Aims and Scope of BMC Medicine
BMC Medicine is a peer-reviewed electronic-only medical journal published since 2003 by BioMed Central which is part of Springer Nature. It is described as "the flagship medical journal of the BMC series. An open access, open peer-reviewed general medical journal, BMC Medicine publishes outstanding and influential research in all areas of clinical practice, translational medicine, medical and health advances, public health, global health, policy, and general topics of interest to the biomedical and sociomedical professional communities". Less
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CiteScore 

12.8
Eigenfactor 

0.01 - 0.05
Impact Factor 

5 - 10
Scite Index 

0.87 5-Year SI

SJR 

Q1Medicine (all)

SNIP 

3.18
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| Overview | |
| Publisher | BMC |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Continuous publication |
| Article Processing Charges | EUR 3090 | USD 3790 | GBP 2690 |
| Publication Time | 10 |
| Editorial Review Process | Open peer review |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Continuous publication |
| Publication Start Year | 2003 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
| Publication Details | |
| Editorial Review Detail | |
| Information for authors | |
| Author instructions | Visit website |
| Copyright Details | Visit website |
| Deposit Policy | Sherpa/Romeo |
| License type | CC BY, CC0 |
| OA statement | Visit website |
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