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BMC Public Health

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1858

ISSN1471-2458eISSN1471-2458

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.359

H-Index

287

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.387

Total Works

33,554

Total Citations

1,087,889

2yr Mean Citedness

3.76

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on a wide range of public health issues, including mental health access, pharmaceutical public health roles, disease risk perception, vaping prevention, nutritional and mental health in adults with disabilities, diabetes self-management in migrant populations, dementia prevention, childhood immunization, social media's impact on well-being, depression, infectious diarrheal diseases, eHealth literacy, sleep and suicidal behaviors, oral health in children with chronic kidney disease, fatigue in college students, hepatitis B knowledge, attitudes, and practices, retirement and movement behaviors, suicide and self-harm policy impacts, physical activity determinants, menstrual health, stroke risk trajectories, e-cigarette discussions, antimicrobial resistance, and obstructive sleep apnea.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1858

Annual Volume~ 3,681 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications33,554

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2000

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1471-2458 / 1471-2458

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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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?

LOCKSS, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietPhysical Activity and HealthHealth disparities and outcomesHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsGlobal Maternal and Child HealthAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthChild Nutrition and Water AccessSmoking Behavior and CessationCOVID-19 and Mental HealthDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins