Journal profile

Evaluation and program planning

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN0149-7189 | 0419-7189 | 1873-7870 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.41
Citation rate 3.04 697 total citations
h5-index 29 h5 depth signal
Cited share 71.4% 167 of 234
Total citations 697 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.29 External metric anchor
Self-citation 2.0% 14 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 559
Canada 124
Australia 61
United Kingdom 58
Spain 57

Citing Fields of Research

Education & Pedagogy 336
Psychiatry & Psychology 224
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 169
Management Sciences 162
Sociology 158

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 3,591 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 234 167 cited publications
Last 12 months 73 6.1 publications/month
Open access share 32.9% 24 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 559 citing publications
Leading citing field Education & Pedagogy 336 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v1n1, Jan. 1978-v12n4, Nov. 1989; v30n1, Feb. 2007-
PubMed
v1n1, Jan. 1978-v12n4, Nov. 1989; v30n1, Feb. 2007-
Hospital literature index
v1n1, Jan. 1978-v12n4, Nov. 1989

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Education & Pedagogy Psychiatry & Psychology Substance Abuse Health Education & Remote Healthcare Healthcare Policy Management Sciences

Broad Categories

Health Services Research Education & Pedagogy Healthcare Policy Psychiatry & Psychology Political Science & International Relations Patient Care Management Sciences

MeSH Descriptors

Evaluation Studies as Topic Health Planning Systems Analysis

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

v.25, no. 1 (2002)20070924 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper