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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #5,503CAS 3区Hybrid

Bmj Open

Abbreviation (ISO):BMJ OPEN
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.93•SCImago Rank: #5,503•Identifier (ISSN):2044-6055(Print)•Articles / Year: 4,266•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,324 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.5
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
69

69 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate4.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
4,266articles/year
99.99% Gold OA•80.87% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.3)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.9)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.006)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.692)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.496)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.376)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.413)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

BMJ Open is an online, open access journal, dedicated to publishing medical research from all disciplines and therapeutic areas. The journal publishes all research study types, from study protocols to phase I trials to meta-analyses, including small or specialist studies. Publishing procedures are built around fully open peer review and continuous publication, publishing research online as soon as the article is ready.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.6%Pathology83%Internal medicine73.8%Biology71.6%Psychology59.4%Mathematics55.8%Statistics52.7%Psychiatry49.4%Sociology49%Nursing48.4%Political science47.7%Law47.3%Surgery44.5%Economics35.5%Environmental health34.5%Demography33.6%Family medicine31.4%Chemistry27.5%Population27.2%Economic growth24.8%Biochemistry24.6%Computer science24.6%Alternative medicine23.7%Genetics21.2%Randomized controlled trial20.5%Health care20.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,503Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2011-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.93

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
196

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.55

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,324 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations36,324
3-Year Documents13,043
Citable Documents13,043

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)30

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate52.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
BRITISH MED ASSOC HOUSE, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON, ENGLAND, WC1H 9JR
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCRSCIE
92/336Q2
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCISCIE
84/336Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—2,324306
20252.34,9537,930
20242.43,96117,774
20232.94,02734,518
20223.0065,15664,392
20212.6924,39986,735
20202.4963,63284,239
20192.3764,292121,200
20182.4132,61386,214
2017—2,878104,399
2016—2,08195,977
2015—1,49666,555
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Bmj Open

WoS Q2
1234201820192020202120222023202420252.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 032ce90d-836d-41d4-bcd0-ebd8143305c2
Database Updated: 2026-10-01