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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,003CAS 2区Hybrid

BMC Palliative Care

Abbreviation (ISO):BMC PALLIAT CARE
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.13•SCImago Rank: #4,003•Identifier (ISSN):1472-684X(Print)•Articles / Year: 189•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,323 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3.7
↑ +0.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
32

32 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate12%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
189articles/year
99.75% Gold OA•93.12% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.7)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.113)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.234)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.015)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.922)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.335)
🔵 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

BMC Palliative Care is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the clinical, scientific, ethical and policy issues, local and international, regarding all aspects of hospice and palliative care for the dying and for those with profound suffering related to chronic illness.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.5%Nursing93.3%Palliative care87.1%Psychology85%Pathology61.7%Psychiatry58.7%Political science55.5%Law55.2%Sociology54.2%Economics50%Biology49.4%Family medicine48.3%Internal medicine45%Mathematics41%Economic growth39%Statistics36.6%Health care35.9%Anthropology35.7%Social science34.4%Psychotherapist33.7%Anesthesia30.4%Qualitative research27.4%Anesthesiology26.9%Pain medicine26.8%Computer science26.3%Surgery24.7%Philosophy24.6%End-of-life care24.1%Business22.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,003Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2002-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.13

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
69

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.71

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,323 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,810
3-Year Documents701
Citable Documents693

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)4

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate62.3%

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):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
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
BioMed Central
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2002
Editorial Address
CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
JCRSCIE
51/194Q2
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCRSSCI
19/125Q1
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
JCISCIE
33/194Q1
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCISSCI
19/125Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—32032
202533471,163
20242.53042,313
20233.12052,454
20223.1132293,994
20213.2341934,384
20202.0151886,016
20192.9221204,408
20182.3351255,455
2017—913,834
2016—1005,474
2015—752,820
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for BMC Palliative Care

WoS Q2
1234201820192020202120222023202420253.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12%

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: 9cab6954-e6f3-4aab-8a84-f72b44d66825
Database Updated: 2026-10-01