Journal profile · Multiple
BMC Digital Health
ISSN 2731-684X · BMC · United Kingdom
BMC Digital Health: impact factor 3.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,190; median 213 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 91 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BMC Digital Health is published by BMC. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, Digital Mental Health Interventions and Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation, together about 47.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BMC Digital Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the development and implementation of digital technology in both medicine and public health, such as mobile health applications, virtual healthcare and wearable technology, as well as the role of social media and other communications technology in digital health. BMC Digital Health welcomes manuscripts in the following broad areas of research: Artificial intelligence and personalized medicine - all aspects of the use of artificial intelligence to aid with the modelling, predicting and diagnosis of health conditions as well as delivering personalized treatments/medicine. Digital therapeutics - research on all aspects of the development and implementation of software driven evidence-based therapies to prevent, manage or treat medical conditions. Medical devices and technologies - research on the development of medical devices and technologies to aid with the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions. Mhealth and wearable technology - all aspects of the development and implementation of Mhealth and wearable technology in digital healthcare. Social media and digital health - research exploring the role of social media in digital health. Telemedicine - research on all aspects of telemedicine, including the development and implementation of new technologies to deliver healthcare services at a distance. Virtual healthcare - research on the development and implementation of virtual reality in healthcare. As a BMC Series journal, BMC Digital Health does not make editorial decisions based on the perceived interest or potential impact of a study. Manuscripts are considered for publication if they are scientifically valid. For research articles, this includes having a clearly defined and sound research question, appropriate methodology and analysis, and adherence to community-agreed standards relevant to the field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions24%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology12.8%
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine10.3%
- Electronic Health Records SystemsHealth Professions4.4%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine4.2%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine3.7%
- Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityHealth Professions3.4%
- ICT in Developing CommunitiesComputer Science3.2%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 90LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 310,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 299 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 71 | 14 |
| 2025 | 91 | 91 | 239 |
| 2024 | 83 | 83 | 735 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 572 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
213 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 155 days – 296 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 255 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (183 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,790 / USD 2,190 / GBP 1,490 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,090 / EUR 1,690 / GBP 1,390 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,340 / USD 1,990 / EUR 1,590 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,490 / USD 2,190 / EUR 1,790 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers3, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
Article types accepted6
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. BMC Digital Health articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution Non-…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Editorial policies are hosted on the BioMed Central website. Model summary
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- BMC
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2731-684X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BMC Digital Health
What is the impact factor of BMC Digital Health?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at BMC Digital Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 213 days (interquartile range 155–296 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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 BMC Digital Health?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: LaTeX and Word. 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.
Which databases index BMC Digital Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BMC Digital Health is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is BMC Digital Health open access, and what is the APC?
BMC Digital Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .