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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #8,607Hybrid

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy

Abbreviation (ISO):RISK MANAG HEALTHC P
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Identifier (ISSN):1179-1594(Print)
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Publisher:Dove Medical Press
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.6↑ +0.6
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 (2020–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Risk Management and Healthcare Policy

WoS Q2
12452.4320203.220212.8520223.520232.72024220252.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.675
#8,607

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
58

58 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate3.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
449articles/year
99.5% Gold OA•88.08% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal focusing on all aspects of public health, policy and preventative measures to promote good health and improve morbidity and mortality in the population. Specific topics covered in the journal include: Public and community health Policy and law Preventative and predictive healthcare Risk and hazard management Epidemiology, detection and screening Lifestyle and diet modification Vaccination and disease transmission/modification programs Health and safety and occupational health Healthcare services provision Health literacy and education Advertising and promotion of health issues Health economic evaluations and resource management Risk Management and Healthcare Policy focuses on human interventional and observational research. The journal welcomes submitted papers covering original research, clinical and epidemiological studies, reviews and evaluations, guidelines, expert opinion and commentary, and extended reports. Case reports will only be considered if they make a valuable and original contribution to the literature. The journal does not accept study protocols, animal-based or cell line-based studies.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicinePathologyInternal MedicineBiologyPolitical ScienceMathematicsLawEconomicsStatisticsPsychologySociologyEnvironmental HealthComputer ScienceNursingEconomic GrowthDemographyPsychiatryPathology & DiseasesFamily MedicineGeographyPopulation StudiesMachine LearningBusinessSurgeryPhysicsPhilosophy

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Q2
Rank89/194
IndexSCIE
JCRSSCI2026

HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Q2
Rank49/125
IndexSSCI
JCISCIE2026

HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Q2
Rank78/194
IndexSCIE
JCISSCI2026

HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Q2
Rank53/125
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.6
Articles / Year134
Total Citations21
2025
IF2
Articles / Year310
Total Citations732
2024
IF2.7
Articles / Year285
Total Citations1,587
2023
IF3.5
Articles / Year240
Total Citations1,963
2022
IF2.853
Articles / Year203
Total Citations2,299

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,607Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2009-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.675

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.65

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,110 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,916
3-Year Documents719
Citable Documents687

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 Rate49.5%

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
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2
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: 3.7%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy (abbr: RISK MANAG HEALTHC P, ISSN: 1179-1594) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Dove Medical Press in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.675 (Q2), an H-index of 58.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 449 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,110 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
Dove Medical Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
PO BOX 300-008, ALBANY, NEW ZEALAND, AUCKLAND, 0752

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28