About the journal
BMC Health Services Research is an open-access journal published by BMC in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 3,050 EUR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 23 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- BMC
- ISSN
- 1472-6963
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 3,050 EUR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 15207
- Declared review time
- 23 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- open_review
- Official website
- https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2003-04-02
- MEDLINE · 2001-01-01
- PUBMED · 2002-03-21
- Indexing
- DOAJ · MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- 3,050 EUR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 23 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
15207
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
23weeks
Works in OpenAlex
18180
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
218
i10-index
10510
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy13
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-17
- Added to DOAJ
- 2003-04-02
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- LOCKSSPMC
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-09-21
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 99%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 20%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity4
- Alternate titles
- BioMed Central health services researchHealth services research
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101088677
- Society affiliations
- Health Systems Global
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
Show all subjects (50)
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Diabetes Management and Education
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Nursing education and management
- Nursing education and management
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Health Care Issues
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
Keywords (DOAJ)
- public health
- health policies
- health economics
- healthcare systems
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