Quality Improvement Journals

Quality Improvement Journals	How They Describe Themselves		Open Access
British Medical Journal Quality and Safety	“The new look journal will integrate the academic and clinical aspects of quality and safety in healthcare by encouraging academics to create evidence and knowledge valued by clinicians and clinicians to value using evidence and knowledge to improve quality.”		No
Clinical Practice Improvement	Sponsored by the Institute of Health Care Improvement		No
Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice	“Open access e-journal indexed on Medline”		Yes
Healthcare: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation	“… cutting edge research on innovation in health care delivery, including improvements in systems, processes, management, and applied information technology.”		No
International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance	“…offers a definition of quality within the context of health care, examines managerial and planning methods, discusses the implications of introducing and maintaining quality initiatives, and describes case histories. “		No
International Journal for Quality in Healthcare	“…publishes papers in all disciplines related to the quality and safety of health care, including health services research, health care evaluation, technology assessment, health economics, utilization review, cost containment and nursing care research, as well as clinical research related to quality of care.” Published by Oxford Journals, a division of Oxford University Press, UK.  Sponsored by the International society for Quality in Healthcare.		No
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety	Published monthly, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety is a peer-reviewed publication dedicated to providing health professionals with the information they need to promote the quality and safety of health care.		No
Journal for Healthcare Quality	“JHQ is a publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality, which seeks to be universally recognized as the leading resource for healthcare quality professionals and an essential connection for leadership, excellence, and innovation in healthcare quality. “		No
Quality Management in Healthcare	“Quality Management in Health Care (QMHC) is a peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for our readers to explore the theoretical, technical, and strategic elements of health care quality management. The journal's primary focus is on organizational structure and processes as these affect the quality of care and patient outcomes.”		No