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About the Journal

The International Journal for Quality in Health Care makes activities and research related to quality and safety in health care available to a worldwide readership. The Journal publishes papers in all disciplines related to the quality and safety of health care, including health services research, health care evaluation, technology assessment, health economics, utilization review, cost containment and nursing care research, as well as clinical research related to quality of care.


This peer-reviewed journal is truly interdisciplinary and includes contributions from representatives of all health professions such as doctors, nurses, quality assurance professionals, managers, politicians, social workers and therapists, as well as researchers from health-related backgrounds.


The Journal also contains news of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua), including announcements of forthcoming courses, symposia and congresses.

Impact Factors

1.444 (2006)
1.138 (2005)
1.034 (2004)
0.915 (2003)
0.912 (2002)
1.449 (2001)
0.744 (2000)
0.768 (1999)


CATEGORY: Health Care Sciences and Services
Rank: 26/56 (2006)
Rank: 25/52 (2005)
Rank: 30/52 (2004)
Rank: 28/53 (2003)
Rank: 15/37 (2002)
Rank: 10/39 (2001)
Rank: 24/40 (2000)
Rank: 20/43 (1999)

CATEGORY: Health Policy and Services in Social Science Index
Rank: 17/39 (2006)


This information is taken from the Journal Citation Reports, published annually as part of the Social Science Citation Index by ISI.

Abstracting and Indexing Services


International Journal for Quality in Healthcare is covered by the following major indexing services:


Social Science Citation Index
Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Science
Medline (Index Medicus)
Research Alert
Social SciSearch
Science Citation Index