Journal History

2013 The inaugural issue was released. Healthcare was published as a quarterly journal.
2016 Changed to publish in article number order instead of in page range order;
The journal Twitter account was established;
Healthcare was indexed in PubMed—National Library of Medicine (NLM), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2017 Healthcare was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
2018 Healthcare announced the first edition of the Healthcare 2020 Best Paper Award.
The first International Electronic Conference on Healthcare (IECH), sponsored by Healthcare, was held on Sciforum.
2019 Healthcare was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 5 (Issue 1).
Healthcare was indexed in Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 5 (Issue 1).
Launched a new position—Topic Editor
Healthcare published its 500th paper.
2020 Healthcare received its first Impact Factor (1.916).
Healthcare was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1).
Healthcare published its 1,000th paper.
Healthcare established the following sections:
-Chronic Care;
-Community Care;
-COVID-19 Pandemic;
-Forensic Medicine;
-Health Assessments;
-Health Policy;
-Medication Management;
-Pain Management;
-Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine;
-Prehospital Care;
-School Health.
2021 Healthcare established the following sections:
-Critical Care;
-Medics.
-COVID-19 Pandemic
was renamed as Coronaviruses (CoV) and COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Impact Factor increased to 2.645 in 2021.
2022 Healthcare received its first CiteScore (2021) of 2.0.
The Impact Factor increased to 3.160 in 2022.
2023 Healthcare adopted a semimonthly publication schedule.
The year 2023 marked the 10th Anniversary of Healthcare.
2024 -Forensic Medicine was discontinued.
Healthcare published its 10,000th paper.
2025 The European Medical Association (EMA) became affiliated to Healthcare.

Journal established the following sections:

Clinical Care;
Healthcare and Sustainability;
Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Providers;
Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing;
Palliative Care;


Artificial Intelligence in Medicine was renamed as Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare.
Telehealth was renamed as Digital Health Technologies.
Coronaviruses (CoV) and COVID-19 Pandemic was renamed as Healthcare in Epidemics and Pandemics. 
Quality Safety was renamed as Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, and Self-care Management. 
Preventive Medicine was renamed as Public Health and Preventive Medicine. 
Women's Health was renamed as Women’s and Children’s Health. 

 

Community Care was discontinued.
Critical Care was discontinued.
Environmental Factors and Global Health was discontinued.
Health Assessments was discontinued.
Health Policy was discontinued.
Health Informatics and Big Data was discontinued.
Medication Management was discontinued.
Medics was discontinued.
Nursing was discontinued.
Nutrition and Public Health was discontinued.
Pain Management was discontinued.
Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine was discontinued.
Perioperative Care was discontinued.
Prehospital Care was discontinued.
School Health was discontinued.
Family Medicine was discontinued.

Editor-in-Chief

2013–2015 Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Manu Malbrain
2015–2020 Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sampath Parthasarathy
2021–2024 Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Rahman Shiri
2025–present Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Lorraine S. Evangelista

Section Editor-in-Chief

2019–2024 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Pedram Sendi for the section on Health Policy
2020–2021 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sampath Parthasarathy for the section on Coronaviruses (CoV) and COVID-19 Pandemic
2020–2024 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Nandu Goswami for the section on Environmental Factors and Global Health
2020–2025 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Abdel-Latif Mohamed for the section on Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Prof. Dr. Tin-Chih Toly Chen for the section on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Prof. Dr. Søren Mikkelsen for the section on Prehospital Care
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Prof. Dr. Roberto Verna for the section on Nutrition and Public Health
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Prof. Dr. Jose M. Moran for the section on Nursing
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Dr. Krzysztof Laudanski for the section on TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Dr. José Carmelo Adsuar for the section on Women's Health Care
2021–2025 Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Norbert Hosten for the section on Health Informatics and Big Data
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Lorenzo Giovanni Mantovani for the section on Preventive Medicine
2022–2023 Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Tracy Comans for the section on Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
2022–2024 Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Marco Dettori for the section on Family Medicine
2022–2025 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Robbert Gobbens for the section on Community Care
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Prof. Dr. Christian Napoli for the section on Coronaviruses (CoV) and COVID-19 Pandemic
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Prof. Dr. Andre van Zundert for the section on Critical Care
2023–2025 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jorge Pérez-Gómez for the section on School Health
2024–2025 Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Nandu Goswami for the section on Chronic Care
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Marco Dettori for the section on Environmental Factors and Global Health
Section Editor-in-Chief
: Prof. Dr. José Carmelo Adsuar Sala for the section on Women's Health
2025–present Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Tin-Chih Toly Chen for the section on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Andre van Zundert for the section on Clinical Care
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Krzysztof Laudanski for the section on Digital Health Technologies
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Lorenzo Giovanni Mantovani for the section on Healthcare and Sustainability
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Christian Napoli for the section on Healthcare in Epidemics and Pandemics
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Robbert Gobbens for the section on Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, and Self-care Management
Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Marco Dettori for the section on Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jose M. Moran for the section on Women’s and Children’s Health
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. José Carmelo Adsuar for the section on Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being
Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Nandu Goswami for the section on Chronic Care
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