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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,466CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Bmj-British Medical Journal

Abbreviation (ISO):BMJ-BRIT MED J
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.988•SCImago Rank: #1,466•Identifier (ISSN):1756-1833(Print)•Articles / Year: 183•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,966 USD
Former Names:
BRIT MED J
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Name Changed (Active in JCR)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
55.1
↑ +12.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
543

543 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
183articles/year
76.76% Gold OA•74.33% 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: 55.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 55.1)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 42.7)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 105.7)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 39.89)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 27.604)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 23.259)
🔵 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

The BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. Our "continuous publication" model means that all articles appear on [bmj.com](http://bmj.com) before being included in an issue of the print journal. The website is updated daily with The BMJ’s latest original research, education, news, and comment articles, as well as podcasts, videos, and blogs. The BMJ's team is based mainly in London, although we also have editors elsewhere in Europe, in the US, and in India.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine83.2%Computer science61.9%Biology46.4%Data science37.4%Political science37.2%Law35.2%Internal medicine34.4%Pathology32.5%World Wide Web29.7%Psychology26.5%Economics26%Philosophy22%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,466Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1857-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.988

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
543

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.95

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,966 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations22,532
3-Year Documents7,978
Citable Documents3,636

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)64

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate45.7%

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):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1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
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCRSCIE
5/336Q1
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCISCIE
5/336Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

17 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
202542.7——
2023105.7——
202139.89——
201927.604——
201823.259——
2012—1,02126,963
2011—3,970120,126
2010—4,062110,662
2009—3,851189,531
2008—2,76168,474
2007—3,42379,645
2006—3,81289,040
2005—3,45689,736
2004—4,285130,052
2003—4,703177,048
2002—4,436134,209
2001—3,531143,798
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Bmj-British Medical Journal

WoS Q1
1651861222018201920212023202542.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:42.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 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: 9e479da4-91fb-4313-8323-d8a6a3a54e08
Database Updated: 2026-10-01