Editor's picks
Articles
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Opioid prescribing practices prior to elective foot and ankle surgery: a population-based evaluation using health administrative data from a tertiary hospital in Canada
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The role of primary care in informing and supporting people with limited health literacy in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of general practitioners toward community detection and management of mild cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China
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Insights into patient characteristics and documentation of the use of sedative-hypnotic/anxiolytics in primary care: a retrospective chart review study
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Identification of adults with symptoms suggestive of obstructive airways disease: Validation of a postal respiratory questionnaire
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High serum alkaline phosphatase levels, a study in 181 Thai adult hospitalized patients
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Evaluation of lifestyle interventions to treat elevated cardiometabolic risk in primary care (E-LITE): a randomized controlled trial
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Self-medication and non-doctor prescription practices in Pokhara valley, Western Nepal: a questionnaire-based study
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Localised necrosis of scrotum (Fournier's gangrene) in a spinal cord injury patient – a case report
Aims and scope
BMC Primary Care, previously known as BMC Family Practice, is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of primary health care research. The journal has a special focus on clinical practice and decision-making, continuing professional education, eHealth, health services research in primary care settings, and health promotion.
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
60 days to first decision for all manuscripts
93 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
204 days from submission to acceptance
15 days from acceptance to publicationCitation Impact
2.497 - 2-year Impact Factor
3.275 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.382 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.078 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)Usage
1,735,923 Downloads (2021)
1896 Altmetric mentions
Peer-review Terminology
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The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:
Identity transparency: Single anonymized
Reviewer interacts with: Editor
Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication