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eISSN: 2044-6055pISSN: 2044-6055
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Aims and Scope

BMJ Open is a peer-reviewed open access medical journal that is dedicated to publishing medical research from all disciplines and therapeutic areas. It is published by BMJ and considers all research study types, from protocols through phase I trials to meta-analyses, including small, specialist studies, and negative studies. Publishing procedures are built around fully open peer review and continuous publication, publishing research online as soon as the article is ready. BMJ Open aims to promote transparency in the publication process by publishing reviewer reports and previous versions of manuscripts as prepublication histories.The editor-in-chief is Adrian Aldcroft. Less

BMJ Open Key Metrics

CiteScore
3.9
Impact Factor
< 5
Scite Index
0.85 5-Year SI
SJR
Q1Medicine (all)
SNIP
1.29

Topics Covered on BMJ Open

Disease
Cancer
Randomized controlled trial
Emergency department
Body mass index
Health care
Rheumatoid arthritis
Cholesterol
Cross-sectional study
Simulation
Chronic pain
Blood pressure
Pregnancy
Resuscitation
Myocardial infarction
Surgery
Intensive care unit
Kidney disease
Quality of life
Sepsis

BMJ Open Journal Specifications

Indexed in the following public directories

  • Web of Science Web of Science
  • Scopus Scopus
  • DOAJ DOAJ
  • SJR SJR
Overview
Publisher BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
Language English
Frequency Monthly
Article Processing ChargesGBP 2060
Publication Time24
Editorial Review ProcessOpen peer review
General Details
LanguageEnglish
FrequencyMonthly
Publication Start Year2011
Publisher URLVisit website
Website URLVisit website
Publication Details
PlagiarismVisit website
Publication Time 24
Waiver PolicyVisit website
Editorial Review Detail
Editorial TeamVisit website
Review ProcessOpen peer review
Review UrlVisit website
Information for authors
Author instructionsVisit website
Deposit PolicySherpa/Romeo
License typeCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND
OA statementVisit website
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FAQs on BMJ Open

How long has BMJ Open been actively publishing? Faqs

BMJ Open has been in operation since 2011 till date.

What is the publishing frequency of BMJ Open? Faqs

BMJ Open published with a Monthly frequency.

How many articles did BMJ Open publish last year? Faqs

In 2023, BMJ Open publsihed 4023 articles.

What is the eISSN & pISSN for BMJ Open? Faqs

For BMJ Open, eISSN is 2044-6055 and pISSN is 2044-6055.

What is Citescore for BMJ Open? Faqs

Citescore for BMJ Open is 3.9.

What is SNIP score for BMJ Open? Faqs

SNIP score for BMJ Open is 1.29.

What is the SJR for BMJ Open? Faqs

SJR for BMJ Open is Q1.

Who is the publisher of BMJ Open? Faqs

BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP is the publisher of BMJ Open.