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Journal History

2013	The inaugural issue was released. Healthcare was published as a quarterly journal.
2016	Changed to publish in article number order instead of in page range order; The journal Twitter account was established; Healthcare was indexed in PubMed—National Library of Medicine (NLM), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2017	Healthcare was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2018	Healthcare announced the first edition of the Healthcare 2020 Best Paper Award. The first International Electronic Conference on Healthcare (IECH), sponsored by Healthcare, was held on Sciforum.
2019	Healthcare was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 5 (Issue 1). Healthcare was indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 5 (Issue 1). Launched a new position—Topic Editor Healthcare published its 500th paper.
2020	Healthcare received its first Impact Factor (1.916). Healthcare was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Healthcare published its 1,000th paper. Healthcare established the following sections: -Chronic Care; -Community Care; -COVID-19 Pandemic; -Forensic Medicine; -Health Assessments; -Health Policy; -Medication Management; -Pain Management; -Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine; -Prehospital Care; -School Health.
2021	Healthcare established the following sections: -Critical Care; -Medics. -COVID-19 Pandemic was renamed as Coronaviruses (CoV) and COVID-19 Pandemic. The Impact Factor increased to 2.645 in 2021.
2022	Healthcare received its first CiteScore (2021) of 2.0. The Impact Factor increased to 3.160 in 2022.
2023	Healthcare adopted a semimonthly publication schedule. The year 2023 marked the 10th Anniversary of Healthcare.
2024	-Forensic Medicine was discontinued. Healthcare published its 10,000th paper.
2025	The European Medical Association (EMA) became affiliated to Healthcare. Journal established the following sections: Clinical Care; Healthcare and Sustainability; Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Providers; Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing; Palliative Care; Artificial Intelligence in Medicine was renamed as Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare. TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare was renamed as Digital Health Technologies. Coronaviruses (CoV) and COVID-19 Pandemic was renamed as Healthcare in Epidemics and Pandemics. Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety was renamed as Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, and Self-care Management. Preventive Medicine was renamed as Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Women's Health Care was renamed as Women’s and Children’s Health. Community Care was discontinued. Critical Care was discontinued. Environmental Factors and Global Health was discontinued. Health Assessments was discontinued. Health Policy was discontinued. Health Informatics and Big Data was discontinued. Medication Management was discontinued. Medics was discontinued. Nursing was discontinued. Nutrition and Public Health was discontinued. Pain Management was discontinued. Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine was discontinued. Perioperative Care was discontinued. Prehospital Care was discontinued. School Health was discontinued. Family Medicine was discontinued. The Italian Society of Nephrology Nurses (SIAN) became affiliated to Healthcare.

Editor-in-Chief

2013–2015	Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Manu Malbrain
2015–2020	Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sampath Parthasarathy
2021–2024	Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Rahman Shiri
2025–present	Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Lorraine S. Evangelista

Section Editor-in-Chief

2019–2024	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Pedram Sendi for the section on Health Policy
2020–2021	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sampath Parthasarathy for the section on Coronaviruses (CoV) and COVID-19 Pandemic
2020–2024	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Nandu Goswami for the section on Environmental Factors and Global Health
2020–2025	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Abdel-Latif Mohamed for the section on Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Tin-Chih Toly Chen for the section on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Søren Mikkelsen for the section on Prehospital Care Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Roberto Verna for the section on Nutrition and Public Health Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jose M. Moran for the section on Nursing Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Krzysztof Laudanski for the section on TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. José Carmelo Adsuar Sala for the section on Women's Health Care
2021–2025	Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Norbert Hosten for the section on Health Informatics and Big Data Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Lorenzo Giovanni Mantovani for the section on Preventive Medicine
2022–2023	Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Tracy Comans for the section on Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
2022–2024	Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Marco Dettori for the section on Family Medicine
2022–2025	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Robbert Gobbens for the section on Community Care Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Christian Napoli for the section on Coronaviruses (CoV) and COVID-19 Pandemic Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Andre van Zundert for the section on Critical Care
2023–2025	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jorge Pérez-Gómez for the section on School Health
2024–2025	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Nandu Goswami for the section on Chronic Care Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Marco Dettori for the section on Environmental Factors and Global Health
2025–2025	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Giovanni Mantovani for the section on Healthcare and Sustainability
2025–present	Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Tin-Chih Toly Chen for the section on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Andre van Zundert for the section on Clinical Care Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Krzysztof Laudanski for the section on Digital Health Technologies Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Christian Napoli for the section on Healthcare in Epidemics and Pandemics Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Robbert Gobbens for the section on Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, and Self-care Management Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Marco Dettori for the section on Public Health and Preventive Medicine Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jose M. Moran for the section on Women’s and Children’s Health Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. José Carmelo Adsuar Sala for the section on Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Nandu Goswami for the section on Chronic Care Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Paolo Cotogni for the section on Palliative Care

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