Journal profile
The Journal of Health Design
ISSN 2206-785X · Archetype Health Pty Ltd · Australia
The Journal of Health Design: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Health Design is published by Archetype Health Pty Ltd. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare, Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare and Mental Health and Patient Involvement, together about 29.9% 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
- Patient Satisfaction in HealthcareHealth Professions12.4%
- Patient-Provider Communication in HealthcareHealth Professions9%
- Mental Health and Patient InvolvementHealth Professions8.5%
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering6.8%
- Healthcare Facilities Design and SustainabilitySocial Sciences6.8%
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine4%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 126 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 37 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 32 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | AUD 500 | — | — | |
| 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
- Archetype Health Pty Ltd
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2206-785X
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Journal of Health Design
How long does peer review take at The Journal of Health Design?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 The Journal of Health Design?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Journal of Health Design is indexed in DOAJ.
Is The Journal of Health Design open access, and what is the APC?
The Journal of Health Design 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .