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Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Journal of Healthcare Engineering is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
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ISSN 2040-2295Verify ISSN ↗2040-2309Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Cost to publish: About US$2,375 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Healthcare Engineering indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2010–2024).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Healthcare Engineering?
Journal of Healthcare Engineering has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.594, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 77.
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Healthcare Engineering?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,375 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 Journal of Healthcare Engineering and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Healthcare Engineering is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Its print ISSN is 2040-2295 and its online ISSN is 2040-2309.
Is Journal of Healthcare Engineering in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Healthcare Engineering open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Healthcare Engineering for 15 years, between 2010 and 2024. Coverage ended in 2024, 2 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 4,094 works and 55,858 citations for the title. OpenAlex records recent papers, the latest in 2025, although Scopus lists the title as inactive. Check the journal's website and Scopus before submitting.
How well cited is Journal of Healthcare Engineering? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Healthcare Engineering has an h-index of 91 and a 2-year mean of 0.71 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Journal of Healthcare Engineering published 10 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 1,136. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of Healthcare Engineering? — latest 29 articles, 2023–2024
In its latest 29 research articles (2023–2024), authors are most often from China (52.6%), India (7.5%) and Saudi Arabia (6.3%). 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 Journal of Healthcare Engineering? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2024. 2,183 retracted papers are recorded (533.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 103 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2024
- Retracted papers 2,183 · 533.2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 103 · 25.2 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases and suspect text
- Author concentration52.6% of recent authorship from China
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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