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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

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

1.371

H-Index

123

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.507

Total Works

8,252

Total Citations

107,951

2yr Mean Citedness

1.25

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Aims & Scope

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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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$1,250Below median

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

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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

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.

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