Journal profile · Medicine-Health Policy
BMC Obesity
ISSN 2052-9538 · Springer Nature
BMC Obesity: subscription journal; APC about USD 1,570; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: BMC Obesity is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BMC Obesity is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Obesity and Health Practices and Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior, together about 50.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BMC Obesity no longer receives submissions; BioMed Central hosts an archive https://bmcobes.biomedcentral.com/ of all articles previously published in the ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Health Policy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine28.7%
- Obesity and Health PracticesHealth Professions13.3%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing8.2%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine6.7%
- Bariatric Surgery and OutcomesMedicine5.5%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine4.2%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine4.2%
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology3.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Policy | Q1 | 28/242 | — |
| Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | Q1 | 24/206 | — |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q1 | 81/526 | — |
| Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | Q2 | 77/219 | — |
| Epidemiology | Q2 | 37/99 | — |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 189OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 240 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 337 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 533 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 566 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 681 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 775 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 943 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,570 / EUR 1,290 / GBP 1,060 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2052-9538
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BMC Obesity
Which databases index BMC Obesity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BMC Obesity is indexed in Scopus.
Is BMC Obesity open access, and what is the APC?
BMC Obesity is a subscription journal. APC about USD 1,570.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .