ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1988–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.1
SJR · SCImago
0.553
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
43
Best quartile
Q2 · 66th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Policy | 111 / 330 | 66th | Q2 |
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Health Services Management Research
Health Services Management Research is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.1), ABDC C, ABS / AJG 1, WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Sage Publications.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0951-4848Verify ISSN ↗1758-1044Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Sage Publications
Scopus · Q2ABDC CABS / AJG 1WoS · ESCIONOS
4.1
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
C
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$4,150 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1988
Field of research
Other commerce, management, tourism and services (3599)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Sage Publications
C = a recognised quality journal in its field.
View this source on ABDC ABS / AJGChartered Association of Business Schools 2024
Grade
Unchanged since 2021 vs ABS / AJG 2021
Field
Public Sector and Health Care
1 = journals publishing recognised research of a more modest standard.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
Access depends on your institution’s ONOS participation; the subscribed title list is subject to revision.
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Quick answers
Is Health Services Management Research indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1988–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.1.
What quartile is Health Services Management Research in Scopus?
Health Services Management Research is Q2 in Health Policy (rank 111 of 330), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Health Services Management Research?
Health Services Management Research is indexed in the Emerging Sources 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 4.1, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 66th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.553, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 43.
How much does it cost to publish in Health Services Management Research?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,150 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Health Services Management Research and what is its ISSN?
Health Services Management Research is published by Sage Publications. Its print ISSN is 0951-4848 and its online ISSN is 1758-1044.
Is Health Services Management Research covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Health Services Management Research in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Health Services Management Research?
It is rated C in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Other commerce, management, tourism and services.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Health Services Management Research?
It is graded 1 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Public Sector and Health Care field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Health Services Management Research open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Health Services Management Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Health Services Management Research has an h-index of 53 and a 2-year mean of 1.1 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.1, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #200 of 327 Scopus journals in Health Policy.
53
h-index
1.1
2-yr mean citations
385
i10-index
1,128
works indexed
14,141
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$4,150
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#200 of 327 Bottom 39% Health Policy
Health Services Management Research published 33 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 38. 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 Health Services Management Research? — latest 97 articles, 2022–2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from Italy (34.9%), United States (14.3%) and United Kingdom (6.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Health Services Management Research? — 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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