Health Professions Education

Aims & Scope

Unlike most journals in the field, Health Professions Education is a multidisciplinary journal the seeks to contribute to theory and research inviting manuscripts from the full panorama of the field of health professionals’ education.

The journal focused on the science of health professions education in term of theories of learning, curriculum, assessment, instructional methods, evaluation, leadership in academia, faculty development and innovation in the health profession education field.

Papers could have the form of a case study, a description of a new approach to teaching or assessment, report of initial data of an ongoing innovation, original research, review articles, systematic reviews and meta-analysis...etc.

We invite researchers as well to submit papers that contain (a) replications of landmark studies in the field, (b) non-significant findings of interesting hypotheses, and (c) papers reporting the development and evaluation of new measuring instruments for use in health professions education.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, Nursing and Social Sciences, 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.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, Nursing and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Problem-Based Learning: An Overview of its Process and Impact on Learning

  Citation: 364

  Authors: Elaine H.J., Karen

• Stress and Quality of Life Among University Students: A Systematic Literature Review

  Citation: 316

  Authors: Ícaro J.S., Rafael, Ivna V., Bruno G., Cezar A., Eduardo N.

• Developing Workforce Diversity in the Health Professions: A Social Justice Perspective

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Kirsten, Cyndy, Alison C., Swapna, Kristen K.

• 3D Anatomy Models and Impact on Learning: A Review of the Quality of the Literature

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Samy A., Sarah

• Communication Skills in Patient-Doctor Interactions: Learning from Patient Complaints

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Janine W.Y., Hwee Sing, Issac, Mervyn Y.H.

• On the Use and Misuse of Lectures in Higher Education

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Henk G., Stephanie L., Guus A.C.M., Lianne M., Henk T.

• Exploring the Role of Infographics for Summarizing Medical Literature

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Lynsey J., Alison, Brianna, Simon Y.M., Ellen, Brent, Jeroen J.G.

• Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework for Health Literacy Training in Health Professions Education

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Carla, Debra, Joanne

• Interventions to Promote Mental Health Literacy in University Students and Their Clinical Educators. A Systematic Review of Randomised Control Trials

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Kristin, Tanvi, Jennifer L.

• Validation Study of a General Subject-matter Interest Measure: The Individual Interest Questionnaire (IIQ)

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Jerome I.