BMJ Journal Citation Rate List (2026)
Researchers searching for "BMJ citation rate" or "BMJ journal citation rate" can find every title in the BMJ Publishing Group catalog below — flagship BMJ (the British Medical Journal) plus specialty imprints including BMJ Open, BMJ Quality & Safety, BMJ Case Reports, and the BMJ Open series.
What is the BMJ citation rate?
The flagship British Medical Journal (BMJ) ranks among the top general & internal medicine titles globally and sits in the Q1 quartile. Its current OpenAlex 2-year citation rate, and that of every BMJ family journal, is listed in the table below — click any title for the full year-by-year citation history.
All BMJ Journals — Citation Rate & Metrics
64 BMJ Titles| BMJ Journal | Citation Rate | Review Speed | APC (USD) | OA Model | Indexing | Details |
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Postgraduate Medical Journal
Medicine
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2.12 | — | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Paediatrics Open
Medicine
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2.12 | 105 days | Inquire | Open Access | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Open
Medicine
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2.07 | 27 days | Inquire | Open Access | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Open Quality
Medicine
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2.05 | 44 days | Inquire | Open Access | Full Metrics » | |
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Sexually Transmitted Infections
Medicine
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1.93 | — | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Public Health
Medicine
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1.93 | 117 days | Inquire | Open Access | Full Metrics » | |
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Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Medicine
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1.81 | — | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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Journal of Clinical Pathology
Medicine
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1.81 | — | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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Archives of Disease in Childhood
Medicine
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1.76 | — | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health
Medicine
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1.73 | 116 days | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Surgery Interventions & Health Technologies
Medicine
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1.67 | 116 days | Inquire | Open Access | Full Metrics » | |
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Injury Prevention
Medicine
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1.50 | — | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Leader
Medicine
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1.48 | 51 days | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
Medicine
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1.46 | 85 days | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Medicine
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1.24 | — | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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Emergency Medicine Journal
Medicine
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1.17 | — | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Military Health
Medicine
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1.14 | 80 days | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Innovations
Medicine
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0.92 | 88 days | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Digital Health & AI
Information technology
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0.69 | 68 days | $3,580.00 | Open Access | DOAJ | Full Metrics » |
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International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
Medicine
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0.59 | — | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Case Reports
Medicine
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0.51 | 70 days | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ connections.
Medicine
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0.25 | 112 days | Inquire | Open Access | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Connections Oncology
Medicine
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0.07 | 113 days | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ
Medicine
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N/A | 38 days | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ
Medicine
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N/A | 107 days | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Connections Mental Health
Medicine
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N/A | 70 days | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Connections Surgery
Medicine
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N/A | 63 days | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Immunology
Medicine
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N/A | 38 days | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Open Science
Medicine
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N/A | 113 days | Inquire | Open Access | Full Metrics » | |
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BMJ Quality & Safety
Medicine
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N/A | 75 days | Inquire | Subscription | Full Metrics » |
About BMJ Publishing Group
BMJ Publishing Group is the wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association. It publishes The BMJ (founded 1840) plus 60+ specialty journals spanning every major clinical discipline. The flagship BMJ is a Q1 general medicine journal; see its current citation rate on the BMJ journal page.
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