BMJ Health & Care Informatics (BMJ HCI) is an open access, peer reviewed journal covering all aspects of informatics in healthcare. The essential scope of the journal is how informatics supports improvements in direct health and care service provision, but also incorporates public health strategies and interventions, implementation of learning health systems and national policy issues. A core purpose of the journal is to bring together the academic and practitioner communities, so we invite professionals in health and care informatics who are unfamiliar with the conventions and processes of academic publishing to contact the editorial office for guidance on writing for publication.
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher
SJR Quartile by Discipline
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Computer Science ApplicationsQ1
Health InformaticsQ1
Health Information ManagementQ1
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Health Care Sciences & ServicesMedical Informatics
Scopus Categories
Health Information ManagementComputer Science ApplicationsHealth Informatics
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Electronic Health Records SystemsArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsMachine Learning in HealthcareTelemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentDigital Mental Health InterventionsMedical Coding and Health InformationHealthcare Technology and Patient MonitoringCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI