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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,443Hybrid

European Journal of Health Economics

Acronym:ejhe
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Identifier (ISSN):1618-7598(Print)/1618-7601(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Nature
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.1↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for European Journal of Health Economics

WoS Q1
24575.2720224.420233.12024320253.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.062
#4,443

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
75

75 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate3.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
155articles/year
71.24% Gold OA•92.19% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Health Economics is a journal of Health Economics and associated disciplines. The growing demand for health economics and the introduction of new guidelines in various European countries were the motivation to generate a highly scientific and at the same time practice oriented journal considering the requirements of various health care systems in Europe. The international scientific board of opinion leaders guarantees high-quality, peer-reviewed publications as well as articles for pragmatic approaches in the field of health economics. We intend to cover all aspects of health economics: • Basics of health economic approaches and methods • Pharmacoeconomics • Health Care Systems • Pricing and Reimbursement Systems • Quality-of-Life-Studies The editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements. The author will be held responsible for false statements or for failure to fulfill the above-mentioned requirements. Officially cited as: Eur J Health Econ

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine96.1%Economics92.5%Political science87.1%Law86.9%Pathology85.7%Nursing81.3%Economic growth78.9%Public health76.9%Health care75.7%Health economics69.1%Business61.4%Biology53.7%Mathematics49.2%Internal medicine41.6%Statistics41.5%Macroeconomics41.2%Sociology39.8%Environmental health36%Psychology35.9%Computer science32.9%Demography32.7%Public finance31.2%Engineering27.1%Microeconomics25.9%Population25.4%Management25.2%Philosophy24%Actuarial science23.4%Psychiatry20.7%Public economics20.5%Ecology20.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q1
Rank135/626
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Q1
Rank31/125
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q1
Rank130/627
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Q1
Rank31/125
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.1
Articles / Year99
Total Citations16
2025
IF3
Articles / Year130
Total Citations243
2024
IF3.1
Articles / Year98
Total Citations568
2023
IF4.4
Articles / Year96
Total Citations947
2022
IF5.271
Articles / Year139
Total Citations1,834

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #4,443Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2002-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Economics, Econometrics and FinanceMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.062

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.31

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,344 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,249
3-Year Documents334
Citable Documents308

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)6

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate44.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1
Health PolicyQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ECONOMICS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

European Journal of Health Economics (acronym: ejhe, ISSN: 1618-7598) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Springer Nature in Germany. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.10, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.062 (Q1), an H-index of 75.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 9 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 155 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,344 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
9 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28