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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of JAMA Health Forum (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers JAMA Health Forum published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Health Policy & Servicesrank 4 of 124 journals
- Health Care Sciences & Servicesrank 13 of 199 journals
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Healthrank 29 of 443 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of JAMA Health Forum
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). JAMA Health Forum is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Open access (listed in DOAJ); article processing charge listed at about US$5,000.
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for JAMA Health Forum
We have not found a published waiver policy for this journal's publisher (American Medical Association). Ask the editorial office before you submit, and compare publishers that do waive the APC in the APC waiver checker.
Waivers apply to fully open access journals. If JAMA Health Forum is a hybrid journal, you can publish without any fee through the subscription route.
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Who funds research published in JAMA Health Forum
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03Indexing
Indexing of JAMA Health Forum
- ISSN
- 2689-0186
- Publisher
- American Medical Association all its journals →
- Subjects
- Health Care Sciences & Services, Health Policy & Services, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
- Web of Science Master Journal List
- SCImago Journal Rank
- ISSN Portal (ISSN 2689-0186)
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
Each link opens the official record for this journal, searched by its ISSN where we have one.
04How to submit
How to submit to JAMA Health Forum
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that JAMA Health Forum accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
- Check the fit. Read the aims and scope and a few recent issues; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Plan the fee. JAMA Health Forum is fully open access, with an article fee of about US$5,000 after acceptance. See whether your author team qualifies for a waiver with the free APC waiver checker.
- Check your manuscript before you submit. The free Submission Readiness Check asks the seven questions our reviewers ask in every audit and takes about 2 minutes.
05Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for JAMA Health Forum
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06Same subject
Health Policy & Services journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to JAMA Health Forum when the 121 journals of Health Policy & Services in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology | 13.8 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 2 | Implementation Science | 11.5 | SCIE, SSCI | Fully open access |
| 3 | Human Resources for Health | 7.03 | SSCI | Fully open access |
| 5 | Health Systems & Reform | 5.19 | SSCI | Fully open access |
| 6 | Health Affairs | 5.12 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 7 | BMJ Quality & Safety | 4.98 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 8 | Health Promotion International | 4.91 | SCIE, SSCI | Fully open access |
| 9 | Health Policy | 4.78 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
07Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,724 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
08Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of JAMA Health Forum?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of JAMA Health Forum is 5.54: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 5.54 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of JAMA Health Forum?
The h-index of JAMA Health Forum is 59 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 59 of its papers have each been cited at least 59 times. Its i10-index is 634.
What is the APC of JAMA Health Forum?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$5,000 for JAMA Health Forum, an open access journal (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of JAMA Health Forum?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). JAMA Health Forum is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is JAMA Health Forum indexed in Scopus?
Yes. JAMA Health Forum appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is JAMA Health Forum an SCIE journal?
Yes. JAMA Health Forum is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is JAMA Health Forum in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. JAMA Health Forum is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
Who funds research published in JAMA Health Forum?
0% of 200 recent research articles in JAMA Health Forum name a funder in Crossref.
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