Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
NIHR Open Research
ISSN 2633-4402 · F1000 Research Ltd · United Kingdom
NIHR Open Research: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 354 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NIHR Open Research is published by F1000 Research Ltd. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health Policy Implementation Science, Ethics in Clinical Research and Mental Health and Patient Involvement, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
NIHR Open Research publishes scholarly articles and other research outputs (e.g. documents) reporting any basic scientific, translational, applied and clinical research (including quantitative and qualitative studies) that has been funded (or co-funded) by the NIHR. Each publication must have at least one author who has been, or still is, a recipient of an NIHR grant. NIHR Open Research publishes content across Medical and Health Sciences, Public Health and Health Services, Clinical Sciences, Neurosciences, Oncology and Biological Sciences. Articles must be original (not duplications). All research, including clinical trials, systematic reviews, software tools, method articles, and many others, is welcome and will be published irrespective of the perceived level of interest or novelty; confirmatory and negative results, as well as null studies are all suitable.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 6, Ireland 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions20.7%
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine5.5%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions5.4%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology4.7%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine3.7%
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine3.5%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine3.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 232/466 | 50th |
| Epidemiology | Q3 | 97/173 | 44th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q3 | 415/725 | 42nd |
| Health Policy | Q3 | 197/330 | 40th |
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
PMCPubMedPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref
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
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,231 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 289 | 289 | 347 |
| 2025 | 354 | 354 | 413 |
| 2024 | 290 | 290 | 204 |
| 2023 | 197 | 197 | 92 |
| 2022 | 84 | 84 | 38 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
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 11 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Post-publication peer review, Open 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 | GBP 1,086 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | GBP 920 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted18
- articleArticleLength not stated
- case reportsA medical Case Report should be original and provide adequate detail of a single patient case.Length not stated
- clinical practice articlesClinical Practice Articles describe case series (i.e. group or series of case reports involving patients who were given similar treatment), but should not be ba…Length not stated
- data notesData Notes are brief descriptions of scientific datasets that promote the potential reuse of research data and include details of why and how the data were crea…Length not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- editorialsEditorials are short personal perspectives about topics relevant to NIHR Open Research’s aims and its gateways.Length not stated
- method articleMethod ArticleLength not stated
- method articlesMethod Articles describe new experimental, statistical, or computational methods, or tests/procedures in translational or applied research, and should have been…Length not stated
- registered reportsRegistered Reports are a form of empirical article in which the methods and proposed analyses are published and reviewed prior to research being conducted.Length not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
- research articlesResearch Articles should present original findings, such as results of translational research, clinical and epidemiologic studies, or clinical trials, as well a…Length not stated
- research notesResearch Notes include single-finding papers that can be reported with one or two illustrations (figures/tables), descriptions of unexpected observations, and l…Length not stated
- reviewReviews should provide a balanced and comprehensive overview of the latest discoveries in a particular field. Instructions for authors Systematic Reviews System…Length not stated
- reviewsReviews should provide a balanced and comprehensive overview of the latest discoveries in a particular field.Length not stated
- software tool articlesA Software Tool Article should include the rationale for the development of the tool and details of the code used for its construction.Length not stated
- study protocolsStudy Protocols describe in detail any study design, including (but not limited to) experimental design of translational and applied research, epidemiological s…Length not stated
- systematic reviewSystematic Reviews should usually be based on medical interventions, effects of tests, treatments and other interventions used in health and social care. System…Length not stated
- systematic reviewsSystematic Reviews should usually be based on medical interventions, effects of tests, treatments and other interventions used in health and social care.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Peer review
- Data availability
Data available under CC0 where possible Model summary
Data associated with NIHR Open Research articles (not documents unless specifically stated) are made available, where possible, under the terms of a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0 license).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Articles published under CC BY license Model summary
NIHR Open Research articles are published under a CC BY license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and leaves the copyright of the article with the current copyright holder (usually the author or their institution).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Open Peer Review& User Commenting
Open peer review after publication Model summary
Expert reviewers are selected and invited, and their reports and names are published alongside the article, together with the authors' responses and comments from registered users.
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
- F1000 Research Ltd
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2633-4402
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NIHR Open Research
How long does peer review take at NIHR Open 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.
Where are the editorial board members of NIHR Open Research based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (6) and Ireland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index NIHR Open Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NIHR Open Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is NIHR Open Research open access, and what is the APC?
NIHR Open Research is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .