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BMC Proceedings

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1987

ISSN1753-6561

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.519

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.677

Total Worksi

3,637

Total Citationsi

18,506

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous); Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,637

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2006

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~10 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

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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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?

1753-6561

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

Citations received

425

2019

261

2020

258

2021

2022

143

2023

139

2024

2025

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBioinformatics and Genomic NetworksGene expression and cancer classificationProtein purification and stabilityGenomics and Rare DiseasesGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalitiesInfection Control in Healthcare

Frequently asked questions about BMC Proceedings

Is BMC Proceedings a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BMC Proceedings: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of BMC Proceedings?

BMC Proceedings is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.519.

Is BMC Proceedings indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMC Proceedings is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of BMC Proceedings?