Journal profile · Social Sciences-Health (social science)
BMC Global and Public Health
ISSN 2731-913X · BMC · United Kingdom
BMC Global and Public Health: impact factor 5.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,690; median 190 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); 113 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BMC Global and Public Health is published by BMC. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Global Maternal and Child Health and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, together about 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BMC Global and Public Health publishes impactful research, key advances and expert opinion in all areas of global and public health. The journal aims to promote health and well-being, to advance health equity and policy making, and to connect and support the global and public health communities around the world. Areas of interest of the journal include disease epidemiology, population health, health equity, environmental and occupational health, health policy, reproductive, maternal and child health, oral health, mental health and social determinants of health. In order to engage the communities in open discussion, the journal publishes a unique set of high-impact content including Research, Systematic Reviews, Registered Reports, as well as Reviews, Comments, Forums, Perspectives and Matters Arising.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Health (social science)
Editor-in-chief Gerrit John-SchusterPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine10.2%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine9%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine6.2%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions5.9%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences5.9%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics5.4%
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchMedicine4.5%
- Zoonotic diseases and public healthMedicine4.2%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 81LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 353,900Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 324 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 94 | 94 | 45 |
| 2025 | 113 | 113 | 512 |
| 2024 | 87 | 87 | 736 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 382 |
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
190 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 138 days – 263 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 209 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (226 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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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 2,290 / USD 2,690 / GBP 1,950 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,490 / EUR 2,090 / GBP 1,790 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,690 / USD 2,390 / EUR 1,990 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,950 / USD 2,690 / EUR 2,290 | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted14
- commentFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Registered Report Comment Forum Review Perspective Matters Arising Correspondence …Length not stated
- commentsIn order to engage the communities in open discussion, the journal publishes a unique set of high-impact content including Research, Systematic Reviews, Registe…Length not stated
- correspondenceFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Registered Report Comment Forum Review Perspective Matters Arising Correspondence …Length not stated
- forumFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Registered Report Comment Forum Review Perspective Matters Arising Correspondence …Length not stated
- forumsIn order to engage the communities in open discussion, the journal publishes a unique set of high-impact content including Research, Systematic Reviews, Registe…Length not stated
- matters arisingIn order to engage the communities in open discussion, the journal publishes a unique set of high-impact content including Research, Systematic Reviews, Registe…Length not stated
- perspectiveFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Registered Report Comment Forum Review Perspective Matters Arising Correspondence …Length not stated
- perspectivesIn order to engage the communities in open discussion, the journal publishes a unique set of high-impact content including Research, Systematic Reviews, Registe…Length not stated
- question and answerFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Registered Report Comment Forum Review Perspective Matters Arising Correspondence …Length not stated
- registered reportsIn order to engage the communities in open discussion, the journal publishes a unique set of high-impact content including Research, Systematic Reviews, Registe…Length not stated
- researchIn order to engage the communities in open discussion, the journal publishes a unique set of high-impact content including Research, Systematic Reviews, Registe…Length not stated
- reviewFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Registered Report Comment Forum Review Perspective Matters Arising Correspondence …Length not stated
- reviewsIn order to engage the communities in open discussion, the journal publishes a unique set of high-impact content including Research, Systematic Reviews, Registe…Length not stated
- systematic reviewsIn order to engage the communities in open discussion, the journal publishes a unique set of high-impact content including Research, Systematic Reviews, Registe…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscript must be submitted by an author, not a third party. Model summary
Please note that a manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data sharing strongly encouraged or required; deposit in public repositories or include in paper/supporting files. Model summary
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
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY licence. Model summary
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 Global and Public Health articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attrib…
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
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
- 2731-913X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Global and Public Health
What is the impact factor of BMC Global and Public Health?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at BMC Global and Public Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 190 days (interquartile range 138–263 days); authors report an average review time of about 18 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.
Which databases index BMC Global and Public Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BMC Global and Public Health is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is BMC Global and Public Health open access, and what is the APC?
BMC Global and Public Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,690.
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: .