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Explore our journals in public health

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acceptance rate: 19%

Time to first decision (without review): 2 days

Citescore: 7.2

Journal Impact Factor: 8.056

JIF Rank (Public, Environmental & Occupational Health): 24/210 

Acceptance rate: 8%

Time to first decision (with review): 49 days

Citescore: 3.7

 

 

 

Acceptance rate: 60%

Time to first decision (without review): 38 days

Citescore: 1.8

 

Acceptance rate: 43%

Time to first decision (without review): 32 days

Citescore: 3.9

Journal Impact Factor: 3.007

JIF Rank (Medical, General & Internal): 85/172

 Launched in 2022

Acceptance rate: 8%

Time to first decision (without review): 8 days

Citescore: 7.2

Journal Impact Factor: 6.286

JIF Rank (Public, Environmental & Occupational Health): 41/210

 

 

 

 

   

Acceptance rate: 41%

Time to first decision (without review): 14 days

Citescore: 5.3

Journal Impact Factor: 4.633

JIF Rank (Health Care Sciences & Services): 25/109

Acceptance rate: 16%

Time to first decision (without review): 6 days

Citescore: 4.2

Journal Impact Factor: 3.77

JIF Rank (Public, Environmental & Occupational Health): 91/201

Acceptance rate: 34%

Time to first decision (without review): 5 days

Citescore: 11.0

Journal Impact Factor: 6.953

JIF Rank (Public, Environmental & Occupational Health): 32/210

Acceptance rate: 8%

Time to first decision (without review): 3 days

Citescore: 9.2

Journal Impact Factor: 7.418

JIF Rank (Health Policy & Services):      3/88

Acceptance rate: 14%

Time to first decision (without review): 5 days

Citescore: 6.9

Journal Impact Factor: 4.948

JIF Rank (Public, Environmental & Occupational Health): 64/210

 Launching April 2023!

Public health: 2022 open access highlights

Most read open access articles published in 2022:

Our open access content received on average 7 times more views than other content.

 

Top mentioned open access articles published in 2022:

Investigation of the use of a sensor bracelet for the presymptomatic detection of changes in physiological parameters related to COVID-19: an interim analysis of a prospective cohort study (COVI-GAPP)

 

 

Differential impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol consumption between Scottish men and women: controlled interrupted time series analysis

 

 

Associations between adverse childhood experiences, attitudes towards COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine hesitancy: a cross-sectional study

 

 

Citation impact and social media visibility of Great Barrington and John Snow signatories for COVID-19 strategy

 

 

Who funded the research behind the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine?

 

 

Primary care providers should prescribe aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease based on benefit−risk ratio, not age

 

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Introducing our latest open access journals

 

BMJ Mental Health (formerly Evidence-Based Mental Health) is an open access journal supporting mental health researchers and practitioners in improving patient and carer outcomes. The journal facilitates multidisciplinary collaboration among psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health professionals, encourages debate on clinically relevant topics, and informs real world practice.  

 

BMJ Oncology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing across the broad spectrum of cancer research, investigation, treatment and practice. Its mission is to optimise cancer care and improve patient outcomes. The journal prioritises high quality original research and review papers across the broad spectrum of cancer research, investigation, treatment and practice.

 

 

Launching April 2023

BMJ Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of public health, from global issues such as the impact of climate change on population health, to studies conducted at a local level.

 

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