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| Discipline | Health care |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | R. Tamara Konetzka |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1944–present |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Impact factor | 2.600 (2014) |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| ISO 4 | Med. Care Res. Rev. |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus | |
| ISSN | 1077-5587 |
| LCCN | 95004634 |
| OCLC no. | 216882671 |
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Medical Care Research and Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of health care. The editor-in-chief is Thomas D'Aunno (Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health). It was established in 1944 and is currently published by SAGE Publishing.
The journal publishes three types of articles: review articles on particular research or policy topics that synthesize theoretical and empirical literature across several disciplines; empirical research; and articles that present new data and trends in the health care field.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- SCOPUS
- Social Sciences Citation Index
- Academic Search
- Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts
- CINAHL
- Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
- Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences
- EMBASE/Excerpta Medica
- Index Medicus
- MEDLINE
- PASCAL
- ProQuest
- Psychological Abstracts
- PsycINFO
- PsycLIT
According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2014 impact factor is 2.600, ranking it 25 out of 86 journals in the category "Health Care Sciences & Services" and 12 out of 70 journals in the category "Health Policy & Services".
Best Article Award
Each year, the journal's editorial board selects a "Best Paper", selected based on the quality of the work and its contribution to the field.
Notable papers
The following papers have been cited most often, according to the Web of Science:
- Brach, Cindy; Fraserirector, Irene (2000). "Can Cultural Competency Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities? A Review and Conceptual Model". Medical Care Research and Review. 57 (4): 181–217. doi:10.1177/107755800773743655. PMC 5091811. PMID 11092163.
- Mayberry, Robert M.; Mili, Fatima; Ofili, Elizabeth (2000). "Racial and Ethnic Differences in Access to Medical Care". Medical Care Research and Review. 57 (4): 108–45. doi:10.1177/107755800773743628. PMID 11092160.
- Laveist, Thomas A.; Nickerson, Kim J.; Bowie, Janice V. (2000). "Attitudes about Racism, Medical Mistrust, and Satisfaction with Care among African American and White Cardiac Patients". Medical Care Research and Review. 57 (4): 146. doi:10.1177/107755800773743637.
References
- "Journals Ranked by Impact: Health Care Sciences & Services". 2014 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2015.
- "Journals Ranked by Impact: Health Policy & Services". 2014 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2015.
- Medical Care Research & Review. Web of Science. Thomson Reuters. 2012.