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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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

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

0.881

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.918

Total Works

1,009

Total Citations

9,917

2yr Mean Citedness

1.31

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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.

⚡ 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 Published1985

Frequencybi-weekly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,009

Publisher OrgRoyal College of General Practitioners

OA Since2015

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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?

Scopus, DOAJ

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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

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

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