Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
BMJ Medicine
ISSN 2754-0413 · BMJ Publishing Group · United Kingdom
BMJ Medicine: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 186 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BMJ Medicine 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 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research and Meta-analysis and systematic reviews, together about 21% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Impact Factor:9.32025 Altmetric mentions:1,304IF Rank:(JCR) 18/336Time to first decision (without review):4 days**median number of days Aims & scope 6 reasons to publish with us Ownership Journal information Affiliations
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine7.9%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine7.5%
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsDecision Sciences5.6%
- COVID-19 Impact on ReproductionMedicine5.6%
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19Medicine5.2%
- Chronic Disease Management StrategiesMedicine5.2%
- Diabetes Treatment and ManagementMedicine4.8%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
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 2 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 9.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 262 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 47 | 72 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 323 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 669 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | 2,098 |
| 2022 | 55 | 55 | 2,258 |
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 PubMed · to
186 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 113 days – 241 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 37 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 225 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (112 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 | GBP 3,580 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 3,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 3,245 | Yes | — |
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
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2754-0413
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 BMJ Medicine
What CAS zone is BMJ Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BMJ Medicine is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 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 Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 9.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 13.6, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at BMJ Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 186 days (interquartile range 113–241 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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 BMJ Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BMJ Medicine is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is BMJ Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
BMJ Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .