BMJ Quality and Safety

Aims & 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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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.5
2024	5.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1437

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1675

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.997

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• SQUIRE 2.0 (<i>Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence)</i>: revised publication guidelines from a detailed consensus process

  Citation: 2037

  Authors: Greg, Louise, Daisy, Paul, Frank, David

• Systematic review of the application of the plan–do–study–act method to improve quality in healthcare

  Citation: 1266

  Authors: Michael J, Chris, Chris, Ara, Derek, Julie E

• Coproduction of healthcare service

  Citation: 804

  Authors: Maren, Paul, Peter, Michael, Gail, Lisa, Hans

• From tokenism to empowerment: progressing patient and public involvement in healthcare improvement

  Citation: 681

  Authors: Josephine, Rachel

• Artificial intelligence, bias and clinical safety

  Citation: 672

  Authors: Robert, Joshua, Martin, Luke, Tom, Krasimira

• The Quadruple Aim: care, health, cost and meaning in work

  Citation: 524

  Authors: Rishi, Julianne M, Lucian

• Nursing skill mix in European hospitals: cross-sectional study of the association with mortality, patient ratings, and quality of care

  Citation: 518

  Authors: Linda H, Douglas, Peter, Anne Marie, Luk, Matthew, Claudia B, Teresa, Jane E, Dietmar, Walter

• Demystifying theory and its use in improvement

  Citation: 501

  Authors: Frank, Mary, Laura, Susan

• The frequency of diagnostic errors in outpatient care: estimations from three large observational studies involving US adult populations

  Citation: 491

  Authors: Hardeep, Ashley N D, Eric J

• ‘Care left undone’ during nursing shifts: associations with workload and perceived quality of care

  Citation: 474

  Authors: Jane E, Trevor, Anne Marie, Elizabeth, Peter

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