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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of BMC Primary Care (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers BMC Primary Care published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Primary Health Carerank 2 of 31 journals
- Medicine, General & Internalrank 38 of 366 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of BMC Primary Care
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). BMC Primary Care is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Open access (listed in DOAJ); article processing charge listed at about US$2,790.
02Review time
Review time of BMC Primary Care
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles BMC Primary Care published between Jun 2026 and Oct 2026 were accepted within 172 days of submission, and the middle half took between 111 and 372 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Medicine, General & Internal, BMC Primary Care ranks 55 of 70 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Medicine, General & Internal →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for BMC Primary Care
BMC Primary Care (BioMed Central (BMC)): Sixty BMC journals in Springer Nature's pilot set the APC by the corresponding author's country: the paper pays 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% of the list price. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
Authors affiliated in 36 countries qualify for a full waiver. See the countries →
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Retractions and research integrity at BMC Primary Care
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
BMC Primary Care has 2 retracted papers in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Feb 2025. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
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04Indexing
Indexing of BMC Primary Care
- eISSN
- 2731-4553
- Publisher
- BMC
- Country
- England
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Primary Health Care, Medicine, General & Internal
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
05What it publishes
What BMC Primary Care publishes: real papers
Words that appear most often in the titles of the papers published here that we track. Choose one to see those papers:
06Published papers
Papers published in BMC Primary Care
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
- Callum J. Leese1, Ross Clarke2, Robert H. Mann3, Rosina Cross4, Hussain Al-Zubaidi5, Blair H. Smith1 and20250 citations
- Trends in the use of video consultation in general practice during COVID-19: impact of practice and country characteristics based on the international, cross …20250 citations
- Famke Houben1, 2, Casper DJ den Heijer1, 2, 3, Nicole HTM Dukers-Muijrers2, 4, Eefje GPM de Bont520240 citations
- the epidemic that persists after the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of the primary care electronic health records covering about 5 million people in Catalonia20240 citations
- What improves access to primary healthcare services in rural communities? A systematic20220 citations
07Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for BMC Primary Care
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08Similar journals
Journals similar to BMC Primary Care
Journals that publish the closest work to the papers above, from the indexing lists:
- PLoS ONESCIEScopusJCR 20247 similar papers
- Blockchain in Healthcare TodayScopus1 similar paper
- Indian Journal of OrthopaedicsSCIEScopusJCR 20241 similar paper
- British Journal of General PracticeSCIEScopusJCR 20241 similar paper
- Frontiers in EducationESCIScopusJCR 20241 similar paper
- PeerJSCIEScopusJCR 20241 similar paper
09Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
10Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of BMC Primary Care?
Based on 200 research articles BMC Primary Care published from Jun 2026 to Oct 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 172 days, and half of them were accepted between 111 and 372 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 8 days. Source: received and accepted dates deposited by the publisher in Crossref, retrieved October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of BMC Primary Care?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of BMC Primary Care is 3.59: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 3.59 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of BMC Primary Care?
The h-index of BMC Primary Care is 128 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 128 of its papers have each been cited at least 128 times. Its i10-index is 2,576.
What is the APC of BMC Primary Care?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$2,790 for BMC Primary Care, an open access journal (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of BMC Primary Care?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). BMC Primary Care is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is BMC Primary Care indexed in Scopus?
Yes. BMC Primary Care appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is BMC Primary Care an SCIE journal?
Yes. BMC Primary Care is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is BMC Primary Care in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. BMC Primary Care is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
What topics does BMC Primary Care publish?
The papers published in BMC Primary Care that we track most often mention covid-19, primary. Check the journal’s aims and scope for its full coverage.
How many papers published in BMC Primary Care does ScholarsColab track?
We track 5 papers published in BMC Primary Care between 2022 and 2025, cited 0 times in total, with a median of 0 citations per paper.
Does BMC Primary Care offer an APC waiver?
BMC Primary Care: Sixty BMC journals in Springer Nature's pilot set the APC by the corresponding author's country: the paper pays 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% of the list price. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has BMC Primary Care retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 2 retracted papers in BMC Primary Care, 2 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are lack of irb/iacuc approval and/or compliance, duplication of/in article. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
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