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BMJ

BMJ Publishing Group Β· United Kingdom

ISSN0959-8146
SJR Q1βœ“ Scopus / SJR
84
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† Scopus Q178
βœ“ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total84
Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates β€” we never estimate
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
SJR Scorei
1.988
H-Indexi
543
SNIPi
9.446

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

BMJ: British Medical Journal aims to publish material that will help doctors and medical students in their daily practice. BMJ Open is a medical journal that considers papers addressing research questions in clinical medicine, public health and epidemiology, health services research, health economics, surgery, qualitative research, research methods, medical education, medical publishing and any other field that directly addresses patient outcomes or the practice and delivery of healthcare.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary Languageβ€”
1st Year Publishedβ€”
FrequencyWeekly
StatusActive
Total Publicationsβ€”

Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
Review Timeβ€”
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

4/12 Β· 33%
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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?
0959-8146
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Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
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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?
βœ“ 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?
N/A

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

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Frequently asked questions about BMJ

Is BMJ a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BMJ: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of BMJ?

BMJ is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.988.

Is BMJ indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMJ is indexed in Scopus.

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