Journal profile · Nursing-Nursing (miscellaneous)
Payesh
ISSN 1680-7626 · eISSN 2008-4536 · Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Payesh: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Payesh is published by Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health Education and Validation, Health and Well-being Studies and Healthcare Quality and Management, together about 23.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-Nursing (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Ali MontazeriPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health Education and ValidationSocial Sciences8.2%
- Health and Well-being StudiesPsychology7.9%
- Healthcare Quality and ManagementHealth Professions7.3%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine5%
- Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealth Professions5%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine4.7%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences4.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 37/55 | — |
| Health (social science) | Q4 | 302/387 | — |
| Health Policy | Q4 | 262/330 | — |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 578/725 | — |
| Health Informatics | Q4 | 138/168 | — |
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
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 679 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 106 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 74 |
| 2021 | 60 | 60 | 43 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- Persian
- ISSN
- 1680-7626
- Electronic ISSN
- 2008-4536
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Payesh
How long does peer review take at Payesh?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Payesh based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Payesh?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Payesh is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Payesh open access, and what is the APC?
Payesh 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; 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: .