Journal profile
Informatics in Primary Care
ISSN 1476-0320 · eISSN 2632-1009 · BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT · United Kingdom
Informatics in Primary Care: impact factor 6.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 183 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 24% (journal website).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Informatics in Primary Care is published by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electronic Health Records Systems, Healthcare Systems and Technology and Medical Coding and Health Information, together about 46.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BMJ Health & Care Informatics publishes international, peer-reviewed, high-quality research and evaluation, reviews, protocols, letters, commentaries and communication articles. The essential scope of the journal is how informatics supports improvements in direct health and care service provision, but also incorporates public health strategies and interventions, implementation of learning health systems and national policy issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electronic Health Records SystemsHealth Professions26.3%
- Healthcare Systems and TechnologyBusiness, Management and Accounting10.2%
- Medical Coding and Health InformationHealth Professions10.1%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions6.9%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions6%
- Chronic Disease Management StrategiesMedicine3.7%
- Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityHealth Professions3.5%
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine3.5%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 274OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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
183 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 130 days – 269 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 209 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (216 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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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 1,800 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 1,800 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,460 / GBP 685 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- Preprints
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- editorialBMJ Health & Care Informatics adheres to the highest standards concerning its editorial policies on publication ethics, scientific misconduct, consent and peer …main text ≤ 800 words · references ≤ 10
- letterLetters can either be in direct response to a published paper (within one month of that paper's publication) or a general, brief, and focused commentary on mult…main text ≤ 400 words · references ≤ 5
- perspectiveAn article that communicates a personal view or idea based on the interpretation of available data within a certain topic of interest or current issue (not a si…main text ≤ 3,000 words · references ≤ 30
- protocolProtocol manuscripts should report planned or ongoing research studies. Study protocols should be structured as follows: Introduction (including literature/subj…main text ≤ 1,500 words · abstract ≤ 150 words · references ≤ 20
- reviewReviews should provide a balanced account of all aspects of a topical subject of interest to the journal’s audience. All sides of any contentious or uncertain a…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 35
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Data availability Data sharing
Data sharing policy Tier 2 Model summary
BMJ Health & Care Informatics adheres to BMJ’s Tier 2 data policy. We strongly encourage that data generated by your research that supports your article be made available as soon as possible, wherever legally and ethically possible. We also require data from clinical trials to be made available upon reasonable request. To adhere to ICMJE guidelines, we require that a data sharing plan must be incl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and authors’ rights
As an open access journal, BMJ Health & Care Informatics adheres to the Budapest Open Access Initiative definition of open access. Articles are published under an exclusive licence or non-exclusive licence for UK Crown employees or where BMJ has agreed CC BY applies. For US Federal Government officers or employees acting as part of their official duties, the terms are as stated in accordance with …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single anonymised peer review Model summary
Articles submitted to BMJ Health & Care Informatics are subject to peer review. The journal operates single anonymised peer review whereby the names of the reviewers are hidden from the author; usually two external reviewer reports are obtained before an Original research or Review article is accepted for publication. Manuscripts authored by a member of a journal’s editorial team are independently…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint archiving supported Model summary
Preprints foster openness, accessibility and collaboration by allowing authors to make their findings immediately available to the research community and receive feedback on an article before it is submitted to a journal for formal publication. BMJ fully supports and encourages the archiving of preprints in any recognised, not-for-profit server such as medRxiv. BMJ does not consider the posting of…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1476-0320
- Electronic ISSN
- 2632-1009
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Informatics in Primary Care
What is the impact factor of Informatics in Primary Care?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Informatics in Primary Care?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 183 days (interquartile range 130–269 days); authors report an average review time of about 14 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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 Informatics in Primary Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Informatics in Primary Care is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Informatics in Primary Care open access, and what is the APC?
Informatics in Primary Care is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .