Journal profile · HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
Learning Health Systems
ISSN 2379-6146 · Wiley · United States
Learning Health Systems: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,290; median 216 days to acceptance (80 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 46% (journal website); 79 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Learning Health Systems is published by Wiley 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 Health Policy Implementation Science, Electronic Health Records Systems and Interprofessional Education and Collaboration, together about 37.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Learning Health Systems (LHS) is an international, open access, peer-reviewed journal published in collaboration with the University of Michigan. LHS aims to advance the interdisciplinary area of learning health systems by promoting research, scholarship, and dialogue focused on theory, complex issues, conceptual syntheses, educational models, solution designs, and system evaluations designed to achieve continuous rapid improvement in health and healthcare and to transform organizational practice. LHS research represents a new, trans-disciplinary science, and its contributors are researchers in fields such as behavioral, social, and organizational science; cognitive, information, and computer science; industrial and systems engineering, as well as other areas of expertise. Learning health systems research is focused across different levels of scale that include organizations, regional networks, and national and multi-national systems. The journal publishes empirical and theoretical studies in areas including but not limited to learning system theory, research methodology, measurement studies, digital knowledge objects and health knowledge management, human knowledge interaction and making knowledge actionable, public health system learning, health knowledge markets and health system incentives to learn, health and healthcare problem-solving, health profession education, innovative clinical research paradigms, public and patient engagement in learning processes, data mining and knowledge generation, and infrastructure development and application. LHS publishes computable knowledge publications, technical reports, research reports, experience reports, policy analyses, brief reports and commentaries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
Editor-in-chief Charles FriedmanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 32, United Kingdom 6, Japan 1, Canada 1, Netherlands 1 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions20%
- Electronic Health Records SystemsHealth Professions9.8%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions7.6%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions7.2%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions4.6%
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine4.5%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine4.1%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions3.8%
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPubMedPublisher website
Other: ACM Digital Library, ProQuest
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)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 152OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 68Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 168,934Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 535 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 67 | 14 |
| 2025 | 79 | 79 | 110 |
| 2024 | 74 | 74 | 345 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 285 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | 678 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 902 |
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
216 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 149 days – 256 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (80 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 246 days
- Sample
- 80 articles with submission and acceptance dates (155 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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 46%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 46%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 179 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,290 / GBP 1,900 / EUR 2,190 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 / EUR 2,270 / GBP 2,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,270 / GBP 1,810 / EUR 2,060 | 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)
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- brief reportgnificance for learning health systems. Brief Reports [Up to 2,000 words] Brief Reports are short articles describing a resource ormain text ≤ 2,000 words
- research reportions rather than experience or practice Research Reports [Up to 4,000 words] Research Reports describe the methods, results, and implicmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- reviewe following categories: Subject to peer review: Computable Knowledge Publications [Up to 4,000 words plus software artifacts] Computable Knowledge Publicationsmain text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use
AI cannot be listed as an author. Model summary
Although artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies can be used to improve spelling and grammar, they cannot fulfill the role of, nor be listed as, an author or a co-author of an article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Correction to Authorship
In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, Learning Health Systems will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any proposed change. To request a cha…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review. Model summary
Our peer review process is single blind; reviewers and associate editors are kept anonymous to preserve a fair and unbiased process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints considered for review. Model summary
Learning Health Systems will consider for review articles previously available as preprints.
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2379-6146
- Society / sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Learning Health Systems
What CAS zone is Learning Health Systems in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Learning Health Systems is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Health Policy & 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 Learning Health Systems?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Learning Health Systems?
Based on the dates recorded on 80 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 216 days (interquartile range 149–256 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 46% (2025). 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 Learning Health Systems based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (32), United Kingdom (6) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Learning Health Systems?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Learning Health Systems is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Learning Health Systems open access, and what is the APC?
Learning Health Systems is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .