Impact Factor
2.35
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
0.96
76 total citations
h5-index
15
h5 depth signal
Cited share
50.0%
42 of 84
Total citations
76
Citation footprint
Metric signal
0.68
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.0%
0 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
Canada
244
United States
58
United Kingdom
19
Australia
13
Netherlands
4
Citing Fields of Research
Healthcare Policy
225
Patient Care
160
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
89
Medical Ethics
55
Palliative Care
38
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
926
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
84
42 cited publications
Last 12 months
34
8.5 publications/month
Open access share
5.9%
2 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
Canada
244 citing publications
Leading citing field
Healthcare Policy
225 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
21 August 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v8n1, Aug. 2012-
v1, 2005-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Healthcare Policy
Patient Care
Palliative Care
Medical Ethics
Broad Categories
Health Services
Public Health
Healthcare Policy
Patient Care
Medical Ethics
Palliative Care
Substance Abuse
MeSH Descriptors
Health Policy
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
01
DOI 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27902
Open DOI
Long-Stay Patients and The Curious Case of Disappearing Hospital Beds in Canada and Australia
Bed Blocking or over crowding continues to be an issue in hospitals in Canada and other countries. New policies are needed to tackle the problem. This issue als
02
DOI 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27901
Open DOI
Who’s Coming Through the Door? Quantifying Care Continuity of Personal Support Services in Home Care
Four complementary, administratively derived metrics are proposed to quantify continuity in team-based personal support home care. Applied to a large Ontario da
03
DOI 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27900
Open DOI
Should Health Canada Use Reports from Foreign Regulators to Approve New Drugs?
Should Health Canada use reports from foreign regulators in approving new drugs? The author examines three metrics that Health Canada cited in its proposal and
04
DOI 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27899
Open DOI
Advancing Community Engagement in Healthcare in Rural British Columbia: A Gap Analysis to Improve Community Involvement in Healthcare Planning
Based on data from a pan-provincial survey in British Columbia, this study identified gaps in community engagement, trust, and accountability in health care pla
05
DOI 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27898
Open DOI
Reporting and Accountability: An Assessment of the 2017 Bilateral Agreements in Canada
Are the provinces meeting the two conditions attached to the 2017 bilateral agreements? The authors construct report cards and find that the financial reporting
06
DOI 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27895
Open DOI
Commentary: Beyond Preparedness: What Rural Wildfire Evacuations Reveal about Health System Interfaces
Reflections from the La Ronge wildfire evacuation examine how rural health systems experience stress at governance and communication interfaces during climate e
07
DOI 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27848
Open DOI
Commentary: Healthcare Partnerships, Medical Scandals and Canada’s Lack of Transparency in Pharmaceutical Donations
Mandated disclosure of pharmaceutical company funding to actors throughout Canada’s health system is necessary to track the industry’s complex webs of influ
08
DOI 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27817
Open DOI
Wildfire Evacuation Lessons from La Ronge, a Northern Saskatchewan Site: Physician Debriefings
Drawing on post-evacuation debriefs with family physicians, this commentary examines health system challenges during the 2025 La Ronge wildfire evacuation. It h
09
DOI 10.12927/hcpol.2025.27773
Open DOI
Lack of Transparency in Pharmaceutical Industry Payments to Canadian Physicians and Patient Groups
Pharmaceutical and medical device companies in Canada donate to physicians and patient groups, but the disclosure of those payments is non-transparent. In this
10
DOI 10.12927/hcpol.2026.27840
Open DOI
The Urgent Call for Reform in Surgical Policy Making in Canada
Surgery policy is significantly undervalued from a health systems perspective as it affects millions of Canadians. A focused issue on surgery policy is one effo
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Title from cover.
Latest issue consulted: Vol. 1, no. 4 (May 2006).
Print issues ceased with 2024.
Also issued online. Subscription required for full text online access.
Includes some text in French.