BMJ : British medical journal/ British Medical Association.Edition: Clinical research [ed.]

ISSN 0959-8146BMJ Publishing GroupUnited Kingdom
ScopusMEDLINEEmbasePubMedPMCSCImagoMatched via identifier

Journal overview

Journal identity
Titles
BMJ
The BMJ
BMJ (abbreviated)
BMJ : British medical journal/ British Medical Association.Edition: Clinical research [ed.]
Key identifiers
ISSN
0959-8146
0959-8138
eISSN
1756-1833
NLM ID
8900488
Publisher / basic metadata
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
London : British Medical Association
Country
Language
English
ENG

Indexing & coverage

Current indexing summary
Scopus
Currently indexed

Scopus's Sources record lists this journal as active.

Indexing history
Coverage
1857–2026
Indexing services (MEDLINE, Embase)
MEDLINECurrently indexedEmbaseListed

Embase's Active journals record lists this journal as active.

Bibliographic inclusion (PubMed)
PubMedIncluded
Full-text availability (PMC — not an indexing service)
PMCCoverage available

Metrics

JIF
Not available
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) — 2025

Source: SCImago Journal & Country Rank — 2025 dataset. SJR is a metric published by SCImago, presented here as reported.

SJR
1.988
Best Quartile
Q1
H-index
543
Subject categories
  • Medicine (miscellaneous) — Q1
More metrics
Coverage
1857–2026
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Western Europe
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Open Access
Yes
Open Access (Diamond)
No
Total documents (current year)
2579
Total documents (3 years)
7978
Total references
25939
Total citations (3 years)
22532
Citable documents (3 years)
3636
Citations per document (2 years)
2.95
References per document
10.06
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
0959-8146, 1756-1833
SCImago Source ID
51748
SCImago Rank (across all SCImago source types)
1466

Publication activity

Publication activity
SCImago
2025
2,579 observed publications
Latest publication activity observed
2025
Current-year activity
Recent publication activity observed

Evidence sources: SCImago. SCImago's count is a source-reported aggregate figure; Crossref/OpenAlex/PubMed counts are distinct article records JCF Labs observed via each provider's own free API — none is guaranteed to be that journal's complete output for the year, and providers may disagree (this is expected, not an error). See this journal's own source evidence above for full context.

Subjects & categories

Subjects / categories
Subject area (SCImago)
MeSH (PubMed)
Medicine
Coverage / history
Scopus:1857-2026
MEDLINE:MEDLINE: v297n6640,July 2, 1988-; Abridged index medicus; Index medicusIn: PubMed: v297n6640,July 2, 1988-;
PubMed:MEDLINE: v297n6640,July 2, 1988-; Abridged index medicus; Index medicusIn: PubMed: v297n6640,July 2, 1988-;
PMC:v.297(6640) 1988 – v.394 2026