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Status
Active
Coverage
2001–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
4.1
SJR · SCImago
0.845
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
56
Best quartile
Q1 · 78th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Medicine | 24 / 111 | 78th | Q1 |
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BMC Emergency Medicine
BMC Emergency Medicine is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4.1), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by BioMed Central Ltd.
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ISSN 1471-227XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEOpen Access
4.1
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
3
Indexed in
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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed
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Quick answers
Is BMC Emergency Medicine indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2001–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.1.
What quartile is BMC Emergency Medicine in Scopus?
BMC Emergency Medicine is Q1 in Emergency Medicine (rank 24 of 111), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of BMC Emergency Medicine?
BMC Emergency Medicine is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.1, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 78th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.845, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 56.
How much does it cost to publish in BMC Emergency Medicine?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,790 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes BMC Emergency Medicine and what is its ISSN?
BMC Emergency Medicine is published by BioMed Central Ltd. Its ISSN is 1471-227X.
Is BMC Emergency Medicine in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is BMC Emergency Medicine open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is BMC Emergency Medicine? — open metrics via OpenAlex
BMC Emergency Medicine has an h-index of 70 and a 2-year mean of 3.07 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #9 of 109 Scopus journals in Emergency Medicine.
70
h-index
3.07
2-yr mean citations
827
i10-index
1,994
works indexed
29,506
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,790
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#9 of 109 Top 9% Emergency Medicine
BMC Emergency Medicine published 297 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in BMC Emergency Medicine? — latest 96 articles, 2026
In its latest 96 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (18.2%), Türkiye (9.8%) and Iran (9.4%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for BMC Emergency Medicine? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 4 retracted papers are recorded (2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 4 · 2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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