Journal profile · Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)
Value in Health Regional Issues
ISSN 2212-1099 · eISSN 2212-1102 · Elsevier
Value in Health Regional Issues: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,400; median 180 days to acceptance (115 articles, last 24 months); 369 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Value in Health Regional Issues is published by Elsevier and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy and Healthcare Systems and Reforms, together about 42.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Value in Health Regional Issues aims to be the recognized source for regional advancements in heath economics and outcomes research (HEOR).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics-Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Manuel A. EspinozaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 11%); most named United Kingdom 9, Mainland China 5, United States 5, Thailand 3, Taiwan, China 2 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance24.6%
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.6%
- Economic and Financial Impacts of CancerEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.4%
- Medication Adherence and ComplianceMedicine3.9%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPublisher 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
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 386OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 109LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,513 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 126 | 126 | 11 |
| 2025 | 369 | 369 | 148 |
| 2024 | 98 | 94 | 254 |
| 2023 | 117 | 117 | 635 |
| 2022 | 105 | 105 | 673 |
| 2021 | 132 | 132 | 1,458 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
180 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 133 days – 232 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 54 days (115 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 234 days
- Sample
- 115 articles with submission and acceptance dates (287 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 2,400 / EUR 2,250 / GBP 1,920 / JPY 297,670 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,431 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- AMA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- editorialValue in Health Regional Issues publishes original contributions of economic evaluations of healthcare interventions (pharmaceutical, medical devices, or proced…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence
ISPOR encourages responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted technologies. Responsible use includes disclosing whether AI was used to produce submitted work(s), and if so, how it was used. Declaring the use of these technologies supports transparency between authors, readers, reviewers, editors, and contributors and may facilitate compliance with the terms of use of the relevant…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Authorship should be limited to those individuals who have made substantial contributions to the conception, design, execution, and interpretation and are accountable for all parts of the published work. Value in Health Regional Issues strictly limits the number of authors listed in the author byline to a maximum of 10. Value in Health Regional Issues uses the guidance set forth by the Internation…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest V. Publishing Policies and Disclosures
Ethics in PublishingFor information on Ethics in Publishing and Ethical guidelines for journal publication, see Publishing Ethics and Ethical Guidelines.Use of Artificial IntelligenceISPOR encourages responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted technologies. Responsible use includes disclosing whether AI was used to produce submitted work(s), and if so, how it was used. Declaring…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Value in Health Regional Issues is a fully gold open access publication. Open access is an integral part of a commitment to collaborative, inclusive, and transparent research. Crucially, it brings many benefits for you as an author, including its ability to spark new interdisciplinary partnerships and collaborative research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Submission Process and Peer Review
Double-anonymized peer review. Model summary
Value in Health Regional Issues uses an article-based publishing model where accepted articles are published without having to wait until a journal issue is complete. Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts on a rolling basis throughout the year. To submit a manuscript for consideration, authors must create an account in the journal's web-based submission system called ScholarOne Manuscripts …
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 2212-1099
- Electronic ISSN
- 2212-1102
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Value in Health Regional Issues
What CAS zone is Value in Health Regional Issues in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Value in Health Regional Issues is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services / Health Policy & Services. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Value in Health Regional Issues?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Value in Health Regional Issues?
Based on the dates recorded on 115 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 180 days (interquartile range 133–232 days). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Value in Health Regional Issues?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: AMA; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Value in Health Regional Issues based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (9), Mainland China (5) and United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Value in Health Regional Issues?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Value in Health Regional Issues is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Value in Health Regional Issues open access, and what is the APC?
Value in Health Regional Issues is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,400.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .