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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,327CAS 2区Top JournalReview JournalHybrid

British Medical Bulletin

Abbreviation (ISO):BRIT MED BULL
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.537•SCImago Rank: #2,327•Identifier (ISSN):0007-1420(Print)/1471-8391(Online)•Articles / Year: 33•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,646 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.5
↑ +2.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
104

104 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
33articles/year
57.53% Gold OA•3.85% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.5)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.2)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.4)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.7)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.841)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.291)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.835)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.804)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.356)
🔵 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

British Medical Bulletin is a multidisciplinary publication, which comprises high quality reviews aimed at generalist physicians, junior doctors, and medical students in both developed and developing countries. Its key aims are to provide interpretations of growing points in medicine by trusted experts in the field, and to assist practitioners in incorporating not just evidence but new conceptual ways of thinking into their practice.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineBiologyInternal MedicineGeneticsChemistryPathologyBiochemistry

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,327Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1943-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.537

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
139

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.67

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,646 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations604
3-Year Documents86
Citable Documents74

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate28.9%

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):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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
Oxford University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1943
Editorial Address
OXFORD UNIV PRESS, GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OX2 6DP
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCRSCIE
27/336Q1
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCISCIE
38/336Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—3135
20255.227216
20247.427408
20236.736655
20225.841351,013
20214.291332,160
20202.835463,149
20192.804392,119
20183.356472,801
2017—542,818
2016—613,510
2015—553,290
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for British Medical Bulletin

WoS Q1
1469201820192020202120222023202420255.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 1.4%

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: 5fb6128c-cd99-4d60-a628-e97148bceb06
Database Updated: 2026-09-28