8. Do BioMed Central journals have Impact Factors and are they citation tracked?

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Yes; for any journal to have an Impact Factor, however, it must be tracked by Thomson Reuters (ISI) for three years. Although many BioMed Central journals are tracked by Thomson Reuters, others are still relatively new. The tables below show those journals that are already tracked by Thomson Reuters (ISI) and so already have Impact Factors, and journals that are due Impact Factors for which we have calculated their unofficial Impact Factors. Note that in several cases the figures are artificially low, as they are based on a single year of citation data rather than the usual two. Thomson Reuters (ISI) is currently considering additional BioMed Central journals for tracking.

The SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) is also a free alternative journal citation-metric based on citation information from Scopus.

Journals with Impact Factors

Journal Impact Factor
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 1.37
Algorithms for Molecular Biology 1.35
Arthritis Research & Therapy 4.45
Behavioral Brain Functions 2.13
Biological Procedures Online 1.29
Biology Direct 4.02
BioMedical Engineering OnLine 1.41
Biotechnology for Biofuels 6.09
BMC Biochemistry 1.99
BMC Bioinformatics 2.75
BMC Biology 5.75
BMC Biotechnology 2.35
BMC Cancer 3.01
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 1.52
BMC Cell Biology 2.59
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2.24
BMC Developmental Biology 2.79
BMC Endocrine Disorders 2.16
BMC Evolutionary Biology 3.52
BMC Family Practice 1.80
BMC Gastroenterology 2.42
BMC Genetics 2.48
BMC Genomics 4.07
BMC Health Services Research 1.66
BMC Immunology 2.53
BMC Infectious Diseases 3.12
BMC International Health and Human Rights 1.44
BMC Medical Education 1.15
BMC Medical Ethics 1.74
BMC Medical Genetics 2.33
BMC Medical Genomics 3.69
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 1.48
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2.67
BMC Medicine 6.04
BMC Microbiology 3.04
BMC Molecular Biology 2.86
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 1.58
BMC Nephrology 2.18
BMC Neurology 2.17
BMC Neuroscience 3.04
BMC Ophthalmology 1.00
BMC Pediatrics 1.89
BMC Plant Biology 3.45
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2.83
BMC Psychiatry 2.55
BMC Public Health 2.00
BMC Structural Biology 2.48
BMC Surgery 1.33
BMC Systems Biology 3.15
BMC Veterinary Research 2.00
Breast Cancer Research 5.25
Cancer Cell International 1.97
Cardiovascular Diabetology 3.35
Cardiovascular Ultrasound 1.27
Cell Communication and Signaling 5.50
Cell Division 3.00
Chemistry Central Journal 3.28
Critical Care 4.61
Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 1.53
Diagnostic Pathology 1.64
Environmental Health 2.65
Epigenetics & Chromatin 4.46
European Journal of Medical Research 0.98
Frontiers in Zoology 4.46
Genetics Selection Evolution 2.89
Genome Biology 9.04
Globalization and Health 2.65
Gut Pathogens 2.11
Harm Reduction Journal 1.26
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2.11
Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice 1.68
Human Resources for Health 1.83
Implementation Science 3.10
International Journal for Equity in Health 1.71
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 3.83
International Journal of Health Geographics 2.62
Irish Veterinary Journal 0.33
Italian Journal of Pediatrics 0.79
Journal of Biomedical Science 1.98
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1.19
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 3.72
Journal of Cheminformatics 3.42
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2.39
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2.15
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 1.33
Journal of Hematology & Oncology 3.99
Journal of Inflammation 2.26
Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 3.06
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 3.26
Journal of Neuroinflammation 3.83
Journal of Ovarian Research 2.57
Journal of the International Society for Sports Nutrition 1.64
Journal of Translational Medicine 3.47
Lipids in Health and Disease 2.17
Malaria Journal 3.19
Microbial Cell Factories 3.55
Molecular Cancer 3.99
Molecular Neurodegeneration 4.28
Molecular Pain 3.53
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 0.05
Neural Development 3.70
Nutrition & Metabolism 2.89
Nutrition Journal 2.48
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 5.07
Parasites and Vectors 2.94
Particle and Fibre Toxicology 7.25
Pediatric Rheumatology 1.44
Plant Methods 2.83
Proteome Science 2.33
Radiation Oncology 2.32
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2.05
Respiratory Research 3.36
Retrovirology 6.47
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 1.85
Stem Cell Research & Therapy 3.21
Substance AbuseTreatment, Prevention, and Policy 1.16
Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 1.86
Trials 2.50
Veterinary Research 4.06
Virology Journal 2.34
World Journal of Surgical Oncology 1.12

Journals currently covered by Thomson Reuters (ISI)

