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BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP · GB · Est. 1997

ISSN0959-535XeISSN1756-1833

✓ WOS SCIE

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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H-Indexi

404

SNIPi

9.446

Total Worksi

63,029

Total Citationsi

1,185,187

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The BMJ publishes innovative research, comprehensive reviews, educational content, and case studies across a wide spectrum of medical and allied science specialties. It is the flagship journal of BMJ Journals, which publishes over 70 journals in these fields.

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General Information

Country / RegionGB

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications63,029

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0959-535X / 1756-1833

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Healthcare Systems and ChallengesHealth Services Management and PolicyPrimary Care and Health OutcomesChild and Adolescent HealthGlobal Health Workforce IssuesHealthcare Policy and ManagementHealthcare cost, quality, practicesGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyHealth and Conflict StudiesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Frequently asked questions about BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

Is BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL?

BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL 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 3.60.

Is BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL is indexed in Web of Science.