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Health Systems Template

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About the Health Systems format

Health Systems is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization, Healthcare Policy and Management, Electronic Health Records Systems.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Health Systems 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inHealthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization Healthcare Policy and Management Electronic Health Records Systems Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Healthcare Systems and Technology
ISSN2047-6965
Citation impact (2-yr)1.9
h-index30
i10-index114
Total citations4,227
Top institutions publishing hereCardiff University
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Health Systems per year

30
2014
24
2015
11
2016
26
2017
21
2018
23
2019
20
2020
21
2021
22
2022
23
2023
20
2024
19
2025

Citation impact of Health Systems by publication year

304
2014
140
2015
155
2016
622
2017
518
2018
452
2019
259
2020
136
2021
231
2022
176
2023
77
2024
9
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Health Systems

Taxonomic classification of planning decisions in health care: a structured review of the state of the art in OR/MS

Peter J. H. Hulshof, Nikky Kortbeek, Richard J. Boucherie et al. · 1 Dec 2012

We provide a comprehensive overview of the typical decisions to be made in resource capacity planning and control in health care, and a structured review of relevant articles from the field of Operations Research and Management Sciences (OR/MS) for each planning decision. The contribution of this paper is twofold. First, to position the planning decisions,…

A guide for building hospital simulation models

Murat M. Günal · 25 May 2012

Healthcare systems aspire to offer an effective and efficient provision of health service without compromising on quality. Hospitals are important links in the healthcare service chain, and Operational Research/Management Science methods have an essential role to play in helping to improve the planning and management of hospitals. In particular, simulation methods have been widely used…

Logistics for Emergency Medical Service systems

Melanie Reuter-Oppermann, Pieter L. van den Berg, Julie Vile · 27 Feb 2017

Emergency Medical Service (EMS) systems worldwide are complex systems, characterized by significant variation in service providers, care pathways, patient case-mix and quality care indicators. Analysing and improving them is therefore challenging. Since EMS systems differ between countries, it is difficult to provide generic rules and approaches for EMS planning. Nevertheless, the common goal for all…

Inventory management of surgical supplies and sterile instruments in hospitals: a literature review

Ehsan Ahmadi, Dale T. Masel, Ashley Y. Metcalf et al. · 18 Jul 2018

Operating rooms are considered a significant revenue source, as well as the main source of waste and cost, among the hospital's departments. Any cost savings in operating rooms will have a broad financial impact. Over the last decades, many researchers and practitioners have conducted studies to deal with the issue of managing surgical supplies and…

Clinical pathway modelling: a literature review

Emma Aspland, Daniel Gärtner, Paul Harper · 11 Sep 2019

Hospital information systems are increasingly used as part of decision support tools for planning at strategic, tactical and operational decision levels. Clinical pathways are an effective and efficient approach in standardising the progression of treatment, to support patient care and facilitate clinical decision making. This literature review proposes a taxonomy of problems related to clinical…

Health Systems template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Health Systems format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Health Systems template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Health Systems use?
Health Systems uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Health Systems 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Health Systems?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Health Systems document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Health Systems template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Health Systems format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Health Systems?
Health Systems is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Health Systems template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Health Systems PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Health Systems template (the interact class) that is ready to submit to Taylor & Francis, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Health Systems template cost?
You can start writing in the Health Systems template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Health Systems PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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