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Peer reviewed only Open Access

Health systems in transition (HST)

Publisher : Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization
Health Systems Research Health Policy and Management Public Health Systems
e-ISSN 1817-6127
p-ISSN 1817-6119
Issue Frequency Continuously
Est. Year 2010
Mobile 4545337000
DOI YES
Language English
APC YES
Email obs@who.int

Journal Descriptions

Health Systems in Transition (HiT) is a well-known international publication series that provides comprehensive, structured descriptions of national health systems across Europe and selected OECD and partner countries. Each HiT report presents an in-depth analysis of how a country’s health system is organized, financed, governed, and delivered. It also examines ongoing reforms, policy developments, and challenges faced by health systems. The series is produced by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies in collaboration with the World Health Organization. Reports are prepared by country experts and follow a standardized template, ensuring comparability across countries. Topics covered include health service delivery, health financing mechanisms, workforce structure, access to care, equity, efficiency, and health system performance. HiT reports are widely used by policymakers, researchers, and international organizations for evidence-based health policy development and comparative analysis. Unlike traditional journals, HiT does not publish regular issues but releases individual country reports periodically as updates become available. These reports serve as key reference documents for understanding global health system structures and reform strategies.

Health systems in transition (HST) is :-

  • International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Health Systems Research, Health Policy and Management, Public Health Systems, Health Services Research, Health Care Reform Studies, Comparative Health Systems Analysis, health service delivery, health financing mechanisms, workforce structure, access to care, equity, efficiency, health system performance , Online or Print , Continuously Journal

  • UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 1817-6119, E-ISSN: 1817-6127, Established: 2010,
  • Provides Crossref DOI
  • Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE