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WoS SCIE Q1Gold OA

BMC Family Practice

Abbreviation (ISO):BMC FAM PRACT
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Identifier (ISSN):1471-2296(Print)•Articles / Year: 258
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (2021)
58

58 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
258articles/year
100% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

BMC Family Practice is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of primary health care research. The journal has a special focus on clinical decision making and management, continuing professional education, service utilization, needs and demand, and the organization and delivery of primary care and care in the community.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.8%Family medicine72.2%Nursing67.1%Psychology64%Pathology59.4%Biology58.6%Internal medicine58.2%Political science57.8%Law57.5%Economics53.9%Sociology52.3%Psychiatry48.9%Mathematics41.7%Economic growth40.8%Statistics39%Health care37.1%Computer science34%Surgery29.6%Anthropology29.4%Social science28.6%Philosophy24.4%Primary care24.2%Qualitative research24.1%Demography23.3%Environmental health23.2%Business20.9%Population20.7%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
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Minor Category (Specific Field):
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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
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Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
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Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
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Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
BioMed Central
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semiannual
Founding Year
2000
Editorial Address
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON, ENGLAND, WC1X 8HL
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

16 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20253.2——
20242.9——
20232.634——
20222.497——
20212.0222625,914
20202.4312767,571
20192.0321805,669
2018—2027,742
2017—1164,745
2016—1757,570
2015—1848,155
2014—2148,007
2013—2038,539
2012—1326,190
2011—1466,580
2010—1006,167
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for BMC Family Practice

WoS Q1
123420192020202120222023202420253.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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