Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
British Medical Bulletin
ISSN 0007-1420 · eISSN 1471-8391 · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1943
British Medical Bulletin: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.46; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,362; median 127 days to acceptance (65 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
British Medical Bulletin is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Medical History and Innovations and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 40.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
British Medical Bulletin is a multidisciplinary publication, which comprises high quality reviews aimed at generalist physicians, junior doctors, and medical students in both developed and developing countries. Its key aims are to provide interpretations of growing points in medicine by trusted experts in the field, and to assist practitioners in incorporating not just evidence but new conceptual ways of thinking into their practice.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.6%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities12.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering11.5%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine6.4%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology5.1%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.3%
- History of Medicine StudiesArts and Humanities3.8%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 7.46LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 104LetPub ·
- h-index
- 193OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,019OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 57.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,533 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 7 | 38 |
| 2025 | 27 | 15 | 232 |
| 2024 | 27 | 19 | 414 |
| 2023 | 36 | 29 | 660 |
| 2022 | 35 | 23 | 1,016 |
| 2021 | 33 | 13 | 2,171 |
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
127 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 95 days – 216 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 65 articles with submission and acceptance dates (70 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 3,308 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1943
- ISSN
- 0007-1420
- Electronic ISSN
- 1471-8391
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about British Medical Bulletin
What CAS zone is British Medical Bulletin in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, British Medical Bulletin is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of British Medical Bulletin?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.46; CiteScore 11.4, h-index 193.
How long does peer review take at British Medical Bulletin?
Based on the dates recorded on 65 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 127 days (interquartile range 95–216 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Medical Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, British Medical Bulletin is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is British Medical Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
British Medical Bulletin is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,362.
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: .