Journal profile

Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1098-3015 | 1524-4733 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.48
Citation rate 0.28 2,669 total citations
h5-index 56 h5 depth signal
Cited share 11.2% 1,084 of 9,666
Total citations 2,669 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.34 External metric anchor
Self-citation 7.6% 202 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 3,592
United Kingdom 1,713
Canada 604
China 604
Netherlands 544

Citing Fields of Research

Medical Ethics 9,940
Healthcare Policy 9,443
Oncology 4,678
Patient Care 2,997
Musculoskeletal Disorders 2,731

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 79,872 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 9,666 1,084 cited publications
Last 12 months 4,847 403.9 publications/month
Open access share 2.8% 135 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 3,592 citing publications
Leading citing field Medical Ethics 9,940 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 19 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v4n1, Jan.-Feb. 2001-
PubMed
v4n1, Jan.-Feb. 2001-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Medical Ethics Healthcare Policy Oncology Diabetes Musculoskeletal Disorders Hematology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Broad Categories

Drug Therapy Public Health Medical Ethics Hematology Musculoskeletal Disorders Genetics & Genomics Cardiology HIV Diabetes

MeSH Descriptors

Biomedical Technology Economics, Pharmaceutical Health Resources Outcome Assessment, Health Care Risk Assessment

Latest Publications

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

06
DOI 10.1016/j.jval.2026.10.001

Author Reply

Open DOI
Ann-Kathrin Fischer, Axel Mühlbacher

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

v. 1, no. 1 (1998)20011126 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper that meets the full ANSI standard for Permanent Paper