Featured journals
Journal
BMC Geriatrics
Explore the intersection of aging and healthcare with BMC Geriatrics, a peer-reviewed open access journal dedicated to advancing research on geriatrics.
- Publishing model
- Open access
- Journal Impact Factor
- 3.8 (2024)
- Downloads
- 6.7M (2024)
- Submission to first decision (median)
- 17 days
Journal
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
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice is published in partnership with The Grayken Center for Addiction at Boston Medical Center, MA, USA.
- Publishing model
- Open access
- Journal Impact Factor
- 3.2 (2024)
- Downloads
- 627.2k (2024)
- Submission to first decision (median)
- 17 days
Calls for papers
Collection
Mitochondrial Signalling and Impairment in Inflammation: Mechanism of Action on Cellular Homeostasis and Pathogenesis
This collection delves into the pivotal role of mitochondria in modulating inflammation and maintaining cellular health.
- Status
- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- 20 August 2026
Collection
Sovereignty and sustainability: Emerging frontiers in African ethnobiology
In the years ahead, ethnobiology and ethnomedicine in Africa will face critical challenges and exciting opportunities.
- Status
- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- 17 August 2026
Collection
Control and regulation of hematopoiesis
BMC Molecular and Cell Biology welcomes submissions to our Control and regulation of hematopoiesis Collection.
- Status
- Open for submissions
- Submission deadline
- 14 August 2026
Recent research

Higher phosphorylated tau levels predict cognitive decline and amyloid-related imaging abnormalities during lecanemab treatment: clinical practice data
- Moeko Noguchi-Shinohara
- Takahiro Yoshinobu
- Kenjiro Ono
Research Open access 24 November 2025
Galvanic vestibular stimulation promotes visuospatial cognitive recovery in acute unilateral vestibulopathy via targeted neural modulation: a randomized controlled trial
- Sun-Young Oh
- Thanh Tin Nguyen
- Marianne Dieterich
Research Open access 24 November 2025
Differences among populations and changes during domestication in the lipidome of Queensland fruit fly
- Shirleen S. Prasad
- Matthew C. Taylor
- John G. Oakeshott
Research Open access 27 November 2025

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 ofPopulation 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 theHuman Solute Carriers Collection for Cancer Cell Internationalnot only enhanced the visibility of his research and propelled his career to new heights but also helped him show leadership in immunometabolism.
