What is the Impact Factor of BMC Public Health?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of BMC Public Health is 4.40, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is BMC Public Health indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, BMC Public Health is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 1.356 (Q1) and an H-index of 225.

Who publishes BMC Public Health and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

BMC Public Health is published by BioMed Central. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,487 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of BMC Public Health?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of BMC Public Health is "BMC PUBLIC HEALTH" with common acronym "pubh". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,924Top JournalHybrid

BMC Public Health

Acronym:pubh

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Abbreviation (ISO):BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

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Identifier (ISSN):1471-2458(Print)

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Publisher:BioMed Central

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Clarivate IF (2026)

4.4↑ +0.8

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

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WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for BMC Public Health

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):4.4

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

1.356

#2,924

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

225

225 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate5.7%

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

2,254articles/year

99.95% Gold OA•94.2% Original Research

Aims & Scope

BMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on the epidemiology of disease and the understanding of all aspects of public health. The journal has a special focus on the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine99.5%Pathology94.9%Internal medicine89.6%Nursing88.3%Public health84.7%Epidemiology80%Biostatistics75.7%Sociology71.8%Environmental health68.6%Biology63.2%Demography57.7%Mathematics52.2%Psychology51%Political science48.6%Law47.9%Statistics47.7%Economics41.5%Population41.5%Psychiatry38%Computer science32.7%Economic growth27.9%Gerontology27.7%Family medicine22%Machine learning21.5%Geography20.8%

Primary Research Areas

Medicine Public Environmental & Occupational Health

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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

JCRSCIE2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Rank60/443

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Rank44/443

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	JCRSCIE	60/443	Q1
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	JCISCIE	44/443	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF4.4

Articles / Year3,416

Total Citations777

2025

IF3.6

Articles / Year4,857

Total Citations18,393

2024

IF3.5

Articles / Year3,625

Total Citations36,387

2023

IF4.5

Articles / Year2,564

Total Citations38,606

2022

IF4.135

Articles / Year2,463

Total Citations54,933

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	4.4	3,416	777
2025	3.6	4,857	18,393
2024	3.5	3,625	36,387
2023	4.5	2,564	38,606
2022	4.135	2,463	54,933
2021	3.295	2,345	71,204
2020	2.521	1,922	78,238
2019	2.567	1,765	77,880
2018	2.42	1,320	60,064
2017	—	1,087	58,214
2016	—	1,124	54,987
2015	—	1,456	78,107

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,924Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2001-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.356

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

4.58

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,487 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations40,904

3-Year Documents8,402

Citable Documents8,388

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)59

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate52.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

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: 5.7%

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):

2区 (Zone 2)Medicine

Minor Category (Specific Field):

2区PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

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

BMC Public Health (acronym: pubh, abbr: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, ISSN: 1471-2458) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by BioMed Central in England since 2001. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.40, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.356 (Q1), an H-index of 225.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Irregular, an annual output of approximately 2,254 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,487 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.