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Status
Active
Coverage
2003–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
3.9
SJR · SCImago
0.789
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
48
Best quartile
Q2 · 64th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Policy | 119 / 330 | 64th | Q2 |
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Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.9), ABDC C, WoS SSCI, DOAJ. Published by BioMed Central.
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Publisher: BioMed Central
Scopus · Q2ABDC CWoS · SSCIOpen Access
3.9
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
C
ABDC rating
4
Indexed in
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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
3801
Field of research
Applied economics (3801)
Publisher (per ABDC)
BioMed Central
C = a recognised quality journal in its field.
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Quick answers
Is Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2003–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.9.
What quartile is Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation in Scopus?
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation is Q2 in Health Policy (rank 119 of 330), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation?
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 3.9, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 64th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.789, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 48.
How much does it cost to publish in Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,790 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation and what is its ISSN?
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation is published by BioMed Central. Its ISSN is 1478-7547.
Is Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation?
It is rated C in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Applied economics.
Is Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation has an h-index of 62 and a 2-year mean of 2.34 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.9, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #91 of 327 Scopus journals in Health Policy.
62
h-index
2.34
2-yr mean citations
450
i10-index
980
works indexed
19,374
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,790
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#91 of 327 Top 28% Health Policy
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation published 96 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2023 with 97. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation? — latest 98 articles, 2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (15.6%), United Kingdom (13.9%) and Iran (9.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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