Health Technology Assessment

Aims & Scope

HTA publishes research information on the effectiveness, costs and broader impact of health technologies for those who use, manage and provide care in the NHS.

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)
• Web of Science
• Medline
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Subjects & Keywords

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

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

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, 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.

• Effectiveness and efficiency of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies

  Citation: 1944

  Authors: J, R, G, C, C, L, P, M, L, L, M, R, C

• Evaluating non-randomised intervention studies

  Citation: 1754

  Authors: J, J, R, A, C, F, M, D

• Consensus development methods, and their use in clinical guideline development.

  Citation: 1185

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• Methods for evaluating area-wide and organisation-based interventions in health and health care: a systematic review.

  Citation: 965

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• Evaluating patient-based outcome measures for use in clinical trials.

  Citation: 932

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• How important are comprehensive literature searches and the assessment of trial quality in systematic reviews? Empirical study

  Citation: 824

  Authors: M, P, C, F, J

• The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of bariatric (weight loss) surgery for obesity: a systematic review and economic evaluation

  Citation: 698

  Authors: J, J, JL, E, E, L, AJ

• Dissemination and publication of research findings: an updated review of related biases

  Citation: 695

  Authors: F, S, L, YK, J, AJ, C, CS, C, I

• The measurement of satisfaction with healthcare: implications for practice from a systematic review of the literature

  Citation: 672

  Authors: R., H., S., J., A., L., H.

• Methods for the estimation of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence cost-effectiveness threshold

  Citation: 554

  Authors: Karl, Steve, Marta, Nigel, Eldon, Sebastian, Nancy, Peter C, Mark