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Status
Active
Coverage
2011–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.1
SJR · SCImago
0.432
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
27
Best quartile
Q3 · 38th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Policy | 204 / 330 | 38th | Q3 |
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World Medical and Health Policy
World Medical and Health Policy is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 2.1), WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by John Wiley and Sons Inc.
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ISSN 1948-4682Verify ISSN ↗2153-2028Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
Scopus · Q3WoS · ESCIONOS
2.1
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$2,900 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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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.
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Quick answers
Is World Medical and Health Policy indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2011–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 2.1.
What quartile is World Medical and Health Policy in Scopus?
World Medical and Health Policy is Q3 in Health Policy (rank 204 of 330), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of World Medical and Health Policy?
World Medical and Health Policy 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 2.1, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 38th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.432, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 27.
How much does it cost to publish in World Medical and Health Policy?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,900 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes World Medical and Health Policy and what is its ISSN?
World Medical and Health Policy is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. Its print ISSN is 1948-4682 and its online ISSN is 2153-2028.
Is World Medical and Health Policy covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is World Medical and Health Policy in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is World Medical and Health Policy open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is World Medical and Health Policy? — open metrics via OpenAlex
World Medical and Health Policy has an h-index of 32 and a 2-year mean of 1.45 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.1, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #166 of 327 Scopus journals in Health Policy.
32
h-index
1.45
2-yr mean citations
142
i10-index
976
works indexed
6,750
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,900
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#166 of 327 Bottom 50% Health Policy
World Medical and Health Policy published 66 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 113. 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 World Medical and Health Policy? — latest 99 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United States (18.9%), Türkiye (9.4%) and India (7.6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for World Medical and Health Policy? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 4 retracted papers are recorded (4.1 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 4 · 4.1 per 1,000 papers
- 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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