Journal profile · Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
ISSN 2074-2908 · eISSN 2224-7750 · Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University · Bangladesh
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 104 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 6% (journal website); 66 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal is published by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, Dental materials and restorations and Medical Case Reports and Studies, together about 24% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
https://sulahan.desa.id/artikel/2018/6/22/sejarah-desa https://sukawangun.ondesa.id/artikel/2025/05/30/pengajian-bulanan-desa-sukawangun-menjalin-ukhuwah-lewat-majelis-ilmu-di-dkm-assalam-nangela https://polaman.id/artikel/2024/3/23/digitalisasi-pencatatan-bank-sampah-untuk-warga-polaman https://gandasari.desakabgor.id/artikel/2024/8/20/kabupaten-gorontalo https://desagledeg.id/artikel/2024/1/19/kisah-hiu-kecil-dan-ikan-salmon https://desabeku.id/artikel/2024/1/10/koordinasi-pemerintah-desa https://berputar.opendesa.id/artikel/2014/11/07/pemerintahan-desa https://bawuran.id/artikel/2025/7/9/sarasehan-hari-jadi-ke-194-kabupaten-bantul-bantul-bumi-satriya-sawiji-ambuka-kertaning-praja https://bangka.karyamakmur.com/sosialisasi-peran-polri-dalam-pengawasan-pengelolaan-keuangan-desa https://telukharapan.id/artikel/2024/11/8/penetapan-batas-kampung-teluk-harapan-dan-kampung-teluk-alulu https://telagajernih.id/artikel/2024/6/22/sejarah-desa https://tapakkuda.id/artikel/2024/10/1/profil-pulau-pusong https://tanjungmulia.id/artikel/2025/8/20/pemberian-uang-ganti-kerugian-pengadaan-tanah-pembangunan-jaringan-irigasi-di-sei-wampu-desa-tanjung-mulia-berjalan-lancar https://tamaran.id/artikel/2024/4/29/jokowi-teken-revisi-uu-desa-kades-bisa-menjabat-hingga-16-tahun https://sid.pemdesjeblog.id/artikel/2024/8/20/pola-asuh-otoriter-dipercaya-lebih-mampu-mendisiplinkan-anak-mitos-atau-fakta-mahasiswa-kkn-undip-memberikan-penyuluhan-pola-asuh-anak-tanpa-kekerasan https://sid.kalimade.web.id/artikel/2020/12/25/kader-desa https://selotong.id/artikel/2025/5/8/musyawarah-khusus-pembentukan-koperasi-desa-merah-putih https://secanggang.id/artikel/2025/6/20/kades-secanggang-bantu-dimas-aditya-kepper-timnas-remaja https://rajatengah.id/artikel/2024/8/31/visi-dan-misi https://purwobinangun.id/artikel/2025/7/31/membangun-infrastruktur-digitallangkah-langkah-menuju-desa-digital https://peninjoan.desa.id/artikel/2013/7/29/profil-desa https://pemdesjeblog.id/artikel/2024/10/15/apbdes-2024 https://pabentengang.id/artikel/2013/7/29/profil-masyarakat-desa https://ngemplakkalikotes.id/artikel/2023/11/26/alhamdulillah-desa-ngemplak-kini-miliki-sistem-informasi-desa-berbasis-web-dan-aplikasi-mobile-keren https://mangga-stabat.id/artikel/2024/4/29/jokowi-teken-revisi-uu-desa-kades-bisa-menjabat-hingga-16-tahun https://labananjaya.id/artikel/2023/11/17/visi-dan-misi-kampung https://kwalabesar.id/artikel/2024/9/20/dpr-sahkan-uu-apbn-tahun-anggaran-2025-segini-anggaran-dana-desa-tahun-depan http
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Md Shahinul ALAMPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Bangladesh 9, United States 1, Japan 1, India 1, Canada 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry10%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry8.2%
- Medical Case Reports and StudiesMedicine5.8%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.5%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine4.7%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.5%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine4%
- Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | Q4 | 211/223 | 5th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google ScholarPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 730 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 113 |
| 2025 | 66 | 66 | 113 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 94 |
| 2023 | 85 | 85 | 112 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 110 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 118 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
104 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 104 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer review, Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted13, with length limits
- case reportThe authors are required to mention the type of manuscript (original article, brief article, case report, review article, research letter, letter to editor, per…Length not stated
- commentaryThe authors are required to mention the type of manuscript (original article, brief article, case report, review article, research letter, letter to editor, per…Length not stated
- dataDatae 250 1500 50 20 6 - -Length not stated
- editorialThe authors are required to mention the type of manuscript (original article, brief article, case report, review article, research letter, letter to editor, per…Length not stated
- letterThe authors are required to mention the type of manuscript (original article, brief article, case report, review article, research letter, letter to editor, per…Length not stated
- letter to editorLetter to editor - 400 50 6 - - -Length not stated
- letter to the editorThese should be short and decisive observations on articles published in the immediately previous issue of the BSMMU Journal. The letter could be up to 400 word…main text ≤ 400 words · references ≤ 6
- original articleThe authors are required to mention the type of manuscript (original article, brief article, case report, review article, research letter, letter to editor, per…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- perspectiveThe authors are required to mention the type of manuscript (original article, brief article, case report, review article, research letter, letter to editor, per…main text ≤ 600 words · references ≤ 6
- perspective/ commentaryPerspective/ Commentary - 600 50 6 - - -Length not stated
- research articleResearch articlea 250c 3000 60 40 6 IMRD For clinical trial/ interventional studyLength not stated
- research letterResearch lettera,b - 1000 50 10 1 IMRD -Length not stated
- review articleThe authors are required to mention the type of manuscript (original article, brief article, case report, review article, research letter, letter to editor, per…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship Author contributions
Authorship credit should be based only on substantial contributions to each of components mentioned below:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
For all types of manuscripts submitted to the journal, including articles, original research reports, editorials, comments, reviews, book reviews, and letters, it is mandatory to include a statement disclosing any potential conflicts of interest. Alternatively, authors should declare if they have no conflicts of interest to disclose. All authors of an article must disclose any and all conflicts of…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statement
Data availability statement required Model summary
All manuscripts should include a statement about where data supporting the results reported in a published article can be found.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical approval
Ethical approval required per Helsinki Declaration and ethics committee Model summary
For studies involving human participants, it is essential to specify whether the procedures adhered to the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional or regional) and the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000 (accessible at https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-helsinki-ethical-principles-for-medical-research-involving-human-sub…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors must secure permissions for copyrighted material Model summary
Authors/contributors are accountable for securing permissions to reproduce any copyrighted material. Alongside the manuscript submission, authors must provide a copy of the obtained permission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Manuscripts not per instructions returned for technical correction before editorial/peer review Model summary
The submitted manuscripts that are not as per the "Instructions to Authors" would be returned to the authors for technical correction, before they undergo editorial/ peer-review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
- Country or region
- Bangladesh
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2074-2908
- Electronic ISSN
- 2224-7750
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
How long does peer review take at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal?
The publisher reports about 104 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Bangladesh (9), United States (1) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .