Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen

Aims & Scope

ZEFQ is a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary and cross-professional journal that publishes original papers, reviews, short reports, and selected conference papers on all aspects of evidence and quality in health care.

Publication languages are German and English.

ZEFQ addresses health practitioners, health care managers, researchers, policy-makers and methodologists who have an interest in evidence-based health care, health care quality improvement, patient safety and decision-making in health care.

It is also of interest to anyone involved in the provision of health care programs and other contributors to the health care system.

Aims: • To provide a forum for the health community to discuss the below topics. • To put emphasis on both health benefits and economic benefits. • To advance the transfer of science into clinical practice.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.564

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	36

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10322

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	453

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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
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

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

• Measurement of shared decision making – a review of instruments

  Citation: 245

  Authors: Isabelle, Marije Koelewijn-van, Karen, Glyn, France, Martin, Jörg

• Methodische Anleitung für Scoping Reviews (JBI-Methodologie)

  Citation: 175

  Authors: Erik, Gerhard, Claudia Cornelia

• Reporting guidelines for Delphi techniques in health sciences: A methodological review

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Julia, Angelika, Marco, Marlen

• Context and implementation: A concept analysis towards conceptual maturity

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Lisa Maria, Kati, Ansgar, Bjørn, Andrew, Kristin Bakke, Marcia, Jacob, Eva Annette

• Policy and practice developments in the implementation of shared decision making: an international perspective

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Martin, Trudy, Glyn

• Information overload in healthcare: too much of a good thing?

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Irma, Alexandra S., Kylie J.

• Shared decision making in 2017: International accomplishments in policy, research and implementation

  Citation: 119

  Authors: Martin, Nora, Jacques, Glyn, Trudy

• Shared decision making in the United States: policy and implementation activity on multiple fronts

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Dominick L., Benjamin W., Richard M., Margaret, Robert J., Carrie A.

• GRADE-Leitlinien: 1. Einführung – GRADE-Evidenzprofile und Summary-of-Findings-Tabellen

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Gero, Joerg J., Matthias, Gerald, Angela, Holger

• Peer-assisted learning (PAL) in undergraduate medical education: An overview

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Anne, Regina, Rebecca, Christoph, Annette, Jan, Stephan, Florian

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