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BMC Women's Health

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1980

ISSN1472-6874eISSN1472-6874

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ 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

0.925

H-Index

104

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.223

Total Works

4,789

Total Citations

92,019

2yr Mean Citedness

3.05

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on women's health issues, including reproductive health, gynecological conditions like endometriosis and vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia, menopausal symptoms, and the management of breast cancer. It also covers topics such as sexual violence prevention, menstrual hygiene, nutrition in refugee settings, and the impact of lifestyle factors on women's health.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 683 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,789

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2000

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~24 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?

1472-6874 / 1472-6874

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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

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Obstetrics and GynecologyQ1

Reproductive MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Obstetrics & GynecologyPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Reproductive MedicineObstetrics and GynecologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthCervical Cancer and HPV ResearchReproductive Health and ContraceptionEndometriosis Research and TreatmentGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMenopause: Health Impacts and TreatmentsAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthOvarian function and disordersMenstrual Health and DisordersUterine Myomas and Treatments