviews and References (medical) | Q4 | 6/7 | 21st |
| Pharmacology (medical) | Q4 | 250/278 | 10th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 660/725 | 9th |
| Health Policy | Q4 | 306/330 | 7th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, Index Copernicus (ICV 2020= 100), BazEkonPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.86OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 239 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 41 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 25 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- 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 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- case report- 3000 words, a review - 6000 words, a case report - 2000 words, a letter - 1000 words. The aforementioned limits do not inmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- letter00 words, a case report - 2000 words, a letter - 1000 words. The aforementioned limits do not include abstracts, tablesmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- reviewtions: an original work - 3000 words, a review - 6000 words, a case report - 2000 words, a letter - 1000 words. The afomain text ≤ 6,000 words
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
- PRO MEDICINA Foundation
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2543-604X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2299-1247
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Health Policy Outcomes Research
How long does peer review take at Journal of Health Policy Outcomes Research?
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 Journal of Health Policy Outcomes Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; 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.
Which databases index Journal of Health Policy Outcomes Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Health Policy Outcomes Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Health Policy Outcomes Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Health Policy Outcomes 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .