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Aims and scope
Health Research Policy and Systems covers all aspects of the organisation and use of health research – including agenda setting, building health research capacity, and how research as a whole benefits decision makers, practitioners in health and related fields, and society at large.
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Articles
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The implementation of physical activity policies in the Netherlands: a study applying the Physical Activity Environment Policy Index (PA-EPI)
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A novel policy dialogue to build sustainable and resilient health systems: findings from PHSSR Portugal
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Stakeholder engagement in healthcare research in India – A systematic review
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Keeping healthcare afloat: a protocol for a 5-year multi-sited interdisciplinary research project into preparedness of healthcare for floods in the Netherlands
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The utilisation of health research in policy-making: concepts, examples and methods of assessment
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The application of systems thinking in health: why use systems thinking?
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The role of NGOs in global health research for development
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How to engage stakeholders in research: design principles to support improvement
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The 10 largest public and philanthropic funders of health research in the world: what they fund and how they distribute their funds
Featured article
Health Research Policy and Systems (2018) 16:4
The authors aim to identify the top priority issues that impede the conduct, reporting and use of economic evaluation as well as potential solutions as an input for future research topics by the international Decision Support Initiative and other movements.
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Editors-in-Chief
Kathryn Oliver, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Chigozie Jesse Uneke, Ebonyi State University, Nigeria
New cross journal series
As part of a cross-journal series, we are calling for papers on 'Misinformation and health'. The series addresses topics related to the spread of false or misleading health information. More details can be found here.
Collection open to submissions
We warmly welcome submissions to our Guest Edited Collection, Evidence-Informed Practices in Health Policy and Research, Guest Edited by Laura dos Santos Boeira and Luciane Cruz Lopes.
Open to submissions until 17 December 2025.
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Call for papers
We are delighted to announce a Call for Papers for our new thematic series on "The role of the health research system during the COVID-19 epidemic: experiences, challenges and future vision". This will focus on the role of health research systems in the control and management of COVID-19, so that the experiences of countries can be shared with each other and the lessons learned are accessible to all. More details can be found here.
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 3.6
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 4.3
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.804
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.563Speed 2024
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 22
Submission to acceptance (median days): 209Usage 2024
Downloads: 1,799,775
Altmetric mentions: 1,246