Journal Impact Factor due Unofficial
2011
Impact
Factor
AIDS Research & Therapy June 2012 1.92
Alzheimer's Research & Therapy June 2013 3.35
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials June 2013 1.71
Annals of General Psychiatry June 2013 1.45
BMC Anesthesiology June 2013 0.94
BMC Geriatrics June 2013 1.78
BMC Biophysics June 2014 2.13
BMC Ecology June 2015 2.33
BMC Oral Health June 2013 1.40
BMC Palliative Care June 2014 1.40
BMC Pulmonary Medicine June 2013 2.42
BMC Urology June 2013 2.14
BMC Women's Health June 2013 1.82
Cell & Bioscience June 2013 N/A
EvoDevo June 2013 2.31
Genome Medicine June 2013 5.04
Head & Face Medicine June 2013 1.00
Health Research Policy and Systems June 2013 1.75
International Journal of Mental Health Systems June 2013 1.13
Journal of Nanobiotechnology June 2014 3.85
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology June 2013 1.16
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research June 2013 0.82
Mobile DNA June 2013 2.64
Molecular Brain June 2013 4.16
Molecular Cytogenetics June 2013 1.82
Population Health Metrics June 2013 2.58
Reproductive Health June 2013 1.75
World Journal of Emergency Surgery June 2013 0.58

Unofficial Impact Factors* for other BioMed Central journals

Journal Unofficial
2011
Impact
Factor
AIDS Research and Therapy 1.92
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 3.00
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 1.71
Annals of General Psychiatry 1.45
Aquatic Biosystems 1.72
Asia Pacific Family Medicine 0.74
BMC Clinical Pathology 2.06
BMC Clinical Pharmacology 1.91
BMC Ecology 2.33
BMC Emergency Medicine 1.33
BMC Geriatrics 1.78
BMC Medical Imaging 1.77
BMC Oral Health 1.40
BMC Palliative Care 1.40
BMC Physiology 2.61
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2.42
BMC Urology 2.14
BMC Women's Health 1.82
Carbon Balance and Management 2.20
Chinese Medicine 1.49
Clinical and Molecular Allergy 1.85
Comparative Hepatology 1.07
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 1.68
Cough 1.48
Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 1.83
Experimental & Translational Stroke Medicine 2.68
Fluids & Barriers of the CNS 2.08
Genetic Vaccines and Therapy 1.86
Head and Face Medicine 1.00
Immunity and Ageing 3.45
Infectious Agents and Cancer 3.17
International Archives of Medicine 1.04
Journal of Biological Engineering 3.88
Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 1.03
Journal of Circadian Rhythms 1.83
Journal of Molecular Signaling 2.31
Journal of Occupational Medicine & Toxicology 1.16
Journal of Trauma Management and Outcomes 2.13
Mobile DNA 2.64
Molecular Autism 5.33
Patient Safety in Surgery 1.26
Reproductive Health 1.75
Thrombosis Journal 1.07
Thyroid Research 1.33
Vascular Cell 2.22

* Unofficial Impact Factors

For journals that have not been tracked for long enough to have an Impact Factor, or are not yet tracked by Thomson Reuters (ISI), it is nonetheless possible to calculate an unofficial Impact Factor, which we have done for some journals.

Unofficial 2011 Impact Factors were established by dividing the number of times articles published in 2009 and 2010 were cited in 2011, based on a search of the Science Citation Index database, by the number of articles published during that period.

SCImago Journal Ranking

The SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) is a free alternative journal citation-metric based on citation information from Scopus. All BioMed Central journals are included in Scopus within a year of launch, and so the SJR rankings provide a more comprehensive picture of the impact of BioMed Central's journals than the Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports. For more information about SCImago, and the SCImago rankings of specific BioMed Central journals see this BioMed Central blog post.

The table below shows a selection of BioMed Central journals and their SJR ranking, for SJR data on other BioMed Central journals, look up the journal on the SCImago website.

2010 SJR Rank
(out of 17,124)		 Title 2010 SJR Notes
104 Genome Biology 1.88
310 Cell Division 1.36
311 Neural Development 1.125 1st of 14 in Development Neuroscience
291 Breast Cancer Research 1.102
256 BMC Biology 1.05
BMC Medical Genomics 0.858
Biology Direct 0.811
503 Genome Medicine 0.775
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 0.74 1 of 114 in Pharmacology (medical)
284 Retrovirology 0.73 4 of 55 in Virology; 4 of 103 in Infectious Diseases
Journal of Neuroinflammation 0.72 1 of 46 in Neurology
526 BMC Developmental Biology 0.715
Plant Methods 0.709
BMC Systems Biology 0.696 2 of 87 in Modeling and Simulation
Molecular Cancer 0.69
462 BMC Genomics 0.67
BioData Mining 0.236 1 of 70 in Computational Mathematics
Source Code for Biology and Medicine 0.383 1 of 34 of Health Informatics; 1 of 43 of Information Systems and Mangement
570 Molecular Pain 0.656 1 of 104 in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 0.656 1 of 32 of Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Journal of Biological Engineering 0.474 1 of 60 of Environmental Engineering
International Journal of Health Geographics 0.165 1 of 182 of Business, Management and Accounting (misc)
Globalization and Health 0.447 1 of 121 of Health Policy
Critical Care 0.39 1 of 57 in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
BMC Medical Ethics 0.12 1 of 10 in Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects

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