Journal profile · Medicine-Health Policy
Programme Grants for Applied Research
ISSN 2050-4322 · eISSN 2050-4330 · NIHR Journals Library · United Kingdom
Programme Grants for Applied Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 53 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: The NIHR Journals Library has been hugely influential in championing open access publication. Having published its final paper in August 2026, the Journals Library is now closed to new submissions. It will remain available online as a valuable archive of high-quality health research. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Programme Grants for Applied Research is published by NIHR Journals Library. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychiatric care and mental health services, Health Policy Implementation Science and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, together about 22.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) publishes evidence aimed at improving health outcomes in England with practical application for the benefit of patients and the NHS in the relatively near future.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Health Policy
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology8.8%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions7.8%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth Professions6.3%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine5.9%
- Schizophrenia research and treatmentMedicine5.9%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology4.9%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions4.9%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions4.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q3 | 465/725 | 35th |
| Health Policy | Q3 | 214/330 | 35th |
| Health Informatics | Q3 | 117/168 | 30th |
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
PMCPublisher website
Other: NCBI Bookshelf, Ulrichsweb
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,019Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 161 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 158 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 286 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 311 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 284 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 301 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 287 |
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 53 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 53 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
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, Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication ethics
Member of COPE Model summary
We take an active role in the prevention of plagiarism, falsification of data, fabrication of results and other areas of ethical misconduct. The PGfAR journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). This is a UK-based charity, with over 7000 members worldwide from all academic fields. COPE advises editors and publishers on how to handle cases of research and publication miscondu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
All reports published in PGfAR are open access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single blind review Model summary
PGfAR has a system of single blind review, where authors do not know who has reviewed or edited their final reports.
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
- NIHR Journals Library
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2050-4322
- Electronic ISSN
- 2050-4330
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Programme Grants for Applied Research
How long does peer review take at Programme Grants for Applied Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 53 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 Programme Grants for Applied Research 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 United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Programme Grants for Applied Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Programme Grants for Applied Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Programme Grants for Applied Research open access, and what is the APC?
Programme Grants for Applied Research 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, 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: .