ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1966–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5.9
SJR · SCImago
1.757
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
154
Best quartile
Q1 · 84th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Policy | 53 / 330 | 84th | Q1 |
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Health Services Research
Health Services Research is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.9), ABDC A, ABS / AJG 3, WoS SCIE/SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
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ISSN 0017-9124Verify ISSN ↗1475-6773Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
Scopus · Q1ABDC AABS / AJG 3WoS · SCIE, SSCIONOS
5.9
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
A
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,750 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
1966
Field of research
Other commerce, management, tourism and services (3599)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
A = next 15–25% — among the highest citation metrics 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
3 = highly regarded journals.
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.
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Quick answers
Is Health Services Research indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1966–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.9.
What quartile is Health Services Research in Scopus?
Health Services Research is Q1 in Health Policy (rank 53 of 330), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Health Services Research?
Health Services Research is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and 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 5.9, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 84th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.757, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 154.
How much does it cost to publish in Health Services Research?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,750 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Health Services Research and what is its ISSN?
Health Services Research is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. Its print ISSN is 0017-9124 and its online ISSN is 1475-6773.
Is Health Services Research covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Health Services Research in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Health Services Research?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Other commerce, management, tourism and services.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Health Services Research?
It is graded 3 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Public Sector and Health Care field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Health Services Research open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Health Services Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Health Services Research has an h-index of 167 and a 2-year mean of 1.93 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #116 of 327 Scopus journals in Health Policy.
167
h-index
1.93
2-yr mean citations
2,397
i10-index
4,467
works indexed
164,651
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,750
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#116 of 327 Top 36% Health Policy
Health Services Research published 328 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 367. 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 Research? — latest 100 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (95.5%), Taiwan (1%) and Greece (0.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Health Services Research? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 0.4 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration95.5% of recent authorship from United States
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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