Journal profile · HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
ISSN 1759-8885 · eISSN 1759-8893 · Oxford University Press
Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,070; review about 14 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research is published by Oxford University Press 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 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, together about 44.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research (JPHSR) is a quarterly peer-reviewed, international journal, dedicated to all aspects of health services research related to pharmaceuticals. JPHSR aims to publish research that identifies the most effective ways to manage, govern, finance and deliver high quality pharmaceutical services to improve public health. The Journal has a broad scope. Topics include: Pharmaceutical Policy, Planning and Implementation Health Services Research (related to pharmaceuticals) Pharmaceutical supply chain Political economy of pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutical financing Regulatory issues Health technology assessment (HTA) Pharmacoeconomics Outcomes research Implementation science Articles that focus on single-site studies will no longer be considered for JPHSR and may be more suitable for our sister journal International Journal of Pharmacy Practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Editor-in-chief Jillian KohlerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, United Kingdom 3, Japan 1, Germany 1, Canada 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine21%
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.6%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11%
- Medication Adherence and ComplianceMedicine8.5%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology7.2%
- Pharmaceutical studies and practicesMedicine6%
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcarePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.3%
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug ReactionsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: Google 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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 149OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 92,045Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 817 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 7 | 8 |
| 2025 | 20 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 | 38 | 28 | 88 |
| 2023 | 53 | 33 | 170 |
| 2022 | 55 | 16 | 176 |
| 2021 | 96 | 29 | 411 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 2,328 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access options
JPHSR offers authors the option of publishing under a standard licence or an open access licence. There is no charge to publish under a standard licence. If publishing open access, authors will need to pay an open access charge. Details of the open access licences and open access charges. Oxford University Press (OUP) has a growing number of Read and Publish agreements with institutions and consor…
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 1759-8885
- Electronic ISSN
- 1759-8893
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research?
The publisher reports about 14 days (submission to final decision). 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 Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), United Kingdom (3) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,070.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .