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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #5,770Hybrid

Health Economics Policy and Law

Identifier (ISSN):1744-1331(Print)/1744-134X(Online)
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Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.2↓ -1.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Health Economics Policy and Law

WoS Q3
12452.5220221.72023320243.320252.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.902
#5,770

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
50

50 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate3.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
43articles/year
87.91% Gold OA•93.94% Original Research

Aims & Scope

International trends highlight the confluence of economics, politics and legal considerations in the health policy process. Health Economics, Policy and Law serves as a forum for scholarship on health policy issues from these perspectives, and is of use to academics, policy makers and health care managers and professionals. HEPL is international in scope, publishes both theoretical and applied work, and contains articles on all aspects of health policy. Considerable emphasis is placed on rigorous conceptual development and analysis, and on the presentation of empirical evidence that is relevant to the policy process.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political ScienceEconomicsLawBusinessEconomic GrowthMedicineComputer ScienceSociologyPhilosophyNursingGeographyPhysicsEngineeringBiologyPathologyPsychologyQuantum MechanicsMathematicsFinance
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Q3
Rank67/125
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Q1
Rank12/125
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.2
Articles / Year37
Total Citations28
2025
IF3.3
Articles / Year40
Total Citations55
2024
IF3
Articles / Year30
Total Citations105
2023
IF1.7
Articles / Year33
Total Citations213
2022
IF2.516
Articles / Year27
Total Citations213

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,770Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2006-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.902

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.46

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,210 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations312
3-Year Documents101
Citable Documents95

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate42.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Health PolicyQ2
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: 3.3%

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):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
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

Health Economics Policy and Law (ISSN: 1744-1331) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES, published by Cambridge University Press in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.20, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.902 (Q2), an H-index of 50.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 43 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,210 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
Cambridge University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28