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Status
Active
Coverage
2002–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
4.9
SJR · SCImago
1.130
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
69
Best quartile
Q1 · 85th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 97 / 669 | 85th | Q1 |
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BMC Palliative Care
BMC Palliative Care is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4.9), WoS SCIE/SSCI, DOAJ. Published by BioMed Central Ltd.
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Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE, SSCIOpen Access
4.9
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 Palliative Care indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2002–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.9.
What quartile is BMC Palliative Care in Scopus?
BMC Palliative Care is Q1 in Medicine (all) (rank 97 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of BMC Palliative Care?
BMC Palliative Care is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, 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 4.9, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 85th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.130, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 69.
How much does it cost to publish in BMC Palliative Care?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,990 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes BMC Palliative Care and what is its ISSN?
BMC Palliative Care is published by BioMed Central Ltd. Its ISSN is 1472-684X.
Is BMC Palliative Care in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is BMC Palliative Care open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is BMC Palliative Care? — open metrics via OpenAlex
BMC Palliative Care has an h-index of 90 and a 2-year mean of 3.66 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #64 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
90
h-index
3.66
2-yr mean citations
1,346
i10-index
2,579
works indexed
55,660
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,990
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#64 of 646 Top 10% Medicine (all)
BMC Palliative Care published 347 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 Palliative Care? — latest 97 articles, 2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (11.9%), United States (7.6%) and United Kingdom (7.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for BMC Palliative Care? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- 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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