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Status
Active
Coverage
2011–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
10.8
SJR · SCImago
1.962
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
180
Best quartile
Q1 · 96th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Policy | 11 / 330 | 96th | Q1 |
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BMJ Quality and Safety
BMJ Quality and Safety is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 10.8), WoS SCIE/SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by BMJ Publishing Group.
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ISSN 2044-5415Verify ISSN ↗2044-5423Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE, SSCIONOS
10.8
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is BMJ Quality and Safety indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2011–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 10.8.
What quartile is BMJ Quality and Safety in Scopus?
BMJ Quality and Safety is Q1 in Health Policy (rank 11 of 330), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of BMJ Quality and Safety?
BMJ Quality and Safety 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 10.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 96th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.962, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 180.
Who publishes BMJ Quality and Safety and what is its ISSN?
BMJ Quality and Safety is published by BMJ Publishing Group. Its print ISSN is 2044-5415 and its online ISSN is 2044-5423.
Is BMJ Quality and Safety covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is BMJ Quality and Safety in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is BMJ Quality and Safety open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is BMJ Quality and Safety? — open metrics via OpenAlex
BMJ Quality and Safety has an h-index of 222 and a 2-year mean of 4.76 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 10.8, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #20 of 327 Scopus journals in Health Policy.
222
h-index
4.76
2-yr mean citations
2,980
i10-index
4,895
works indexed
262,149
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#20 of 327 Top 7% Health Policy
BMJ Quality and Safety published 121 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2019 with 169. 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 BMJ Quality and Safety? — latest 97 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (35%), United Kingdom (20.3%) and Canada (11.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for BMJ Quality and Safety? — 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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