BMC Medical Education

eISSN: 1472-6920• JCR: BMC MED EDUCBioMed CentralUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

4.2

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 1.0 (+31.3%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    4.2
  2. Metric year 2024

    3.2

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHSSCIQ1
EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINESSCIEQ1
Q1
JCR Quartile
B2
CAS Block

BMC Medical Education current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Medicine

Ranked #1,151 in Medicine by impact factor and #1,048 among Q1 Medicine journals. This context helps compare BMC Medical Education against journals publishing in the same field.

#1,151
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BMC Medical Education publication trend

Published 6,591 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 4.2.

2026 vs 2025: -772
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Journal Details

Total Articles
10,547
H-Index
161
Open Access
Yes
APC
$1,925 USD
Subject Areas
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPhysiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health Professions

Article Volume

2022
906
2023
988
2024
1,569
2025
1,950
2026
1,178
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