About this journal
Aims and scope
Aims and Scope: Home Health Care Services Quarterly ( HHCSQ)
Home Health Care Services Quarterly ( HHCSQ) is a leading, peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to advancing the understanding, practice, and research in the field of home health. Our primary aim is to disseminate the latest findings, best practices, and innovative approaches to improve the delivery and outcomes of home-based health care.
Topics of interest include:
- Clinical management and care coordination in home health care
- Telehealth and remote monitoring technologies for patient care and support
- Family caregiving
- Home-based palliative, hospice, and end-of-life care
- Chronic disease management and prevention strategies in home health care
- Home and community-based dementia care
- Rehabilitation and transitional care services in the home environment
- Health promotion and patient education strategies in home care settings
- Workforce development, training, and support for home health care professionals
- Policy, financing, and regulatory issues impacting home health care delivery
- Interdisciplinary collaboration and partnerships in home health care
- Quality assurance, performance improvement, and outcome measurement in home health care
HHCSQ welcomes original research articles, reviews, and case studies with direct relevance to the research and practice of home health care for researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and educators in the field. The journal encourages submissions that address health disparities and cultural competence in the context of home health care services. By fostering collaboration and exchange of knowledge among stakeholders, HHCSQ aims to contribute significantly to the evidence base and enhance the quality of care provided to individuals with home health care needs.
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Journal metrics
Usage
- 25K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 1.2 (2023) Impact Factor
- 1.4 (2023) 5 year IF
- 2.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 0.340 (2023) SNIP
- 0.395 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 71 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 29% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
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Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
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*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
DR. MICHAEL SHERR , Cedarville University
MANAGING EDITOR
ANSCHION MAIDEN, School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
EDITORIAL BOARD
GRETCHEN E. ALKEMA, PhD, LCSW, Vice President, Policy and Communications, The SCAN Foundation, Long Beach, CA
DAVID E. BIEGEL, PhD, Professor of Social Work Practice / Psychiatry and Sociology, Associate Dean for Research and Training, Director, Leadership Fellows Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
DAN G. BLAZER, MD, PhD, JP Gibbons Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
LAURENCE G. BRANCH, PhD, Distinguished University Professor, University of South Florida, College of Public Health, Tampa, FL
KATHRYN L. BRAUN, PhD, Professor of Public Health and Social Work, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
MATTEO CESARI, MD, PhD, Faculté de Médecine - Institut du Vieillissement, Toulouse, France
DAVID CHIRIBOGA, PhD, Professor, Department of Child and Family Studies, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
DAVID COON, PhD, Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Research and PhD Programs, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Faculty, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
LUIS MIGUEL F. GUTIERREZ ROBLEDO, MD, PhD, Director General, Instituto de Geriatría, Mexico
KRISTINE HILLARY, MSN, RNP, Continuing Care, Pasadena, CA
MICHAEL A. HOGE, PhD, Professor and Director of Clinical Training in Psychology, Director - Yale Behavioral Health, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
ESTER IECOVICH, PhD, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
HONGSOO KIM, PhD, MPH, RN, Associate Professor,Department of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
TSUANN KUO, PhD, Chair, Department of Eldercare, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan
STUART LEVINE, MD, MHA, Assistant Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
JAMES LUBBEN, DSW, School of Social Work, Boston College, Professor and Louise McMahon Ahearn Chair, PhD Program Director, Institute on Aging Director, Boston, MA
TERRY Y. S. LUM, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Director, Sau Po Center on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong, China
KYRIAKOS S. MARKIDES, PhD, Annie & John Gnitzinger Distinguished Professor of Aging Studies, Director - Division of Sociomedical Sciences, Dept. of Preventive Medicine and Community Health University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
OCTAVIO N. MARTINEZ, JR, MD, MPH, MBA, FAPA, Executive Director, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, Associate Vice President of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, Clinical Professor, School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
MARK R. MEINERS, PhD, Professor of Health Economics and Policy, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
HONGDAO MENG, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging, School of Aging Studies, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences, University of South Florida
XI PAN, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
LINDSAY J. PETERSON, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, School of Aging Studies; Interim Director, Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
PETER V. RABINS, MD, MPH, Richman Family Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
CAROL A. RODAT, NY Policy Director, Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute, Bronx, NY
ALAN SAGER, PhD, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Boston University, School of Public Health, Boston, MA
GEORGE SHANNON, PhD , Lecturer: Davis School of Gerontology, USC, Director: Institute of Applied Science for Human Regeneration and Restoration
DEBRA SHEETS, PhD, MSN, RN-BC, CNE, Associate Professor, University of Victoria, School of Nursing, Victoria, BC, Canada
LISA SHUGARMAN, PhD, Director of Policy, The SCAN Foundation, Long Beach, CA
ROBYN I. STONE, Executive Director - LeadingAge Center for Applied Research, Senior Vice President for Research LeadingAge
FEI SUN, PhD, Professor, School of Social Work, Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, MI
KATHLEEN WILBER, PhD, Mary Pickford Foundation Professor of Gerontology, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
STEVE WILSON, PhD, Assistant Professor, California State University Long Beach (CSULB), School of Social Work, Long Beach, CA
TINGJIAN YAN, PhD, Senior Health Policy Research Analyst, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
CAROLYN W. ZHU, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted and/or indexed in: Academic Search Premier (EBSCO); British Library Inside; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts; CINAHL; Elsevier Scopus; Family & Society Studies Worldwide; MEDLINE; PsycINFO; PSYCLINE; PubMed; Social Services Abstracts; Social Work Abstracts; and Thompson Scientific.
Open access
Home Health Care Services Quarterly is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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Society information
Members of the following groups can receive an individual print subscription to Home Health Care Services Quarterly at a special society member rate. Please see the pricing or subscribe page for details.
- National Association for Home Care and Hospice
- National Council on Aging
- American Society on Aging
4 issues per year
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