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Health Research Policy and Systems is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Health Policy Implementation Science, Global Maternal and Child Health, Global Health and Surgery. Over its lifetime it has published 1,890 papers, which have received 63,750 citations.
| Publisher | BMC (BioMed Central) |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Numbered (Vancouver) Numbered — [1], [2] in the text 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Health Research Policy and Systems. 2023;12(3):45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Health Policy Implementation Science Global Maternal and Child Health Global Health and Surgery Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Mental Health and Patient Involvement |
| ISSN | 1478-4505 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 4.22 |
| h-index | 108 |
| i10-index | 1,176 |
| Article processing charge | $2,318 |
| Open access | Yes — indexed in DOAJ |
| Top institutions publishing here | McMaster University |
| Journal website | health-policy-systems.biomedcentral.com |
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BACKGROUND: Billions of dollars are lost annually in health research that fails to create meaningful benefits for patients. Engaging in research co-design - the meaningful involvement of end-users in research - may help address this research waste. This rapid overview of reviews addressed three related questions, namely (1) what approaches to research co-design exist in…
BACKGROUND: Coproduction, a collaborative model of research that includes stakeholders in the research process, has been widely advocated as a means of facilitating research use and impact. We summarise the arguments in favour of coproduction, the different approaches to establishing coproductive work and their costs, and offer some advice as to when and how to…
The importance of health research utilisation in policy-making, and of understanding the mechanisms involved, is increasingly recognised. Recent reports calling for more resources to improve health in developing countries, and global pressures for accountability, draw greater attention to research-informed policy-making. Key utilisation issues have been described for at least twenty years, but the growing focus…
Scoping studies have been used across a range of disciplines for a wide variety of purposes. However, their value is increasingly limited by a lack of definition and clarity of purpose. The UK's Service Delivery and Organisation Research Programme (SDO) has extensive experience of commissioning and using such studies; twenty four have now been completed.This…
This paper explores the question of what systems thinking adds to the field of global health. Observing that elements of systems thinking are already common in public health research, the article discusses which of the large body of theories, methods, and tools associated with systems thinking are more useful. The paper reviews the origins of…
