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BMC Surgery

United KingdomMedicine (miscellaneous) (Q2); Surgery (Q2)ISSN-matched source record
Q2Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
68H-index (SCImago 2025)
0.605SJR (2025)
2001-2026Coverage

About BMC Surgery

BMC Surgery is a scholarly journal published by BioMed Central Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.605 and H-index of 68.

Coverage: 2001-2026. Research categories: Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2); Surgery (Q2).

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2026-03-17. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
Peer-review processOpen peer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 2690 EUR; 3190 USD; 2390 GBP
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightNo
Digital preservationLOCKSS, PMC
Reported submission-to-publication time24 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2001 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

Source: DOAJ journal record. Journal metadata is distributed by DOAJ under CC0. Confirm current fees, tax, eligibility and waiver terms with the publisher.

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)1471-2482
ISSN-L1471-2482
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationBioMed Central
Publisher country codeGB
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex4,751
Citations recorded in OpenAlex58,169
OpenAlex H-index83
Years represented in OpenAlex1945–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques; Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments; Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders; Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research; Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management; Hernia repair and management.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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