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BMC Public Health

BMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing research in all aspects of public health, including the social determinants of health, the environmental,...

Publishing model

Open access

Journal Impact Factor

3.6 (2024)

Downloads

29.1M (2024)

Submission to first decision (median)

7 days

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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...

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Open access

Journal Impact Factor

4.8 (2024)

Downloads

5.2M (2024)

Submission to first decision (median)

10 days

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Agriculture & Food Security

Agriculture & Food Security serves the needs of the international agriculture community, from developing world smallholders to biotechnological innovations.

Publishing model

Open access

Journal Impact Factor

5.4 (2024)

Downloads

968.8k (2024)

Submission to first decision (median)

11 days

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   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.

   
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   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.

   
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   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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