Journal info (provided by editor)

% accepted last year
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% immediately rejected last year
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Articles published last year
87 articles
Manuscripts received last year
n/a
Open access status
optional
Manuscript handling fee
none

Impact factors (provided by editor)

Two-year impact factor
1.58
Five-year impact factor
2.29

About

The International Journal for Quality in Health Care (IJQHC) is a leading international peer-reviewed scholarly journal addressing research, policy, and implementation related to the quality of health care and health outcomes for populations and patients worldwide. The journal is truly interdisciplinary, welcoming original contributions in the disciplines of health services research, health care evaluation, policy, health economics, quality improvement, management, and clinical research focused on the quality and safety of care. The journal reaches a global audience including researchers, clinical care professionals, quality assurance professionals, policymakers, managers, educators, and students of health-related disciplines.

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Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
2.5 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
12.5 months
Decision time immediate rejection
n/a
Average number of review rounds
2.0 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
2.0 / 5.0 (easy)
Average number of review reports
2.0 reports

Characteristics of peer review process

Quality of review reports
4.0 / 5.0
Overall rating manuscript handling
2.0 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 10.8 weeks. Overall rating: 2 (moderate). Outcome: Rejected.

Motivation:
The reviewers' feedback was much delayed and the follow-up and feedback from the editorial manager's part was very slow and poor