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BJGP Open

Royal College of General Practitioners · United Kingdom · Est. 1985

ISSN2398-3795eISSN2398-3795

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.811

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.918

Total Worksi

1,009

Total Citationsi

9,917

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

BJGP Open is an international, peer reviewed, open access, online-only journal of primary care, which publishes original research and other articles of importance to primary care clinicians, researchers and teachers worldwide.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

Frequencybi-weekly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,009

Publisher OrgRoyal College of General Practitioners

OA Since2015

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate63%

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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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?

2398-3795 / 2398-3795

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

Portico, 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

Citations received

796

2019

158

3.7k

2020

103

1.8k

2021

913

2022

124

814

2023

146

419

2024

163

154

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.

Family PracticeQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Primary Health Care

Scopus Categories

Family Practice

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Primary Care and Health OutcomesChronic Disease Management StrategiesTelemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationHealthcare Systems and TechnologyPatient-Provider Communication in HealthcareAntibiotic Use and ResistanceGlobal Health Workforce IssuesPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesDiabetes Management and EducationInterprofessional Education and Collaboration

Frequently asked questions about BJGP Open

Is BJGP Open a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of BJGP Open?

BJGP Open 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 1.31.

Is BJGP Open indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BJGP Open is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of BJGP Open?

What is the acceptance rate of BJGP Open?

BJGP Open lists a self-reported acceptance rate of approximately 63%. Journal-reported figures can be optimistic — treat it as a rough guide, not a guarantee.