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Top 10 Health Care Sciences & Services Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading Health Care Sciences & Services journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights key details authors often need when choosing where to submit, including publisher, impact factor, open access status, identifiers, and available submission profile information.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

#1
ND

NATURE PORTFOLIO

JIF 15.1
Q1
Open

npj Digital Medicine is part of the npj Series, published in partnership with Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, and publishes open access research in digital medicine.

Identifiers

ISSN 2398-6352
eISSN 2398-6352

Publication Cost

Article processing charges apply; current APCs and waiver information are available via the journal's open access section.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 10; Submission to acceptance (median days): 144
#2
IS
JIF 13.4
Q1
Open

Implementation Science is a pioneering, highly-accessed journal dedicated to publishing evidence regarding methods for promoting the uptake of consolidated research findings into routine healthcare practice and health policy. It provides a multidisciplinary pl...

Identifiers

ISSN 1748-5908
eISSN 1748-5908

Publication Cost

£2690.00 GBP / $3490.00 USD / €2990.00 EUR APC

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 18 days
#3
LR
JIF 13
Q1
Open

The Lancet Regional Health – Europe is an open access general medical journal in The Lancet Regional Health suite that publishes high-quality, evidence-based research focused on Europe.

Identifiers

ISSN 2666-7762
eISSN 2666-7762

Publication Cost

Manuscript submission is free. Article processing charges are payable upon acceptance for all full-length peer-reviewed article types.

Publishing Timeline

Aims to publish papers online in 2–3 weeks from acceptance.
#4
JH

American Medical Association

JIF 11.3
Q1
Open

JAMA Health Forum is a JAMA Network journal publishing health policy and health care research and opinion content, including Original Investigations, Research Letters, Viewpoints, Editorials, and JAMA Forum articles. Articles are labeled open access.

Identifiers

ISSN 2689-0186
eISSN 2689-0186

Publication Cost

All research articles that are accepted for publication require payment of an article processing charge (APC); waivers and discounts are available for eligible authors from Hinari Core Offer countries.

Publishing Timeline

Median time to first decision is 4 days and 44 days with review; median time from submission to acceptance is 63 days; 68 days from acceptance to publication.
#5
HA

PROJECT HOPE

JIF 8.1
Q1
Closed

Health Affairs Publishing delivers rigorous, nonpartisan research and analysis to improve health and health care. For over 40 years, it has turned complex health policy research into clear insights that guide decision makers toward effective solutions. Health...

Identifiers

ISSN 0278-2715
eISSN 0278-2715

Publishing Timeline

Monthly publication with several ahead-of-print articles each month.
#6
LR
JIF 8.1
Q1
Open

The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific is an open access general medical journal in The Lancet Regional Health suite, publishing high-quality, evidence-based research focused on the Western Pacific region. ISSN 2666-6065.

Identifiers

eISSN 2666-6065

Publication Cost

Manuscript submission is free. Article processing charges are payable upon acceptance for all full-length peer-reviewed article types.

Publishing Timeline

Aims to publish papers online in 2–3 weeks from acceptance.
#7
PD
Plos Digital Health

Public Library of Science

JIF 7.7
Q1
Open

PLOS Digital Health is an online journal focused on digital health research. The journal homepage highlights recently published research articles, current issues, editorial board recruitment, submission links, and journal resources. ISSN: 2767-3170 (online).

Identifiers

eISSN 2767-3170

Publication Cost

PLOS Digital Health: Research Article $3,165; payable upon article acceptance.

Publishing Timeline

Figure formatting requirements are waived until provisional Editorial Accept.
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#8
LR
JIF 7.6
Q1
Open

The Lancet Regional Health – Americas is a regional title in The Lancet family with manuscript submission handled through Editorial Manager. Navigation links direct authors to the journal overview and instructions for authors hosted on The Lancet platform.

Identifiers

ISSN 2667-193X
eISSN 2667-193X

Publication Cost

Manuscript submission is free. Authors publishing full-length peer-reviewed article types pay an article processing charge upon acceptance; discounts and waivers are available.

Publishing Timeline

Aims to publish papers online in 2–3 weeks from acceptance.
#9
BQ
JIF 6.5
Q1
Hybrid

BMJ Quality & Safety is an international peer-reviewed journal covering the science of improvement across healthcare service and provision. The journal encourages research and debate about improving the quality and safety of healthcare and serves clinicians, r...

Identifiers

ISSN 2044-5415
eISSN 2044-5423

Publication Cost

Open access APC: 4,370 GBP, exclusive of VAT for UK and EU authors; authors may also publish at no cost under the subscription model.

Publishing Timeline

Time to first decision with review: 74 days (median); time to first decision without review: 3 days (median); time from acceptance to publication: 19 days (median)
#10
JM

JMIR Publications

JIF 6.2
Q1
Open

JMIR mHealth and uHealth is a peer-reviewed journal published since 2013 by JMIR Publications. It focuses on health and biomedical applications in mobile and tablet computing, pervasive and ubiquitous computing, wearable computing, and domotics, and emphasizes...

Identifiers

ISSN 2291-5222
eISSN 2291-5222

Publication Cost

Article Processing Fee with a 20% discount for authors who previously published a protocol in JMIR Research Protocols and later publish a results paper in a JMIR journal

Publishing Timeline

rapid and thorough peer-review process
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