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Status
Active
Coverage
1988–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.5
SJR · SCImago
0.930
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
31
Best quartile
Q2 · 71st pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Policy | 93 / 330 | 71st | Q2 |
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Healthcare Management Forum
Healthcare Management Forum is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.5), WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by SAGE Publications Inc..
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ISSN 0840-4704Verify ISSN ↗2352-3883Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.
Scopus · Q2WoS · ESCIONOS
4.5
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,200 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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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 Healthcare Management Forum indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1988–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.5.
What quartile is Healthcare Management Forum in Scopus?
Healthcare Management Forum is Q2 in Health Policy (rank 93 of 330), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Healthcare Management Forum?
Healthcare Management Forum 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 4.5, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 71st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.930, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 31.
How much does it cost to publish in Healthcare Management Forum?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,200 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Healthcare Management Forum and what is its ISSN?
Healthcare Management Forum is published by SAGE Publications Inc. Its print ISSN is 0840-4704 and its online ISSN is 2352-3883.
Is Healthcare Management Forum covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Healthcare Management Forum in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Healthcare Management Forum open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Healthcare Management Forum? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Healthcare Management Forum has an h-index of 41 and a 2-year mean of 1.69 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.5, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #137 of 327 Scopus journals in Health Policy.
41
h-index
1.69
2-yr mean citations
321
i10-index
2,709
works indexed
12,988
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,200
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#137 of 327 Top 42% Health Policy
Healthcare Management Forum published 98 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 105. 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 Healthcare Management Forum? — latest 93 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 93 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from Canada (79.4%), United States (11.2%) and New Zealand (2.2%). 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 Healthcare Management Forum? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 1 retracted paper is 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 1 · 0.4 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration79.4% of recent authorship from Canada
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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