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At BMC, we drive progress in the life sciences, health sciences, medicine and applied sciences, making robust research freely available to all.

With over 300 open access journals and 25 years of experience leading the way in high-quality open science, BMC offers a trusted, supportive publishing experience and the visibility your work deserves.

If you value openness, transparency, and community, let us welcome you to the BMC family.

Featured journals

BMC Plant Biology

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BMC Plant Biology

BMC Plant Biology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of plant biology, including molecular, cellular, tissue, organ and whole organism...

Publishing model: Open access
Journal Impact Factor: 4.8 (2024)
Downloads: 5.2M (2024)
Submission to first decision (median): 10 days

BMC Psychology

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BMC Psychology

BMC Psychology is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that welcomes articles on a broad range of topics related to psychology, human behavior, and the mind.

Publishing model: Open access
Journal Impact Factor: 3.0 (2024)
Downloads: 4.5M (2024)
Submission to first decision (median): 10 days

Advances in Rheumatology

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Advances in Rheumatology

Advances in Rheumatology encompasses the full spectrum of adult and pediatric rheumatic diseases and related conditions.

Publishing model: Open access
Journal Impact Factor: 2.1 (2024)
Downloads: 514.9k (2024)
Submission to first decision (median): 21 days

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Calls for papers

Collection

Smart Biosensors and Biomolecular Electronic Systems for Precision Healthcare

This Collection aims to outline recent advances in state-of-the-art biosensing and biomolecular electronics systems that are driving the transition...

Status: Open for submissions

Submission deadline: 10 September 2026

Collection

Infectious disease tracking and evolution

Genome Medicine is calling for submissions to our Collection on infectious disease tracking and evolution.

Status: Open for submissions

Submission deadline: 22 September 2026

Collection

Microbiome in the First 1000 Days of Life

The first 1000 days of life from conception to a child's second birthday, represent a critical window of development.

Status: Open for submissions

Submission deadline: 10 December 2026

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Recent research

Mental health literacy and stigma towards eating disorders in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study
Samirh Said Alqhtani
Joud Lutfi Bakheet
Sawsan Kamal Khalil Elgalad
in Journal of Eating Disorders

Research Open access 04 January 2026
Application of deep learning technology in breast cancer: a systematic review of segmentation, detection, and classification approaches
Shuo Gao
Jia Liu
Ke Zhang
in BioMedical Engineering OnLine

Review Open access 04 January 2026
Modeling and simulation of a porous mobility total ankle arthroplasty implant: enhancing bone-in growth and reducing micromotion for improved fixation
Mohamed Hassan
Maysa Aljohany
Hadeel Alsirhani
in Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Research Open access 04 January 2026
Peripherally inserted central catheter line-induced fevers: a case report
Catherine van’t Hoff
Benjamin H. L. Harris
Louis J. Koizia
in Journal of Medical Case Reports

Case report Open access 04 January 2026
Ablation catheter entrapment in the mitral valve apparatus during ablation of premature ventricular complexes: a case report
Fan Wang
Xuelian Song
Yi Dang
in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Research Open access 04 January 2026

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Latest updates

Blog

World Population Day 2025: Making the Case for Social Connection as a Core Dimension of Population Health

To mark World Population Day, the Editors-in-Chief of Population Health Metrics discuss loneliness and the importance of social connection in relation to population health research and public policy. This blog reflects on the recent WHO Commission on Social Connection report.
Blog

Introducing the new Marine Science family of OA journals at BMC

This new family of companion journals in Ocean Sciences, builds on, and better connects, existing leader BMC journals in the field, and expands the portfolio with new high-quality gold open access journals, aiming to support the same community of scientists. Learn more about Ocean Science at BMC.
Blog

BMC Collection author spotlight: Impact for early career researchers

In this blog, we explore BMC Collection author, Dr. Federico Virga's experiences and insights as he navigates the world of immunometabolism research. He reveals how publishing his work to the Human Solute Carriers Collection for Cancer Cell International not only enhanced the visibility of his research and propelled his career to new heights but also helped him show leadership in immunometabolism.

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Featured journals

BMC Plant Biology

BMC Psychology

Advances in Rheumatology

Calls for papers

Smart Biosensors and Biomolecular Electronic Systems for Precision Healthcare

Infectious disease tracking and evolution

Microbiome in the First 1000 Days of Life

Journals by subject

Recent research

Mental health literacy and stigma towards eating disorders in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Application of deep learning technology in breast cancer: a systematic review of segmentation, detection, and classification approaches

Modeling and simulation of a porous mobility total ankle arthroplasty implant: enhancing bone-in growth and reducing micromotion for improved fixation

Peripherally inserted central catheter line-induced fevers: a case report

Ablation catheter entrapment in the mitral valve apparatus during ablation of premature ventricular complexes: a case report

Latest updates

World Population Day 2025: Making the Case for Social Connection as a Core Dimension of Population Health

Introducing the new Marine Science family of OA journals at BMC

BMC Collection author spotlight: Impact for early career researchers

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