Open access in health economics and policy journals
The 14 tracked health economics and policy journals ranked by the share of their 2023–2025 papers that are open access, with each status's share. Open-access status as OpenAlex reports it for each paper (diamond: published in an open-access journal that charges authors no fee; gold: published in an open-access journal; hybrid: open under a licence in a subscription journal; bronze: free to read on the publisher's site without an open licence; green: only a free copy in a repository; closed: no free copy found). Papers count by publication year; the share is of the papers whose status is known. Also as Markdown.
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Key findings#
- Of the 4,061 papers the 14 tracked health economics and policy journals published in 2023–2025, 80% are open access (diamond 5%, gold 34%, hybrid 33%, bronze 3% and green 6%).
- The open-access share went from 63% in 2017 to 80% in 2025.
- The most open journal is Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation (100%), followed by Health Economics Review (100%) and Health Policy OPEN (100%); the least open is Health Policy and Technology (50%).
| # | Journal | Papers 2023–2025 | Open access | Diamond | Gold | Hybrid | Bronze | Green | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation | 285 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2 | Health Economics Review | 284 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | Health Policy OPEN | 68 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | Health Research Policy and Systems | 486 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | Israel Journal of Health Policy Research | 194 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | PharmacoEconomics - Open | 242 | 100% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 7 | PharmacoEconomics | 341 | 78% | 0% | 0% | 66% | 6% | 6% | 22% |
| 8 | The European Journal of Health Economics | 319 | 76% | 0% | 0% | 69% | 3% | 4% | 24% |
| 9 | Health Policy | 554 | 70% | 0% | 0% | 61% | 1% | 7% | 30% |
| 10 | Applied Health Economics and Health Policy | 239 | 68% | 0% | 0% | 56% | 3% | 9% | 32% |
| 11 | Journal of Health Economics | 253 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 41% | 6% | 20% | 33% |
| 12 | Economics & Human Biology | 266 | 65% | 0% | 0% | 47% | 4% | 14% | 35% |
| 13 | Journal of Public Health Policy | 232 | 57% | 0% | 0% | 31% | 19% | 7% | 43% |
| 14 | Health Policy and Technology | 298 | 50% | 0% | 0% | 37% | 3% | 10% | 50% |
By year#
| Year | Papers | Open access | Diamond | Gold | Hybrid | Bronze | Green | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,031 | 63% | 7% | 23% | 15% | 6% | 12% | 37% |
| 2018 | 1,127 | 66% | 7% | 24% | 17% | 7% | 12% | 34% |
| 2019 | 1,142 | 65% | 8% | 23% | 18% | 5% | 12% | 35% |
| 2020 | 1,235 | 73% | 6% | 25% | 20% | 6% | 15% | 27% |
| 2021 | 1,377 | 77% | 5% | 28% | 23% | 8% | 12% | 23% |
| 2022 | 1,231 | 81% | 3% | 30% | 29% | 8% | 10% | 19% |
| 2023 | 1,199 | 78% | 3% | 33% | 30% | 5% | 7% | 22% |
| 2024 | 1,359 | 82% | 6% | 36% | 32% | 3% | 5% | 18% |
| 2025 | 1,503 | 80% | 5% | 32% | 36% | 2% | 5% | 20% |
| 2026 (so far) | 1,375 | 81% | 3% | 38% | 34% | 2% | 3% | 19% |
Cite this page
Scholar4AI. (2026). Open access in health economics and policy journals. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/open-access/health-economics-and-policy
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title = {Open access in health economics and policy journals},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/open-access/health-economics-and-policy}},
urldate = {2026-10-31},
note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
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