Health Care for Women International

Aims & Scope

Health Care for Women International is a critically acclaimed, international publication that provides a unique interdisciplinary approach to health care and related topics that concern women around the globe.

Published twelve times a year, Health Care for Women International includes the newest research, theories, and issues in the fields of public health, social science, health care practice, and health care policy.

Scholars and practitioners address topics such as cultural differences, alternative lifestyles, domestic violence, public health issues associated with the aging of the population, maternal morbidity and mortality, infectious diseases, and a host of other gender-based ethical issues.

The editor also encourages discussion topics, inviting readers to comment on articles that focus on specific aspects of health issue for women.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.531

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	63

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10940

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	469

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Content analysis: Method, applications, and issues

  Citation: 1717

  Authors: Barbara

• Member Checking With Older Women: A Framework for Negotiating Meaning

  Citation: 252

  Authors: Susanna

• “Yarning” as a Method for Community-Based Health Research With Indigenous Women: The Indigenous Women's Wellness Research Program

  Citation: 239

  Authors: Melissa, Bronwyn, Kyly, Debra

• Health effects of experiences of sexual violence for women with abusive partners

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Kimberly K., Jacquelyn C., Cris M., William S.

• Counteracting abuse and breaking free: The process of leaving revealed through women's voices

  Citation: 147

  Authors: Marilyn, Judith

• EFFECTS OF SHIFTWORK ON SLEEP AND MENSTRUAL FUNCTION IN NURSES

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Susan, Susan, Fred, Phyllis

• A Tradition in Transition: Factors Perpetuating and Hindering the Continuance of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) Summarized in a Systematic Review

  Citation: 130

  Authors: Rigmor C., Eva

• Health Literacy and Its Association With the Use of Information Sources and With Barriers to Information Seeking in Clinic-Based Pregnant Women

  Citation: 124

  Authors: Carol, Rose, Anna, Jennifer

• THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS IN WOMEN'S RESPONSES TO BATTERING

  Citation: 119

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• Knowledge and Beliefs About Health Promotion and Preventive Health Care Among Somali Women in the United States

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Jennifer, Ronald, Kevin, Ellen, Katherine, Sadiya

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