Abstract：The value of health science popularization research is reflected not only in the improvement of public health literacy but also in its potential contributions to health-related technological innovation and industrial development. Health Guide (ISSN 3080-7654, eISSN 3080-7662, CODEN: JDABAN, DOI prefix: https://doi.org/10.66106/jdaban, Import Registration Number: G015Z102), a gold open-access health sciences journal published by Quest Press Limited, has recently been officially indexed by The Lens. Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, The Lens is a non-profit open knowledge platform that links over 280 million scholarly literature records with over 160 million patent documents, constructing the world's largest open scholarly-patent association graph. The journal is dedicated to translating rigorous medical research and health knowledge into scientific information that is easy to understand and trustworthy for the public. All articles undergo strict peer review and are published under the CC BY 4.0 license, making them permanently and freely accessible. Being indexed by The Lens will allow the journal's research outputs to enter the academic-industry innovation network, where they can be discovered and cited by R&D personnel in health technology companies and patent examiners in medical devices. This article, taking into account the journal's positioning, analyzes the practical value of this indexing.
Health Guide 《健康导读》编辑部 Editorial Office (Wed,) studied this question.