BMJ Quality and Safety

SJR Rank #1,502H-index: 180SJR: 1.962Best quartile: Q1
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Publisher

BMJ Publishing Group

Country

United Kingdom

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

2022202500.511.52

Subject Categories

  • Health PolicyQ1
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Areas: Medicine

Most published research topics

Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealthcare Quality and ManagementPrimary Care and Health OutcomesMedical Malpractice and Liability IssuesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeClinical practice guidelines implementationHospital Admissions and OutcomesPatient Satisfaction in HealthcareHealthcare cost, quality, practicesHealth Policy Implementation Science

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Publication Statistics

2025 Docs3-Year DocsCitable Docs085170255340

Documents per Year

2022202504080120160

Detailed Information

ISSN

2044-5423, 2044-5415

SJR Best Quartile

Q1

Region

Western Europe

Citations per Document (2 years)

4.89

References per Document

39.20

Coverage

2011-2026

Scope

BMJ Quality & Safety provides a rich mix of news, opinion, debate and research for academics, clinicians, healthcare managers and policy makers. It encourages the science of improvement, debate, and new thinking on improving the quality of healthcare. The journal is led by a patient-focused editorial team with a view towards helping all team members improve their knowledge with the overall goal of improving patient care. The journal integrates the academic and clinical aspects of quality and safety in healthcare by encouraging academics to create evidence and knowledge valued by clinicians and clinicians to value using evidence and knowledge to improve quality.

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