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NEW: Educational psychology

Guest Edited by Chan Choong Foong, Jungjoon Ihm, and Galvin Sim Siang Lin

NEW: Surgical training

Guest Edited by Andreas K. Demetriades, Gaetano Gallo, and Russell Seth Martins

Simulation and e-learning in healthcare

Guest Edited by Stefanie Attardi, Jacqueline Dias, Salman Yousuf Guraya, and Victoria Roach

Medical education in low- and middle-income countries

Guest Edited by Zachary J. Eisner, Anwarul Azim Majumder, Curtise K.C. Ng, and Hongbin Wu

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Aims and scope

BMC Medical Education is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in relation to the education and training of healthcare professionals. The journal welcomes studies on students and professionals across all levels of education; education delivery aspects; and other education-related topics.

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • Citation Impact 2023
    Journal Impact Factor: 2.7
    5-year Journal Impact Factor: 3.4
    Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.603
    SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 0.935

    Speed 2023
    Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 29
    Submission to acceptance (median days): 191

    Usage 2023
    Downloads: 6,205,310
    Altmetric mentions: 3,103

Peer-review Terminology

  • 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

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