Journal profile · HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth
ISSN 2253-1564 · Dove Medical Press · United Kingdom
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Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth: fully open access; APC about USD 1,806; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth is published by Dove Medical Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation, Mobile Health and mHealth Applications and Technology Use by Older Adults, together about 63.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-Chief: Professor Yelena Yesha Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth is an international, peer-reviewed, open access online journal publishing original research, reviews, editorials and commentaries on the application of technology to support people and patients at home and in assisted living centers to optimize healthcare and management resources. Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication. Specific topics in the journal include: Development and application of devices within the home and embedded in appliances Functional status and needs assessment Remote diagnosis and health monitoring systems Healthcare provider communication and education tools Collaboration with physicians and other health care providers regarding treatment and care Impact of technology on end-users Drug ordering and adherence Data storage and sharing Management and organizational issues Health outcomes, economics and resource management
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Editor-in-chief Yelena YeshaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine33.9%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions16.5%
- Technology Use by Older AdultsSocial Sciences12.8%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology3.7%
- Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine2.8%
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedicine1.8%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.8%
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science1.8%
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.
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 21 February 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIPublisher 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
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
- Articles per year
- 2LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 48 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 141 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 133 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Blind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,806 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,780 | Yes | — |
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 accepted2
- case reportAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
- reviewAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation, Mobile Health and mHealth Applications.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesUSD 1,806 (OpenAlex)Fee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 16 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Dove Medical Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2253-1564
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth
How long does peer review take at Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth?
The journal's website lists ESCI; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth open access, and what is the APC?
Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,806.
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: .