British Columbia Medical Journal
Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)
Clarivate IF trend for British Columbia Medical Journal
SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting
21 papers with at least that number of citations each
Aims & Scope
The British Columbia Medical Journal is a general medical journal providing continuing medical education with a focus on evidence-based medicine.The BCMJ provides clinical and review articles written primarily by BC physicians for BC physicians. It also contains editorials, BC medical news, book reviews, career opportunity and CME listings, physician profiles, and regular columns, such as those by the BC Centre for Disease Control and WorkSafeBC. Physicians debate medicine and medical politics in letters and longer essays. Established in 1959, the BC Medical Journal is distributed in print 10 times per year, and operates a free, full-text, web-enhanced version, bcmj.org, to provide current BC medical news and additional content to BC physicians wherever they are, whenever they want it. Owned by Doctors of BC, the BCMJ is overseen and peer reviewed by an eight-physician Editorial Board that operates at arms-length from Doctors of BC so that it can be an open forum for debate on any topic.
Special Issues
Calls for PapersNo active Calls for Papers found for this journal.
WoS Categories & Quartiles
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MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
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SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisBritish Columbia Medical Journal (ISSN: 0007-0556) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of MEDICINE, published by British Columbia Medical Association in Canada. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.70, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.158 (Q4), an H-index of 21.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 34 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $2,397 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
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