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BMC Primary Care

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN2731-4553eISSN2731-4553

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ 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

1.073

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.094

Total Works

1,689

Total Citations

10,319

2yr Mean Citedness

2.79

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on primary care, focusing on the implementation of preventive programs, management of chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension, and the assessment of healthcare provider knowledge and patient experiences. Articles also explore care coordination, risk communication, and the validation of assessment tools within primary care settings across various international contexts.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 396 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,689

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~29 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

LOCKSSPMCBritish Library

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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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?

2731-4553 / 2731-4553

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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?

LOCKSS, PMC, British Library

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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

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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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & InternalPrimary Health Care

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Family Practice

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Primary Care and Health OutcomesDiabetes Management and EducationChronic Disease Management StrategiesInterprofessional Education and CollaborationTelemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationHealth Policy Implementation SciencePatient-Provider Communication in HealthcarePharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMental Health Treatment and AccessCOVID-19 and Mental Health