About the journal
Health Research Policy and Systems is an open-access journal published by BMC in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,890 EUR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 27 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- BMC
- ISSN
- 1478-4505
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,890 EUR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 1544
- Declared review time
- 27 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- open_review
- Official website
- https://health-policy-systems.biomedcentral.com/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2003-06-25
- MEDLINE · 2011-01-01
- PUBMED · 2003-01-13
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,890 EUR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 27 weeks
- Actual review time (measured)
- 214 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=95)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
1544
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
27weeks
Works in OpenAlex
1881
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
108
i10-index
1171
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-17
- Added to DOAJ
- 2003-06-25
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- LOCKSSPMC
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 93%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 45%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity4
- Alternate titles
- HARPS
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101170481
- Society affiliations
- World Health Organization
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Health and Surgery
- Global Health and Surgery
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Show all subjects (50)
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Community Health and Development
- Community Health and Development
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Health Care Issues
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Delphi Technique in Research
Keywords (DOAJ)
- public health
- health policy
- health systems
- health equity
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