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British Medical Bulletin

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0007-1420eISSN1471-8391

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

2.008

H-Index

192

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.682

Total Works

6,550

Total Citations

221,670

2yr Mean Citedness

5.85

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

British Medical Bulletin | Oxford Academic Skip to Main Content Advertisement intended for healthcare professionals Search Menu AI Discovery Assistant Menu Sign in through your institution Remember my institution Navbar Search Filter British Medical Bulletin Medicine and Health Books Journals Oxford Academic Mobile Enter search term Search Issues Subject Accident and Trauma Anaesthesia Cardiothoracic Surgery Cardiovascular Disease Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Critical Care/Intensive Care/Emergency Medicine Dermatology Diabetes Drugs Endocrinology Environment and Disease Ethics Gastroenterology General Practice Genetics Geriatric Medicine Haematology Health Policy Health Economics HIV/AIDS Immunology Infectious Diseases Liver Disease Neonate Medicine Neurology Neurophysiology Neurosurgery Nutrition Obstetrics and Gynaecology Occupational Health Occupational Medicine Oncology Ophthalmology Otolaryngology Paediatric Medicine & Surgery Palliative Medicine Pathology Perioperative Medicine Psychiatry Public Health Medicine Radiology Renal Medicine Respiratory Medicine Rheumatology Sports Medicine Stem Cells Transplantation Tropical Medicines More Content Advance articles Editor's Choice Submit Author Guidelines Submission Site Open Access Purchase About About British Medical Bulletin Editorial Board Advertising and Corporate Services Journals Career Network Alerts Self-Archiving Policy Dispatch Dates Accident and Trauma Anaesthesia Cardiothoracic Surgery Cardiovascular Disease Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Critical Care/Intensive Care/Emergency Medicine Dermatology Diabetes Drugs Endocrinology Environment and Disease Ethics Gastroenterology General Practice Genetics Geriatric Medicine Haematology Health Policy Health Economics HIV/AIDS Immunology Infectious Diseases Liver Disease Neonate Medicine Neurology Neurophysiology Neurosurgery Nutrition Obstetrics and Gynaecology Occupational Health Occupational Medicine

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFour No. A Year, 1983-

StatusActive

Total Publications6,550

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0007-1420 / 1471-8391

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesMedical History and InnovationsHuman auditory perception and evaluationHistory of Medical PracticeHistorical Psychiatry and Medical Practices