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Health Technology Assessment

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) publishes research information on the effectiveness, costs and broader impact of health technologies for those who use, manage and provide care in the NHS.

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Subject Health Care Sciences & Services
Impact Factor 4
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 1366-5278
eISSN 2046-4924
Invitation Only Yes
Cost Range No article processing charges (APCs) or article submission charges for authors.

Submission Instructions

Health Technology Assessment is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:

Research Article

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Research Articles must include an abstract as part of the manuscript submission. Abstract must not exceed 500 words. Abstract should be structured with headings. Abstract should include Background, Objective(s), Design and methods, Setting and participants, Interventions, Main outcome measures, Data sources if applicable, Review methods if applicable, Results, Limitations, Conclusions, Future work, Study registration, and Funding details.
Manuscript Main body must not exceed 8,000 words, excluding the abstract, plain language summary, table of contents, references, appendices, supplementary material, and additional information, and submissions more than 10% over the limit will be returned for reduction. Research Articles must include the main body headings Background, Aim and objectives, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusions. Manuscript must include a plain language summary of no more than 300 words, keywords, appendices, references, and additional information containing a disclosure of interest statement, CRediT or author contributions and acknowledgements, a patient data statement if required, a data-sharing statement, an ethics statement, and a separate Information Governance statement heading.
References References must use Vancouver style. References must be numbered consecutively in order of first mention using superscript numbers, list up to six authors before et al., start numbering in the main text rather than the abstract, and appear in a single reference list at the end of the paper.
Figures & Tables The main body must contain no more than a combined total of 50 tables and figures, with additional relevant items placed in appendices. Figures must be included in the main body of the paper, while tables must be supplied in editable format with the manuscript rather than as embedded figures. Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively with whole numbers, cited in the text, and accompanied by brief captions.
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Extended Research Article

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract must be submitted as part of the manuscript submission. Abstract must not exceed 500 words, excluding study registration details and funding details. Abstract must be an unnumbered structured section. Abstract should include the headings Background, Objective(s), Design and methods, Setting and participants, Interventions, Main outcome measures, Data sources if applicable, Review methods if applicable, Results, Limitations, Conclusions, Future work, Study registration, and Funding details.
Manuscript The main body of an Extended Research Article must not exceed 50,000 words, including text in tables, figures, and boxes in the main body but excluding the abstract, scientific summary, plain language summary, table of contents, references, appendices, supplementary material, and additional information. Extended Research Articles must include Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion / Interpretation, Patient and Public Involvement, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Impact and Learning, Implications for decision makers, Research recommendations, and Conclusions sections. The manuscript must include a list of keywords, a CRediT contribution statement in the Additional Information section, a separate Information Governance Statement heading in Additional Information, the mandatory heading Research Inclusion, and a Research recommendations section containing three to five priority recommendations for future research.
References References must be in Vancouver style. References must be numbered consecutively with superscript numbers in order of first mention in the text, list up to six authors before et al, start numbering in the main text rather than the abstract or scientific summary, and be presented in a single reference list at the end of the paper.
Figures & Tables The main body of the report must contain no more than a combined total of 50 tables or figures. Figures must be included in the main body of the paper, while tables must be supplied in an editable format with the manuscript and not as embedded figures. Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively from the main text through the appendices, each must have an in-text citation and caption, and data must not be duplicated across tables and figures.
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Technology Assessment Reports

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An abstract must be submitted as part of the manuscript submission. Abstract must not exceed 500 words, excluding study registration and funding details. Abstract should be structured with journal-specified headings. Abstract should include Background, Objective(s), Design and methods, Setting and participants, Interventions, Main outcome measures, Data sources or Review methods if applicable, Results, Limitations, Conclusions, Future work, Study registration, and Funding details.
Manuscript Scientific summary must not exceed 2400 words including headings, and a separate word count for the scientific summary must be provided at the bottom. Technology Assessment Reports should follow the TAR template and include a discussion chapter with sections on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Patient and Public Involvement. The manuscript must include a list of keywords, a front-of-report alphabetical list of abbreviations, a CRediT contribution statement in the additional information section, and a scientific summary at the front as an unnumbered section with appropriate headings covering key points from the main text and including study registration and main-award funding details.
References References must be in Vancouver style. References must be numbered consecutively with superscript numbers in order of first mention in the text, with up to six authors listed in full before et al.
Figures & Tables The main body of the report must contain no more than a combined total of 50 tables or figures. Figures must be included in the main body of the paper, while tables must be supplied in an editable format with the manuscript and not as embedded figures. Tables must be numbered consecutively starting from Chapter 1 and all tables and figures must have captions and in-text citations.
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Synopsis

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Synopsis reports must include an abstract. Abstract must not exceed 500 words. Abstract structure type is not explicitly stated beyond being included as a mandatory section. Abstract should include the headings Background, Objective(s), Design and methods, Setting and participants, Interventions, Main outcome measures, Data sources if applicable, Review methods if applicable, Results, Limitations, Conclusions, Future work, Study registration, and Funding details.
Manuscript Main body must not exceed 15,000 words, including all text in tables, figures, and boxes in the main body but excluding the abstract, plain language summary, table of contents, references, appendices, supplementary material, and additional information. Manuscript must use mandatory headings including Title, Abstract, Contents, Plain Language Summary, Glossary if required, Introduction, Discussion/Interpretation, Patient and Public Involvement, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Impact and Learning, Implications for decision makers, Research recommendations, Conclusions, Additional Information, References, Appendices, Supplementary material if applicable, and Research Inclusion. Manuscript must include keywords, a 300-word Plain Language Summary, three to five research recommendations, DOI or URL links in each subsection to relevant published papers, appendix summaries of each study element or work package, a separate Information Governance heading within Additional Information, and Additional Information content including disclosure of interest, CRediT contributions and acknowledgements, patient data statement if required, data-sharing statement, ethics statement, and a full list of outputs from the study.
References References must use Vancouver style. References must be numbered consecutively in order of first mention using superscript numbers, list up to six authors before et al, start numbering in the main text rather than the abstract, and appear as one complete list at the end of the paper.
Figures & Tables The main body must contain no more than a combined total of 50 tables or figures. Figures must be included in the main body of the paper, while more detailed figures, boxes, and tables should be placed in appendices rather than the main text of the synopsis. Tables and figures must be numbered consecutively with whole numbers, cited in the text, accompanied by brief captions, and not duplicate the same data.
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Continuous publication; reports publish as and when they are ready for publication.

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What are the publication costs?

No article processing charges (APCs) or article submission charges for authors.

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Research Topics

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