ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,381Hybrid

Health Information Management Journal

Abbreviation (ISO):Health Inf. Manage. J
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Identifier (ISSN):1833-3583(Print)/1833-3575(Online)
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Publisher:SAGE Publications Inc.
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.3↑ +0.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Health Information Management Journal

WoS Q2
02351.3920181.7420193.1920213.7820223.220232.720241.820252.32026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.3
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.07
#4,381

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
37

37 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate29.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
22articles/year
49.49% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Health Information Management Journal (HIMJ) is the official peer-reviewed research journal of the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA). HIMJ provides a forum for dissemination of original investigations and reviews covering a broad range of topics related to the management and communication of health information including: clinical and administrative health information systems at international, national, hospital and health practice levels; electronic health records; privacy and confidentiality; health classifications and terminologies; health systems, funding and resources management; consumer health informatics; public and population health information management; information technology implementation and evaluation and health information management education.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science64.6%Political science54.3%Medicine49.1%Economics48.4%Law45%Business39%Economic growth34%Health care30.3%Sociology26.8%Mathematics26.6%Engineering25.2%Psychology24.3%Philosophy20.8%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Q2
Rank61/125
IndexSSCI
JCRSCIE2026

MEDICAL INFORMATICS

Q4
Rank42/54
IndexSCIE
JCISSCI2026

HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Q3
Rank82/125
IndexSSCI
JCISCIE2026

MEDICAL INFORMATICS

Q3
Rank33/55
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.3
Articles / Year6
Total Citations0
2025
IF1.8
Articles / Year51
Total Citations48
2024
IF2.7
Articles / Year22
Total Citations55
2023
IF3.2
Articles / Year31
Total Citations168
2022
IF3.778
Articles / Year20
Total Citations193

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,381Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2002-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Health ProfessionsMedicineNursing
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.07

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.90

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,228 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations312
3-Year Documents75
Citable Documents67

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate57.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Health Information ManagementQ1
Health PolicyQ1
Leadership and ManagementQ1
Health InformaticsQ2
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: 29.6%

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):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4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 Information Management Journal (abbr: Health Inf. Manage. J, ISSN: 1833-3583) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by SAGE Publications Inc. in Australia. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.30, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.070 (Q1), an H-index of 37.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Tri-annual, an annual output of approximately 22 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,228 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
SAGE Publications Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Tri-annual
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOC AUSTRALIA LIMITED, LOCKED BAG 2045, NORTH RYDE, AUSTRALIA, NSW, 1670

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