Health Policy

Journal of Health Services Research & Policy

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Includes scientific research from a wide variety of disciplines, both qualitative and quantitative, and rigorous policy analysis. Provides a unique opportunity to explore the ideas, policies and decisions shaping health services throughout the world. Edited and peer-reviewed by experts in the field and with a high academic standard and multidisciplinary approach, readers will gain a greater understanding of the current issues in healthcare policy and research. The journal's strong international editorial advisory board also ensures that readers obtain a truly global and insightful perspective.

Publishing frequency: Quarterly

Topic Category: 
Health Policy
Health Research
Author Fee: 
No
Open Access: 
None
Format: 
Online
Print
Indexed In: 
CABI
CINAHL
EBSCO
EMBASE
Medline
PubMed
Scopus
Social Sciences Citation Index
Web of Science
Impact Factor 2017: 
1.866

Preventive Medicine

Preventive Medicine

An international scholarly journal publishing original articles on the science and practice of disease prevention, health promotion, and public health policymaking. The journal favors insightful observational studies, thoughtful explorations of health data, unsuspected new angles for existing hypotheses, robust randomized controlled trials, and impartial systematic reviews. Preventive Medicine's ultimate goal is to publish research that will have an impact on the work of practitioners of disease prevention and health promotion, as well as of related disciplines.

Publishing frequency: Monthly

Topic Category: 
Health Policy
General Global Health
Author Fee: 
Yes, for open access availability
Open Access: 
Hybrid
Format: 
Online
Print
Indexed In: 
EMBASE
Scopus
Impact Factor 2017: 
3.483

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Provides a timely publication of cutting-edge research and expert opinion from this increasingly important field, making it a vital resource for payers, providers and researchers alike. The journal includes high quality economic research and reviews of all aspects of healthcare from various perspectives and countries, designed to communicate the latest applied information in health economics and health policy. While emphasis is placed on information with practical applications, a strong basis of underlying scientific rigor is maintained.

Areas of interest include:  

  • Economic analysis of all aspects of healthcare interventions
  • Economic analysis of health policy initiatives
  • Cost of illness studies
  • Evaluation of methodologies
  • Analysis of pricing and reimbursement systems

Publishing frequency: Bi-monthly

Topic Category: 
Health Economics
Health Policy
Author Fee: 
Yes, for open access availability
Open Access: 
Hybrid
Format: 
Online
Print
Indexed In: 
EBSCO
EMBASE
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Medline
PubMed
Scopus
Web of Science
Impact Factor 2017: 
1.885

Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law

Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law

A leading journal in its field, and the primary source of communication across the many disciplines it serves, the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law focuses on the initiation, formulation, and implementation of health policy and analyzes the relations between government and health—past, present, and future.

Publishing frequency: 6 issues a year

Topic Category: 
Health Policy
Author Fee: 
No
Open Access: 
None
Format: 
Online
Print
Indexed In: 
CINAHL
Current Contents
EMBASE
Medline
Science Citation Index
Scopus
Social Sciences Citation Index
Impact Factor 2017: 
1.323

Journal of Public Health Policy

Journal of Public Health Policy

JPHP welcomes unsolicited original scientific and policy contributions on all topics relevant to public health (meaning population health). It seeks manuscripts focused on policy issues of interest to public health professionals, policymakers, program participants, advocates, and scholars. The journal's primary interest is in presenting insightful and original papers that contain important discussions of and contributions to policy thinking for protecting or improving the health of populations around the world. Studies of the delivery, organization or financing of medical care are among priorities for publication in JPHP only if these are linked to the health of populations. New authors are particularly encouraged to enter debates about how to improve the health of populations and reduce health disparities.

Publishing frequency: Quarterly

Topic Category: 
Health Policy
Author Fee: 
Yes, for open access availability
Open Access: 
Hybrid
Format: 
Online
Print
Indexed In: 
CABI
CINAHL
Current Contents
EBSCO
Medline
PubMed
Science Citation Index
Scopus
Social Sciences Citation Index
Web of Science
Impact Factor 2017: 
1.375

Health Policy

Health Policy

Intended to be a vehicle for the exploration and discussion of health policy and health system issues and is aimed in particular at enhancing communication between health policy and system researchers, legislators, decision-makers and professionals concerned with developing, implementing, and analysing health policy, health systems and health care reforms, primarily in high-income countries outside the U.S.A.

The journal encourages the submission of short, full-length, comparative and review articles (as well as groups of articles in "special sections") which address:

  1. What is happening in terms of policies, reforms, regulation etc. of health systems;
  2. Where the ideas are coming from, i.e. whether they are "imported" from another country or developed within the country, and how innovative they are they in comparison to other countries;
  3. Why it is happening, e.g. as a consequence of a change in government, popular dissatisfaction or (perceived) unsustainable cost increases, and what are the objectives;
  4. The actors involved (both governmental as well as non-governmental), incl. their roles, their opinions and their strength in the decision and implementation process;
  5. Intended and, especially, unintended effects of these policies or reforms on the health system in terms of access, appropriateness, costs, effectiveness, quality, patient experience and equity etc.;
  6. Their final consequences in terms of health outcomes, financial protection and responsiveness to the population's legitimate expectations, i.e. a performance assessment of reforms and health systems.

Publishing frequency: Monthly

Topic Category: 
Health Policy
Author Fee: 
Yes, for open access availability
Open Access: 
Yes, for subscribers & some LMICs
Format: 
Online
Print
Indexed In: 
CINAHL
Current Contents
EMBASE
Scopus
Social Sciences Citation Index
Impact Factor 2017: 
2.293

Health Affairs

Health Affairs

The leading journal of health policy thought and research. The peer-reviewed journal was founded in 1981 under the aegis of Project HOPE, a nonprofit international health education organization. Health Affairs explores health policy issues of current concern in domestic and international spheres. Its mission is to serve as a high-level, nonpartisan forum to promote analysis and discussion on improving health and health care, and to address such issues as cost, quality, and access.

The journal reaches a broad audience that includes: government and health industry leaders; health care advocates; scholars of health, health care and health policy; and others concerned with health and health care issues in the United States and worldwide.

Health Affairs is a multidisciplinary journal covering a wide range of health issues including: access to care, health spending, quality, Medicare, Medicaid, prescription drug coverage and costs, physician practice, nursing trends, mental health, malpractice and health law, insurance reform, hospitals, global health, disparities in health care, and more. To view a complete list of topics, see Topic Collections.

Publishing frequency: Monthly

Topic Category: 
Health Policy
Public Health
Author Fee: 
No
Open Access: 
None
Format: 
Online
Print
Indexed In: 
EMBASE
Medline
PubMed
Scopus
Social Sciences Citation Index
Impact Factor 2017: 
4.843

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

A peer-reviewed journal which serves as an international and interdisciplinary setting for the dissemination of health policy and management research. It brings together individual specialties from different fields, notably health management/policy/economics, epidemiology, social/public policy, and philosophy into a dynamic academic mix.

IJHPM is intended to enhance communication among health system researchers, policy and decision makers, legislators, practitioners, educators, administrators, students, and other types of allied health professionals in the research and healthcare delivery systems. IJHPM publishes high quality editorials, perspectives, review articles, original research articles (both empirical and theoretical), policy briefs, commentaries, correspondences, hypotheses, and letters to editor. Geographical coverage including coverage of the poorest countries and low- and middle- income countries is of utmost importance in IJHPM.

Publishing frequency: Monthly

Topic Category: 
Health Management
Health Policy
Author Fee: 
No
Open Access: 
Full
Format: 
Online
Print
Indexed In: 
DOAJ
EBSCO
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Medline
PubMed Central
Scopus

Population and Development Review

Population and Development Review

Seeks to advance knowledge of the interrelationships between population and social, economic, and environmental change, and related thinking on public policy. Its interests span both developed and developing countries, theoretical advances as well as empirical analyses and case studies, a broad range of disciplinary approaches, and concern with historical and present-day problems.

It maintains a high level of readability and scholarship, focusing on ideas and insights rather than analytical technicalities. Through its articles and commentaries, review essays, book reviews, and excerpts of prescient writings from the past, it contributes to the liveliness and critical depth of its field.

Publishing frequency: Quarterly

Topic Category: 
Demography
Health Policy
Reproductive Health
Author Fee: 
Yes, for open access availability
Open Access: 
Hybrid
Format: 
Online
Print
Indexed In: 
CABI
EBSCO
Social Sciences Citation Index
Impact Factor 2017: 
3.547