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Status
Active
Coverage
1988–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.5
SJR · SCImago
0.445
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
62
Best quartile
Q3 · 30th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Policy | 231 / 330 | 30th | Q3 |
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International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1.5), ABDC C, ABS / AJG 1, WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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ISSN 0952-6862Verify ISSN ↗1758-6542Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Scopus · Q3ABDC CABS / AJG 1WoS · ESCIONOS
1.5
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
C
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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)
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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.
View this source on ABS ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
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.
Learn about ONOS Not listed in: DOAJ, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1988–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.5.
What quartile is International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance in Scopus?
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance is Q3 in Health Policy (rank 231 of 330), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance?
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance 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 1.5, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 30th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.445, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 62.
Who publishes International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance and what is its ISSN?
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance is published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Its print ISSN is 0952-6862 and its online ISSN is 1758-6542.
Is International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance 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 International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance?
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 International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance?
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 International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance? — open metrics via OpenAlex
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance has an h-index of 91 and a 2-year mean of 0.89 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.5, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #219 of 327 Scopus journals in Health Policy.
91
h-index
0.89
2-yr mean citations
956
i10-index
3,043
works indexed
44,459
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#219 of 327 Bottom 34% Health Policy
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance published 44 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 104. 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 International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance? — latest 98 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from India (13.9%), United States (8.8%) and Iran (8.7%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance? — 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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