Health Expectations
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Aims & Scope
Health Expectations promotes critical thinking and informed debate about all aspects of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in health and social care, health policy and health services research including: • Person-centred care and quality improvement • Patients' participation in decisions about disease prevention and management • Public perceptions of health services • Citizen involvement in health care policy making and priority-setting • Methods for monitoring and evaluating participation • Empowerment and consumerism • Patients' role in safety and quality • Patient and public role in health services research • Co-production (researchers working with patients and the public) of research, health care and policy Health Expectations is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, review articles and critical commentaries. It includes papers which clarify concepts, develop theories, and critically analyse and evaluate specific policies and practices. The Journal provides an inter-disciplinary and international forum in which researchers (including PPIE researchers) from a range of backgrounds and expertise can present their work to other researchers, policy-makers, health care professionals, managers, patients and consumer advocates.
Special Issues
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HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
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Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
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Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisHealth Expectations (acronym: hex, abbr: HEALTH EXPECTATIONS, ISSN: 1369-6513) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd in England since 1998. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.40, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.215 (Q1), an H-index of 106.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 227 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,402 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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