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British Journal of General Practice

Royal College of General Practitioners · United Kingdom · Est. 1969

ISSN1478-5242

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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 — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.027

H-Indexi

123

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.507

Total Worksi

8,252

Total Citationsi

107,951

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

BJGP : an international journal publishing research, editorials, analysis, and clinical guidance for family practitioners and primary care researchers worldwide

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,252

Publisher OrgRoyal College of General Practitioners

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Submission Info

APC Cost£1,250

Peer Reviewopen peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Royal College of General Practitioners

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1478-5242

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

open peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

£1,250

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

562

6.5k

2019

565

7.4k

2020

376

5.2k

2021

402

3.1k

2022

465

1.8k

2023

461

1.1k

2024

398

359

2025

271

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Family PracticeQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & InternalPrimary Health Care

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Family Practice

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealthcare cost, quality, practicesHealthcare Policy and ManagementChronic Disease Management StrategiesChild and Adolescent HealthHealthcare Systems and TechnologyHealthcare Systems and ChallengesEmpathy and Medical EducationInnovations in Medical EducationGlobal Health Workforce Issues

Frequently asked questions about British Journal of General Practice

Is British Journal of General Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for British Journal of General Practice: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of British Journal of General Practice?

British Journal of General Practice is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.25.

Is British Journal of General Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

British Journal of General Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of British Journal of General Practice?