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BMJ

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom

ISSN0959-8146
SJR Q1Scopus / SJR
35
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q1+25
Total35
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
SJR Score
2.976
H-Index
519
SNIP
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.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary Language
1st Year Published
FrequencyWeekly
StatusActive
Total Publications

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

4/12 · 33%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
BMJ Publishing Group
Does the journal have a website?
No URL
Is the ISSN verified?
0959-8146
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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?
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 — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref