Healthcare

Healthcare is an international, scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal on health care systems, industry, technology, policy, and regulation, and is published semimonthly online by MDPI. Ocular Wellness & Nutrition Society (OWNS) is affiliated with Healthcare and its members receive discounts on article processing charges.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within ScopusSCIE and SSCI (Web of Science), PubMed, PMC, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Health Care Sciences and Services) / CiteScore - Q2 (Leadership and Management)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 20.3 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.6 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the second half of 2024).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
  • Companion journals for Healthcare include: Trauma Care and European Burn Journal.
Impact Factor: 2.4 (2023); 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.5 (2023)
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Topic in Healthcare, JCM, JPM, Medicina
New Advances in Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Topic Editors: Hwi-Young Cho, Ki-Hun Cho, Suk-Chan Hahm, Hye-Rim Suh
Deadline: 10 February 2025
Topic in Cancers, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacoepidemiology
Advance in Cancer Pharmacoepidemiology Topic Editors: Shih-Chieh Shao, Edward Chia-Cheng Lai
Deadline: 20 February 2025
Topic in Children, Education Sciences, Healthcare, EJIHPE, J. Intell.
Diversity, Educational Inclusion, Emotional Intelligence, Coping, and Other Factors That Influence Psychological Health and Well-Being Topic Editors: Francisco Manuel Morales Rodríguez, Juan Pedro Martínez-Ramón
Deadline: 1 April 2025
Topic in Cancers, Healthcare, JCM, JPM, Medicina
Public Health and Healthcare in the Context of Big Data Topic Editors: Mingzhe Ma, Xi Yang, Ruogu Qi
Deadline: 5 July 2025
Special Issue in Healthcare
Health Equity in Palliative Care Guest Editors: Lynn F. Reinke, Katherine Doyon
Deadline: 27 January 2025
Special Issue in Healthcare
Data Driven Insights in Healthcare Guest Editors: Victor R. Prybutok, Gayle Linda Prybutok
Deadline: 31 January 2025
Special Issue in Healthcare
Advancements and Challenges in Contemporary Endodontics: A Call for Evidence-Based Practice and Enhanced Education Guest Editor: Giovanni Mergoni
Deadline: 31 January 2025
Special Issue in Healthcare
Burnout and Mental Health among Health Professionals Guest Editors: Alejandro Orgambídez, Yolanda Borrego-Alés
Deadline: 31 January 2025
Topical Collection in Healthcare
Radiology-Driven Projects: Science, Networks, and Healthcare Collection Editor: Norbert Hosten
Topical Collection in Healthcare
Clinical Simulation in Health Sciences Collection Editors: César Leal-Costa, José Luis Díaz Agea
Topical Collection in Healthcare
E-learning and Digital Training in Healthcare Education: Current Trends and New Challenges Collection Editors: Luís Proença, José João Mendes, João Botelho, Vanessa Machado
Topical Collection in Healthcare
Dentistry, Oral Health and Maxillofacial Surgery Collection Editor: Saturnino Marco Lupi
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