Journal profile
Primary and Hospital Care
ISSN 2297-7155 · eISSN 2297-7163 · EMH Swiss Medical Publishers Ltd. · Switzerland
Primary and Hospital Care: fully open access; no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Primary and Hospital Care is published by EMH Swiss Medical Publishers Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Innovations in Medical Education and Medical research and treatments, together about 39.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions22.3%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine11.2%
- Medical research and treatmentsMedicine6.2%
- Health Services Management and PolicyHealth Professions6%
- Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealth Professions5.6%
- Patient-Provider Communication in HealthcareHealth Professions3.7%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions3.5%
- Healthcare Systems and TechnologyBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
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.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,487 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 99 | 99 | 22 |
| 2023 | 171 | 171 | 31 |
| 2022 | 124 | 124 | 20 |
| 2021 | 140 | 140 | 19 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- EMH Swiss Medical Publishers Ltd.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- German
- ISSN
- 2297-7155
- Electronic ISSN
- 2297-7163
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Primary and Hospital Care
How long does peer review take at Primary and Hospital Care?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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.
Is Primary and Hospital Care open access, and what is the APC?
Primary and Hospital Care is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .