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WoS ESCI Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #15,858Hybrid

IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering

Identifier (ISSN):2472-5579(Print)/2472-5587(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.5↑ +0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering

WoS Q4
0112020231.520241.320251.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.341
#15,858

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
28

28 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ4
Self-Citation Rate6.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
33articles/year
2.6% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering aims to foster the healthcare systems community by publishing high quality papers that have a strong methodological focus and direct applicability to healthcare systems. Published quarterly, the journal supports research that explores: · Healthcare Operations Management · Medical Decision Making · Socio-Technical Systems Analysis related to healthcare · Quality Engineering · Healthcare Informatics · Healthcare Policy We are looking forward to accepting submissions that document the development and use of industrial and systems engineering tools and techniques including: · Healthcare operations research · Healthcare statistics · Healthcare information systems · Healthcare work measurement · Human factors/ergonomics applied to healthcare systems Research that explores the integration of these tools and techniques with those from other engineering and medical disciplines are also featured. We encourage the submission of clinical notes, or practice notes, to show the impact of contributions that will be published. We also encourage authors to collect an impact statement from their clinical partners to show the impact of research in the clinical practices.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science79.5%Medicine75.9%Economics48.8%Psychology38%Mathematics36.1%Engineering34.3%Biology32.5%Political science31.3%Law30.7%Internal medicine27.7%Artificial intelligence27.1%Business26.5%Statistics24.7%Physics23.5%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Q4
Rank148/194
IndexESCI
JCRESCI2026

HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Q4
Rank101/125
IndexESCI
JCRESCI2026

OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Q4
Rank82/109
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Q4
Rank166/194
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Q4
Rank115/125
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Q3
Rank78/109
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

11 year
2026Latest
IF1.5
Articles / Year33
Total Citations0
2025
IF1.3
Articles / Year20
Total Citations13
2024
IF1.5
Articles / Year16
Total Citations25
2023
IF0
Articles / Year25
Total Citations118
2022
IF—
Articles / Year27
Total Citations157

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #15,858Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2017-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:EngineeringMedicineSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.341

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.75

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,791 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations123
3-Year Documents74
Citable Documents74

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 Rate31.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3
Safety ResearchQ3
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ3
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: 6.7%

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 CARE SCIENCES & 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

IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering (ISSN: 2472-5579) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Social Sciences, published by Taylor & Francis in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.50, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.341 (Q3), an H-index of 28.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 33 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,791 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
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01