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British Medical Bulletin

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0007-1420eISSN1471-8391
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.537
H-Indexi
192
SNIPi
2.682
Total Worksi
6,550
Total Citationsi
221,670
2yr Mean Citednessi
5.85
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
2
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyFour No. A Year, 1983-
StatusActive
Total Publications6,550
Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review
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

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Oxford University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0007-1420 / 1471-8391
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
39
2.1k
2019
46
3.1k
2020
33
2.1k
2021
35
996
2022
36
628
2023
27
394
2024
27
194
2025
26
27
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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

Frequently asked questions about British Medical Bulletin

Is British Medical Bulletin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for British Medical Bulletin: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of British Medical Bulletin?

British Medical Bulletin is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 5.85.

Is British Medical Bulletin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

British Medical Bulletin is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of British Medical Bulletin?

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref