Value in Health

Aims

Value in Health aims to be a leading source of new methods, best practice guidelines, and innovative research in the field of health economics and outcomes research (HEOR).

Value in Health aims to publish papers that expand the frontiers of HEOR science and have a direct impact on the methods used in HEOR and the evidence on value used in healthcare decision making around the world.

Scope

Value in Health publishes a wide range of article types that contribute to our aims, including:

Original theoretical, conceptual and empirical research in HEOR. Our principal interest is in research that contributes to and extends the way value in healthcare is defined and measured, including (but not limited to):

methods for the economic evaluation of drugs and other healthcare technologies;

outcomes research to strengthen the methods and evidence available to reflect patient and societal perspectives on effectiveness and value.

Innovative and high-impact applications of HEOR methods with interest and relevance beyond the specific country and disease area.

Good Practices Reports: Value in Health publishes ISPOR’s Good Practices Reports that identify best and emerging practices in a wide range of areas within HEOR.

Systematic Reviews: The Editors welcome systematic reviews of any aspect of HEOR. These should go beyond describing a given body of work by synthesizing and critically reviewing the literature and drawing out lessons for HEOR methods and practice. These papers should review empirical studies consistent with the methods outlined by the Cochrane Collaboration and PRISMA.

Health Policy Analyses: Analysis and commentary on health policy issues with global relevance to the pursuit of a world where healthcare is effective, efficient, and affordable for all.

The ISPOR journal portfolio consists of Value in Health and Value in Health Regional Issues. For more information and detailed guidance about the article types and formatting requirements for Value in Health, please consult the journal’s Instructions for Authors.