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BMC Geriatrics
United Kingdom · BioMed Central Ltd
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BMC Geriatrics

BMC Geriatrics is a journal indexed in SJR in Geriatrics and Gerontology with an H index of 112. It is an CC BY + CC0 Journal with a Single blind Peer Review review system, and It has a price of 2190 €. The scope of the journal is focused on geriatrics, aging. It has an SJR impact factor of 1,335 and it has a best quartile of Q1. It is published in English. It has an SJR impact factor of 1,335.

BMC Geriatrics focuses its scope in these topics and keywords: study, older, intervention, care, elderly, adults, protocol, primary, nursing, health, ...

Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
Category: Geriatrics and Gerontology
Indexation: verifiedScopus / SJR verifiedWeb of Science verifiedDOAJ
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SJR Impact Factor trending_up
1,335 Q1
H-index 112
Acceptance rate pie_chart
26% Selective
Source Acceptance_Rate
Time to publication hourglass_top
20 weeks
Field Average_time_publication_weeks
Publication cost (APC) payments
2.190 € Open Access
Non-OA path NPD

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SJR Impact

1,335

H-index

112

Docs (year)

1028

Docs 3y

2550

Total refs

50526

Cites 3y

11049

Citable 3y

2543

Cites/Doc 2y

3.85

Ref/Doc

49.15

Immediate OA

2190 €

Embargoed OA

NPD

Non OA / Submission

- €

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