Journal profile · HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery
ISSN 2642-0007 · Massachussetts Medical Society
NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 4.4 (journal website); subscription journal; 118 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery is published by Massachussetts Medical Society and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. 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 42.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of the journal is to accelerate the transformation of health care delivery and improve patient health by publishing authoritative and actionable content for health care leaders, practitioners, and researchers. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery publishes top quality, peer-reviewed research and commentary on health care delivery, policy, and innovation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Editor-in-chief Thomas H. LeePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance18.7%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions16.7%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.2%
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine4.2%
- Healthcare cost, quality, practicesHealth Professions4.1%
- COVID-19 and healthcare impactsMedicine3.3%
- Patient Satisfaction in HealthcareHealth Professions3.2%
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions3.1%
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)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
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 191OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 85LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,811 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 117 | 5 | 19 |
| 2025 | 118 | 8 | 246 |
| 2024 | 106 | 9 | 739 |
| 2023 | 104 | 11 | 599 |
| 2022 | 100 | 15 | 627 |
| 2021 | 187 | 15 | 866 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted7
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
- case studiesCase StudiesLength not stated
- commentariesCommentariesLength not stated
- from the editorsFrom the EditorsLength not stated
- in depthIn DepthLength not stated
- insights interviewsInsights InterviewsLength not stated
- insights reportsInsights ReportsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer-reviewed journal from NEJM Group, publishers of the New England Journal of Medicine. Model summary
NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery is a peer-reviewed journal from NEJM Group, publishers of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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
- Massachussetts Medical Society
- ISSN
- 2642-0007
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery
What CAS zone is NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery in?
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 NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 34.
Which databases index NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery open access, and what is the APC?
NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .