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Best Health Policy journals

329 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Health Policy. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 83 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 The Lancet Planetary Health 31.4 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
2 Implementation Science 23.1 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
3 The Lancet Regional Health - Europe 19.9 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
4 American Journal of Bioethics 18.5 98th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
5 International Journal of Transgender Health 15.1 98th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
6 Alzheimer's and Dementia 13.9 98th Q1 SCIE – No
7 The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific 13.8 98th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
8 The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 12.9 97th Q1 ESCI – Yes
9 Health Affairs 12.1 97th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
10 EPMA Journal 11.4 97th Q1 SCIE – No
11 BMJ Quality and Safety 10.8 96th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
12 European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes 10 96th Q1 SCIE – No
13 Globalization and Health 9.8 96th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
14 Science in One Health 9.4 95th Q1 ESCI – Yes
15 BMJ Global Health 9.3 95th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
16 PharmacoEconomics 8.5 95th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
17 BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 8.5 95th Q1 SCIE – Yes
18 Value in Health 8.4 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
19 Global Health Research and Policy 8.4 94th Q1 ESCI – Yes
20 Policy and Internet 8.3 94th Q1 SSCI – No
21 Health Economics, Policy and Law 8.1 93rd Q1 SSCI B Yes
22 International Journal of Health Policy and Management 8 93rd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
23 JAMA Health Forum 7.9 93rd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
24 Milbank Quarterly 7.8 92nd Q1 SCIE, SSCI B No
25 World Journal of Men's Health 7.8 92nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
26 International Journal of Mental Health Systems 7.5 92nd Q1 SSCI – Yes
27 Informatics and Health 7.4 91st Q1 – – Yes
28 International Journal of Drug Policy 7.1 91st Q1 SSCI – No
29 Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 7.1 91st Q1 SSCI – No
30 Health Policy 7 90th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
31 Health Information Management Journal 7 90th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
32 Science and Engineering Ethics 7 90th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
33 SSM - Population Health 7 90th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
34 European Journal of Health Economics 6.9 89th Q1 SSCI A No
35 Journal of Medical Ethics 6.9 89th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
36 Preventing Chronic Disease 6.8 89th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
37 Health and Social Care in the Community 6.7 88th Q1 SSCI – No
38 Public Health Research and Practice 6.7 88th Q1 ESCI – Yes
39 Health Care Science 6.6 88th Q1 ESCI – Yes
40 International Journal for Equity in Health 6.6 88th Q1 SSCI – Yes
41 Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 6.4 87th Q1 SCIE, SSCI C No
42 Journal of Health Economics 6.4 87th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A* No
43 JCO Oncology Practice 6.4 87th Q1 SCIE – No
44 Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 6.3 86th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
45 Stigma and Health 6.3 86th Q1 ESCI – No
46 Journal of Global Health 6.2 86th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
47 Medical Care Research and Review 6.2 85th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
48 Neuroethics 6.2 85th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
49 Pediatric Obesity 6.2 85th Q1 SCIE – No
50 Health Policy and Planning 6.1 85th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
51 Health Policy and Technology 6.1 84th Q1 SSCI – No
52 Health Research Policy and Systems 6.1 84th Q1 SSCI – Yes
53 Health Services Research 5.9 84th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
54 Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 5.8 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
55 BMC Medical Ethics 5.7 83rd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
56 Digital Health 5.7 83rd Q1 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
57 Journal of Transport and Health 5.7 82nd Q1 SSCI B No
58 HIV Medicine 5.6 82nd Q1 SCIE – No
59 International Journal of COPD 5.6 82nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
60 Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 5.6 81st Q1 SSCI B No
61 Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada : Research, Policy and Practice 5.6 81st Q1 SCIE – Yes
62 Implementation Science Communications 5.6 81st Q1 ESCI – Yes
63 Infectious Disease Modelling 5.6 81st Q1 ESCI – Yes
64 BMC Health Services Research 5.5 80th Q1 SCIE – Yes
65 Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology 5.5 80th Q1 ESCI – Yes
66 Healthcare (Switzerland) 5.5 80th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
67 Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 5.4 79th Q1 SSCI – No
68 Sociology of Health and Illness 5.4 79th Q1 SSCI – No
69 Substance Abuse: Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 5.4 79th Q1 SSCI – Yes
70 International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services 5.4 78th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
71 Chronic Illness 5.3 78th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
72 Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety 5.3 78th Q1 ESCI – Yes
73 American Journal of Infection Control 5.2 78th Q1 SCIE – No
74 Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 5.1 77th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
75 Bioethics 5.1 77th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
76 Health Policy OPEN 5.1 77th Q1 ESCI – Yes
77 International Journal of Health Planning and Management 5 76th Q1 SSCI – No
78 JMIR AI 5 76th Q1 ESCI – Yes
79 JMIR Infodemiology 5 76th Q1 ESCI – Yes
80 Health Economics (United Kingdom) 4.9 75th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A* No
81 American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine 4.9 75th Q1 ESCI – No
82 International Journal of Mental Health 4.9 75th Q1 ESCI – No
83 Health Care Management Review 4.8 75th Q1 SSCI A No
84 Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology 4.8 74th Q2 ESCI – No
85 Journal of Medical Screening 4.8 74th Q2 SCIE – No
86 Permanente Journal 4.7 74th Q2 – – No
87 Medical Decision Making 4.7 73rd Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
88 International Journal of Healthcare Management 4.6 73rd Q2 ESCI C No
89 Contemporary Drug Problems 4.6 73rd Q2 ESCI – No
90 Health Technology Assessment 4.6 72nd Q2 SCIE – Yes
91 Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine 4.6 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
92 Journal of Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy 4.6 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
93 Healthcare Management Forum 4.5 71st Q2 ESCI – No
94 Journal of Medical Economics 4.4 71st Q2 SCIE C No
95 Community Health Equity Research and Policy 4.4 71st Q2 ESCI – No
96 Global Health Action 4.4 71st Q2 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
97 Health Economics Review 4.4 70th Q2 SSCI C Yes
98 Global Health Science and Practice 4.4 70th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
99 Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice 4.4 70th Q2 ESCI – Yes
100 Leadership in Health Services 4.3 69th Q2 ESCI C No
101 NAD Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 4.3 69th Q2 SSCI – Yes
102 Personality and Mental Health 4.3 69th Q2 SSCI – No
103 BioSocieties 4.3 68th Q2 SSCI – No
104 International Journal of Health Governance 4.3 68th Q2 ESCI – No
105 PharmacoEconomics - Open 4.3 68th Q2 ESCI – Yes
106 Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health 4.2 68th Q2 SCIE – Yes
107 ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research 4.2 67th Q2 ESCI – Yes
108 Evaluation and the Health Professions 4.2 67th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
109 Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research 4.2 67th Q2 SCIE – Yes
110 Health Services Management Research 4.1 66th Q2 ESCI C No
111 Health Equity 4.1 66th Q2 ESCI – Yes
112 Public Health Ethics 4.1 66th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
113 International Journal of Integrated Care 4.1 65th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
114 International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 4.1 65th Q2 SCIE – Yes
115 HEC Forum 4 65th Q2 SSCI – No
116 Sleep Epidemiology 4 65th Q2 – – Yes
117 Patient Preference and Adherence 4 64th Q2 SCIE – Yes
118 Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 3.9 64th Q2 SSCI C Yes
119 Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 3.9 64th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
120 Health Systems 3.9 63rd Q2 ESCI C No
121 Inquiry (United States) 3.9 63rd Q2 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
122 Population Health Management 3.8 63rd Q2 SCIE – No
123 HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice 3.8 62nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
124 MDM Policy and Practice 3.8 62nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
125 AJOB Empirical Bioethics 3.7 62nd Q2 – – No
126 Journal of Market Access and Health Policy 3.7 61st Q2 – – Yes
127 Risk Management and Healthcare Policy 3.7 61st Q2 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
128 Diagnosis 3.6 61st Q2 ESCI – No
129 Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 3.6 61st Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
130 Breastfeeding Medicine 3.6 60th Q2 SCIE – No
131 International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being 3.6 60th Q2 SSCI – Yes
132 Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology 3.6 60th Q2 ESCI – Yes
133 Health Services Insights 3.6 59th Q2 ESCI – Yes
134 HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care 3.6 59th Q2 ESCI – Yes
135 NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery 3.6 59th Q2 ESCI – No
136 International Journal of Health Economics and Management 3.6 58th Q2 SSCI – No
137 New Genetics and Society 3.6 58th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
138 Aging and Health Research 3.5 58th Q2 ESCI – Yes
139 Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen 3.5 58th Q2 ESCI – No
140 Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research 3.5 57th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
141 Public Health in Practice 3.5 57th Q2 ESCI – Yes
142 Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 3.4 57th Q2 SCIE, SSCI C No
143 American Journal of Health Economics 3.4 56th Q2 SSCI A* No
144 Gates Open Research 3.4 56th Q2 – – Yes
145 Health Care Analysis 3.4 56th Q2 SSCI – No
146 Health and Social Care Delivery Research 3.4 55th Q2 – – Yes
147 Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 3.4 55th Q2 AHCI, SCIE, SSCI – Yes
148 Journal of Health Organization and Management 3.3 55th Q2 SSCI B No
149 Medicine, Science and the Law 3.3 55th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
150 Hastings Center Report 3.3 54th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
151 Healthcare Policy 3.3 54th Q2 – – No
152 Journal of Patient Experience 3.3 54th Q2 ESCI – Yes
153 Value in Health Regional Issues 3.3 53rd Q2 ESCI – No
154 Healthcare 3.2 53rd Q2 SSCI – No
155 International Journal for Quality in Health Care 3.2 53rd Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
156 Journal of Medicine Access 3.2 52nd Q2 ESCI – No
157 Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 3.2 52nd Q2 SSCI – No
158 American Journal of Managed Care 3.1 52nd Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
159 International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare 3.1 52nd Q2 ESCI – No
160 Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research 3.1 51st Q2 ESCI – Yes
161 Monash Bioethics Review 3.1 51st Q2 ESCI – No
162 Inquiry (United Kingdom) 3 51st Q2 AHCI, SSCI – No
163 Asian Bioethics Review 3 50th Q2 ESCI – No
164 Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 3 50th Q2 SSCI – Yes
165 Research in Gerontological Nursing 3 50th Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
166 Journal of Healthcare Management 2.9 49th Q3 SSCI C No
167 American Health and Drug Benefits 2.9 49th Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
168 Journal of Hospital Medicine 2.9 49th Q3 SCIE – No
169 Global Bioethics 2.9 48th Q3 – – Yes
170 International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2.9 48th Q3 ESCI – No
171 Journal of Cancer Policy 2.9 48th Q3 ESCI – No
172 Journal of Research in Health Sciences 2.9 48th Q3 ESCI – No
173 BMJ Open Quality 2.8 47th Q3 ESCI – Yes
174 Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare 2.8 47th Q3 – – Yes
175 International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Marketing 2.8 46th Q3 ESCI C No
176 American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 2.8 46th Q3 SCIE – No
177 International Journal of Care and Caring 2.8 46th Q3 ESCI – No
178 Journal of Public Health Policy 2.7 46th Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
179 Home Health Care Services Quarterly 2.7 45th Q3 ESCI – No
180 International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 2.7 45th Q3 SSCI – No
181 Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 2.7 45th Q3 AHCI, SSCI – No
182 Social Work in Public Health 2.7 45th Q3 SSCI – No
183 Developing World Bioethics 2.7 44th Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
184 Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice 2.7 44th Q3 ESCI – No
185 Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2.6 44th Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
186 Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 2.6 43rd Q3 SCIE – No
187 Health Affairs Scholar 2.5 43rd Q3 ESCI – Yes
188 Indian Journal of Palliative Care 2.5 43rd Q3 ESCI – No
189 Ciencia e Saude Coletiva 2.5 42nd Q3 SSCI – No
190 Drugs, Habits and Social Policy 2.4 42nd Q3 ESCI – No
191 International Journal of One Health 2.4 42nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
192 Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 2.4 41st Q3 ESCI – No
193 Forum for Health Economics and Policy 2.3 41st Q3 – C No
194 Healthcare Quarterly 2.3 41st Q3 – – No
195 npj Health Systems 2.3 41st Q3 – – Yes
196 BMJ Leader 2.3 40th Q3 ESCI – No
197 Healthcare Papers 2.3 40th Q3 – – No
198 NIHR Open Research 2.3 40th Q3 – – Yes
199 AMA Journal of Ethics 2.2 39th Q3 – – No
200 Geospatial Health 2.2 39th Q3 SCIE – Yes
201 Quality Management in Health Care 2.2 39th Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
202 Australian Journal of Primary Health 2.1 38th Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
203 Health SA Gesondheid 2.1 38th Q3 ESCI – Yes
204 Journal of Health Research 2.1 38th Q3 ESCI – Yes
205 World Medical and Health Policy 2.1 38th Q3 ESCI – No
206 Delaware Journal of Public Health 2 37th Q3 – – No
207 International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine 2 37th Q3 ESCI – No
208 Journal of Physical Therapy Education 2 37th Q3 ESCI – No
209 Journal of Infection Prevention 2 36th Q3 ESCI – No
210 Saudi Journal of Health Systems Research 2 36th Q3 ESCI – Yes
211 Australian Health Review 1.9 36th Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
212 American Journal of Medical Quality 1.8 35th Q3 SCIE – No
213 Journal for Healthcare Quality 1.8 35th Q3 SCIE, SSCI – No
214 Journal of Medical Humanities 1.8 35th Q3 ESCI – No
215 Programme Grants for Applied Research 1.8 35th Q3 – – Yes
216 Advances in Health Care Management 1.8 34th Q3 – – No
217 Journal of Healthcare Quality Research 1.8 34th Q3 ESCI – No
218 Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management 1.7 34th Q3 ESCI – No
219 Ethics, Medicine and Public Health 1.7 33rd Q3 ESCI – No
220 Journal of Medical Regulation 1.7 33rd Q3 – – No
221 Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare 1.7 33rd Q3 – – Yes
222 Evidence Based Care Journal 1.7 32nd Q3 – – Yes
223 Journal of Hospital Management and Health Policy 1.7 32nd Q3 ESCI – No
224 Patient Experience Journal 1.7 32nd Q3 ESCI – Yes
225 Population Medicine 1.7 31st Q3 – – Yes
226 Ethik in der Medizin 1.6 31st Q3 SCIE – No
227 Indonesian Journal of Health Administration 1.6 31st Q3 – – Yes
228 International Journal of Electronic Healthcare 1.6 31st Q3 – – No
229 International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance 1.5 30th Q3 ESCI C No
230 Health Risk Analysis 1.5 30th Q3 – – No
231 Portuguese Journal of Public Health 1.5 30th Q3 ESCI – Yes
232 Journal of Clinical Ethics 1.5 29th Q3 – – No
233 Journal of Aging Research and Lifestyle 1.4 29th Q3 – – Yes
234 Journal of Health Management 1.4 29th Q3 ESCI – No
235 Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 1.4 28th Q3 SCIE – No
236 Salud Colectiva 1.4 28th Q3 SSCI – Yes
237 European Journal of Health Law 1.3 28th Q3 ESCI – No
238 Discover Social Science and Health 1.3 27th Q3 ESCI – Yes
239 Family Practice Management 1.3 27th Q3 – – No
240 Indian Journal of Public Health 1.3 27th Q3 SCIE, SSCI – Yes
241 Ethics and Bioethics (in Central Europe) 1.2 27th Q3 ESCI – No
242 Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 1.2 26th Q3 – – No
243 Indian Journal of Medical Ethics 1.2 26th Q3 – – No
244 Pan African Medical Journal One Health 1.2 26th Q3 – – Yes
245 Farmakoekonomika 1.2 25th Q3 – – Yes
246 British Journal of Health Care Management 1.1 25th Q3 – C No
247 Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice 1.1 25th Q3 ESCI – No
248 Kesmas: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Nasional 1.1 25th Q3 ESCI – Yes
249 Chinese General Practice Journal 1.1 24th Q4 – – Yes
250 Chinese Journal of Disease Control and Prevention 1.1 24th Q4 – – No
251 Kemas 1.1 24th Q4 – – Yes
252 Journal of Public Health and Development 1 23rd Q4 – – No
253 McGill Journal of Law and Health 1 23rd Q4 ESCI – No
254 Journal of Health Administration 1 22nd Q4 – – No
255 Linacre Quarterly 1 22nd Q4 ESCI – No
256 Profilakticheskaya Meditsina 1 22nd Q4 – – No
257 Iranian Journal of War and Public Health 1 21st Q4 – – Yes
258 Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management 0.9 21st Q4 ESCI – Yes
259 Canadian Journal of Bioethics 0.9 21st Q4 ESCI – Yes
260 Global and Regional Health Technology Assessment 0.9 21st Q4 ESCI – Yes
261 Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System 0.9 20th Q4 – – Yes
262 Payesh 0.9 20th Q4 – – Yes
263 Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae 0.9 20th Q4 – – Yes
264 Health Behavior and Policy Review 0.9 19th Q4 ESCI – No
265 Iranian Journal of Health Sciences 0.9 19th Q4 – – Yes
266 Journal of Global Health Science 0.9 19th Q4 – – No
267 Indonesian Journal of Public Health 0.8 18th Q4 – – Yes
268 Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion 0.8 18th Q4 – – Yes
269 Issues in Law and Medicine 0.8 18th Q4 SSCI – No
270 Journal of Health and Human Services Administration 0.8 18th Q4 – – No
271 Health Education and Health Promotion 0.8 17th Q4 – – No
272 Iranian Journal of Health and Environment 0.8 17th Q4 – – Yes
273 Journal of Law and Medicine 0.8 17th Q4 ESCI – No
274 Rare 0.8 16th Q4 – – Yes
275 Unnes Journal of Public Health 0.8 16th Q4 – – Yes
276 Acta Bioethica 0.7 16th Q4 SCIE, SSCI – No
277 Jordan Journal of Nursing Research 0.7 15th Q4 – – Yes
278 Medicina e Morale 0.7 15th Q4 – – No
279 Professional Case Management 0.7 15th Q4 ESCI – No
280 Recht und Psychiatrie 0.7 15th Q4 SCIE, SSCI – No
281 Chinese Medical Ethics 0.7 14th Q4 – – No
282 Medical Technologies. Assessment and Choice 0.7 14th Q4 – – No
283 National Health Care (Russia) 0.7 14th Q4 – – No
284 Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care 0.7 13th Q4 – – No
285 Poblacion y Salud en Mesoamerica 0.7 13th Q4 ESCI – Yes
286 Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Publica 0.7 13th Q4 – – Yes
287 Jahr 0.7 12th Q4 – – No
288 Health Care of the Russian Federation 0.6 12th Q4 – – No
289 Healthcare in Low-Resource Settings 0.6 12th Q4 ESCI – Yes
290 Journal of Rare Diseases 0.6 11th Q4 – – Yes
291 Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Series 'Medicine' 0.6 11th Q4 – – Yes
292 Physis 0.6 11th Q4 – – No
293 Vestnik Vosstanovitel'noj Mediciny 0.6 11th Q4 – – Yes
294 Hacia la Promocion de la Salud 0.6 10th Q4 – – Yes
295 Public Health of Indonesia 0.6 10th Q4 – – Yes
296 Revista Cubana de Informacion en Ciencias de la Salud 0.6 10th Q4 – – Yes
297 International Library of Bioethics 0.6 9th Q4 – – No
298 BioLaw Journal 0.5 9th Q4 ESCI – No
299 Christian Journal for Global Health 0.5 9th Q4 – – Yes
300 Ankara Medical Journal 0.5 8th Q4 – – Yes

All remaining Health Policy journals (29)

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