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BMC Medical Research Methodology

Publishing model:
Open access

Overview

BMC Medical Research Methodology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing original research articles in methodological approaches to healthcare research. Articles on the methodology of epidemiological research, clinical trials and meta-analysis/systematic review are particularly encouraged, as are empirical studies of the associations between choice of methodology and study outcomes. 

  • Rigorously investigates research methodology and statistical techniques in medical research.
  • High visibility for your work with open access.
  • Does not  publish articles describing scientific methods or techniques: these should be directed to the BMC journal covering the relevant biomedical subject area.
Lead Editor
  • Lan Lan PhD

Journal metrics

Journal Impact Factor
3.7 (2025)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
5.5 (2025)
Submission to first decision (median)
7 days
Downloads
5.9M (2025)

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Journal information

Electronic ISSN
1471-2288
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. ANVUR
  2. BFI List
  3. Baidu
  4. CLOCKSS
  5. CNKI
  6. CNPIEC
  7. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
  8. Chinese Academy of Medical Science (CAMS)
  9. DOAJ
  10. Dimensions
  11. Gale
  12. GoOA - The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
  13. Google Scholar
  14. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  15. Medline
  16. Naver
  17. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  18. Ovid Discovery
  19. Portico
  20. ProQuest
  21. PubMed Central
  22. SCImago
  23. SCOPUS
  24. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  25. Semantic Scholar
  26. TD Net Discovery Service
  27. Wanfang
  28. eLibrary.ru
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