Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
British Journal of Hospital Medicine
ISSN 1750-8460 · eISSN 1759-7390 · MA Healthcare Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 2005
British Journal of Hospital Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.67; hybrid open access; median 94 days to acceptance (125 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 297 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British Journal of Hospital Medicine is published by MA Healthcare Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Innovations in Medical Education and Primary Care and Health Outcomes, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
British Journal of Hospital Medicine was established in 1966, and is still true to its origins: a monthly, peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary review journal for hospital doctors and doctors in training. The journal publishes an authoritative mix of clinical reviews, education and training updates, quality improvement projects and case reports, and book reviews from recognized leaders in the profession. The Core Training for Doctors section provides clinical information in an easily accessible format for doctors in training. British Journal of Hospital Medicine is an invaluable resource for hospital doctors at all stages of their career. The journal is indexed on Medline, CINAHL, the Sociedad Iberoamericana de Información Científica and Scopus.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editor-in-chief John AlcoladoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine10.7%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine8.9%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions5.5%
- Clinical practice guidelines implementationMedicine4.3%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine3.9%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine3.9%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 1.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 565OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 263LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,313 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 233 | 233 | 42 |
| 2025 | 297 | 296 | 448 |
| 2024 | 260 | 224 | 806 |
| 2023 | 163 | 26 | 658 |
| 2022 | 202 | 19 | 1,476 |
| 2021 | 247 | 20 | 824 |
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
94 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 136 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 125 articles with submission and acceptance dates (622 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
- MA Healthcare Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1750-8460
- Electronic ISSN
- 1759-7390
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 86, Issue 11 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British Journal of Hospital Medicine
What CAS zone is British Journal of Hospital Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, British Journal of Hospital Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of British Journal of Hospital Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.67; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at British Journal of Hospital Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 125 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 94 days (interquartile range 70–136 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 British Journal of Hospital Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British Journal of Hospital Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is British Journal of Hospital Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
British Journal of Hospital Medicine 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; 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: .