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BMJ Global Health

BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1973

ISSN2059-7908eISSN2059-7908

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

2.451

H-Index

139

CiteScore

11.7

SNIP

2.121

Total Works

4,579

Total Citations

130,744

2yr Mean Citedness

3.61

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

BMJ Global Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing research on all aspects of global health. BMJ Global Health is an open access, online journal dedicated to publishing high-quality peer-reviewed content relevant to those involved in global health, including policy makers, funders, researchers, clinicians and frontline healthcare workers.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1973

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,579

Publisher OrgBMJ

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, 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

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BMJ Publishing Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2059-7908 / 2059-7908

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

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.

Health PolicyQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthGlobal Health and SurgeryHealthcare Systems and ReformsGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchChild Nutrition and Water AccessVaccine Coverage and HesitancyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeMalaria Research and Control