Future Healthcare Journal

Aims & Scope

Future Healthcare Journal is a peer-reviewed academic journal that stimulates debate about all aspects of future healthcare. Our multidisciplinary editorial board features commissioned articles from national and international experts, providing authoritative overviews and submitted papers.

Our focus is on providing practical solutions to current healthcare challenges, including digital health, artificial intelligence, illness prevention, and therapeutic advances. We also encourage submissions on QI and audit and tackle contentious issues to facilitate transformational change at an individual and organisational level.

As a full gold open access journal, Future Healthcare Journal is freely available for everyone to access and read. We waive the article publishing charge (APC) for all submissions received before 31 December 2025, which are accepted for publication after peer review.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Google Scholar
• Embase

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science, Health Professions and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Apc url
• Waiver url
• Homepage
• Aims scope

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Computer Science, Health Professions and Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,000.00 GBP. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The potential for artificial intelligence in healthcare

  Citation: 2666

  Authors: Thomas, Ravi

• Artificial intelligence in healthcare: transforming the practice of medicine

  Citation: 1027

  Authors: Junaid, Usman, Aditya, Bryan

• Virtual reality and the transformation of medical education

  Citation: 692

  Authors: Jack

• Sustainability in quality improvement: redefining value

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Frances, Jennifer, Alexander, Emma

• Does telemedicine reduce the carbon footprint of healthcare? A systematic review

  Citation: 237

  Authors: Amy, James, Arthur

• Implicit bias in healthcare: clinical practice, research and decision making

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Dipesh P, Ula, Patrick, Camille, Jodie

• Generative adversarial networks and synthetic patient data: current challenges and future perspectives

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Anmol, Ananya

• The role of extended reality technology in healthcare education: Towards a learner-centred approach

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Abison, Chris, Yu Jeat, Neil, Jo

• The great escape? The rise of the escape room in medical education

  Citation: 111

  Authors: Jonathan, Leanne, Hannah

• Digital healthcare: the future

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Charles JT, Wajid