Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
BMJ-British Medical Journal
ISSN 1756-1833 · BMJ Publishing Group · ENGLAND
BMJ-British Medical Journal: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 52.71; hybrid open access; review 2–4 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: hard; 2,851 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BMJ-British Medical Journal is published by BMJ Publishing Group and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Systems and Challenges, Health Services Management and Policy and Primary Care and Health Outcomes, together about 41.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
High impact medical journal. Champion of better research, clinical practice & healthcare policy since 1840. For GPs, hospital doctors, educators, policymakers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Systems and ChallengesHealth Professions21%
- Health Services Management and PolicyHealth Professions13.3%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions7.6%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions6.2%
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions5.6%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Healthcare cost, quality, practicesHealth Professions3.5%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 52.71LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.99LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 417OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9,029OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 76.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 140LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 64,368 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,104 | 595 | 2,248 |
| 2025 | 2,851 | 1,051 | 12,027 |
| 2024 | 3,151 | 1,128 | 23,624 |
| 2023 | 3,278 | 1,314 | 24,267 |
| 2022 | 3,392 | 1,519 | 40,375 |
| 2021 | 3,167 | 1,270 | 190,228 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- HardLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1756-1833
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BMJ-British Medical Journal
What CAS zone is BMJ-British Medical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BMJ-British Medical Journal is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of BMJ-British Medical Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 52.71; CiteScore 8.9, h-index 417.
How long does peer review take at BMJ-British Medical Journal?
Authors report an average review time of 2–4 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Hard”. 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 BMJ-British Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BMJ-British Medical Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is BMJ-British Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
BMJ-British Medical Journal is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .