About the journal
Health Policy Open is an open-access journal published by Elsevier in Netherlands, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 3,110 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 38 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 2590-2296
- Country
- Netherlands
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 3,110 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 151
- Declared review time
- 38 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/health-policy-open
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2021-03-12
- PUBMED · 2023-12-15
- Indexing
- DOAJ · PUBMED
- APC
- 3,110 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 38 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
151
Most recent article
8 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
38weeks
Works in OpenAlex
171
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
24
i10-index
60
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-04-27
- Added to DOAJ
- 2021-03-12
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPMCPortico
- 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
- 100%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 61%
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- HPO
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101768951
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Show all subjects (50)
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Health Care Issues
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Global Health and Surgery
- Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Global Health and Surgery
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Disaster Response and Management
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Disaster Response and Management
Keywords (DOAJ)
- health care policies
- health policy
- health systems
- policy analysis
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