What is the Impact Factor of Biopsychosocial Medicine?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Biopsychosocial Medicine is 2.10, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Biopsychosocial Medicine indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Biopsychosocial Medicine is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q3 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.651 (Q2) and an H-index of 48.

Who publishes Biopsychosocial Medicine and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Biopsychosocial Medicine is published by BMC. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,133 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #8,996Gold OA

Biopsychosocial Medicine

Identifier (ISSN):1751-0759(Print)

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Publisher:BMC

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

2.1↓ -0.3

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIEJCR Quartile

Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Biopsychosocial Medicine

WoS Q3

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):2.1

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2

0.651

#8,996

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

48 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3

Self-Citation Rate8.7%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessGold OA

26articles/year

100% Gold OA•88.46% Original Research

Aims & Scope

BioPsychoSocial Medicine is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal that encompasses all aspects of the interrelationships between the biological, psychological, social, and behavioral factors of health and illness. BioPsychoSocial Medicine is the official journal of the Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine, and publishes research on psychosomatic disorders and diseases that are characterized by objective organic changes and/or functional changes that could be induced, progressed, aggravated, or exacerbated by psychological, social, and/or behavioral factors and their associated psychosomatic treatments.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine99.5%Psychology96.2%Psychiatry88.9%Biology69.6%Internal medicine64.1%Clinical psychology56.5%Pathology51.4%Psychotherapist50.9%Social psychology33.9%Anxiety32.7%Neuroscience32.2%Economics28.6%Endocrinology27.8%Surgery27.6%Mathematics26.3%Statistics25.3%Nursing25.3%Physical therapy23%Philosophy20.5%

Primary Research Areas

Multiple

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHIATRY

Rank170/293

IndexSSCI

JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Rank83/222

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

PSYCHIATRY

Rank187/293

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Rank124/222

IndexSSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
PSYCHIATRY	JCRSSCI	170/293	Q3
PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCRSSCI	83/222	Q2
PSYCHIATRY	JCISSCI	187/293	Q3
PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCISSCI	124/222	Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

2026Latest

IF2.1

Articles / Year20

Total Citations3

2025

IF2.4

Articles / Year26

Total Citations37

2024

IF2.3

Articles / Year24

Total Citations100

2023

IF2.1

Articles / Year40

Total Citations255

2022

IF2.754

Articles / Year27

Total Citations356

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	2.1	20	3
2025	2.4	26	37
2024	2.3	24	100
2023	2.1	40	255
2022	2.754	27	356
2021	—	27	707
2020	—	29	597
2019	—	32	1,236
2018	—	22	408
2017	—	33	741
2016	—	34	642
2015	—	24	470

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #8,996Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2007-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineNeurosciencePsychology

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.651

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.23

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,133 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations220

3-Year Documents89

Citable Documents85

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate41.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Psychology (miscellaneous)Q2

Social PsychologyQ2

Biological PsychiatryQ3

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 8.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

3区 (Zone 3)Medicine

Minor Category (Specific Field):

4区PSYCHIATRY

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Biopsychosocial Medicine (ISSN: 1751-0759) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by BMC in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.10, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.651 (Q2), an H-index of 48.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 26 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,133 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.