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BMC Medical Education

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1955

ISSN1472-6920eISSN1472-6920

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

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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

0.947

H-Index

158

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.562

Total Works

9,984

Total Citations

220,486

2yr Mean Citedness

3.95

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on medical education, focusing on pedagogical approaches, curriculum development, and the evaluation of learning experiences. It covers topics such as simulation-based training, digital learning tools, near-peer teaching, and the assessment of professional ethics and competencies. The journal also explores student well-being, lifestyle factors affecting academic performance, and the integration of new technologies and educational models in healthcare professions education.

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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 Published1955

Annual Volume~ 1,496 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,984

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

LOCKSSLibrary of Congress, National Library of the Netherlands; British LibraryPMC

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?

1472-6920 / 1472-6920

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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, Library of Congress, National Library of the Netherlands; British Library, 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.

EducationQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education & Educational ResearchEducation, Scientific Disciplines

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationSimulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedical Education and AdmissionsHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutDiversity and Career in MedicineProblem and Project Based LearningClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsSurgical Simulation and TrainingNursing education and managementInterprofessional Education and Collaboration