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A BMC Endocrine Disorders BMC Systems Biology : 4.06 2.35 Journal of Foot and Ankle Research Factor: 5.83 Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica Impact Factor: BMC Evolutionary Biology Impact Factor: 4.29 BMC Urology Globalization and Health Journal of Hematology & Oncology Impact Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care 1.00 BMC Family Practice Impact Factor: 1.71 BMC Gut Pathogens Factor: 1.36 P content) AIDS Research and Therapy BMC Gastroenterology Impact Factor: 1.89 BMC Women’s Health H Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Parasites & Vectors Impact Factor: 2.05 Vaccines Algorithms for Molecular Biology Impact BMC Genetics Impact Factor: 2.23 Breast Cancer Research* Impact Factor: 5.33 Harm Reduction Journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology Factor: 1.82 Journal of Inflammation BMC Genomics Impact Factor: 3.76 C Head & Face Medicine Patient Safety in Surgery Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Journal of Medical Case Reports BMC Geriatrics Cancer Cell International Head & Neck Oncology Pediatric Rheumatology Journal of Molecular Signaling Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy* subscription-only BMC Health Services Research Impact Factor: Carbon Balance and Management Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Impact Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Annals of Clinical Microbiology and 1.66 Factor: 2.46 Journal of Nanobiotechnology Medicine

Cardiovascular Diabetology Impact Factor: some Antimicrobials BMC Immunology Impact Factor: 2.72 2.77 Health Research Policy and Systems Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine Plant Methods Impact Factor: 2.98 Annals of General Psychiatry BMC Infectious Diseases Impact Factor: 2.55 Cardiovascular Ultrasound Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice Impact Journal of NeuroEngineering and Population Health Metrics Rehabilitation Impact Factor: 2.12 Annals of Surgical Innovation and Research publishes BMC International Health and Human Rights Cell Communication and Signaling Factor: 0.28 Proteome Science Impact Factor: 2.56 Arthritis Research & Therapy* Impact Factor: Journal of Neuroinflammation Impact Factor: BMC Medical Education Cell Division Herpesviridae R 4.27 4.68 (*also BMC Medical Ethics Cerebrospinal Fluid Research Human Resources for Health Radiation Oncology Impact Factor: 2.53 Asia Pacific Family Medicine Journal of Occupational Medicine and BMC Medical Genetics Impact Factor: 2.84 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental I Toxicology Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology Automated Experimentation Health Immunity & Ageing Impact Factor: 2.08 B BMC Medical Genomics Impact Factor: 2.66 Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research BMC Medical Imaging Chinese Medicine Immunome Research Journal of Ovarian Research Reproductive Health Behavioral and Brain Functions Impact Chiropractic & Osteopathy Implementation Science Impact Factor: 2.49 Respiratory Research Impact Factor: 3.13 Factor: 2.34 BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making Journal of the International AIDS Society Impact Factor: 1.90 Clinical and Molecular Allergy Infectious Agents and Cancer Retrovirology Impact Factor: 4.11 BioData Mining Journal of the International Society of Sports BMC Medical Physics Comparative Hepatology International Archives of Medicine Nutrition S Biology Direct Impact Factor: 3.32 BMC Medical Research Methodology Impact Conflict and Health International Breastfeeding Journal Journal of Translational Medicine Impact Factor: Saline Systems Biology of Sex Differences Factor: 2.30 Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation International Journal for Equity in Health 3.41 Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, BioMedical Engineering OnLine Impact BMC Medicine Impact Factor: 3.99 Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine Factor: 1.64 Cough International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition BMC Microbiology Impact Factor: 2.89 and Physical Activity Impact Factor: 2.63 Scoliosis BioPsychoSocial Medicine Critical Care* Impact Factor: 4.93 L BMC Molecular Biology Impact Factor: 2.85 International Journal of Health Geographics Lipids in Health and Disease Impact Factor: Silence Biotechnology for Biofuels Impact Factor: D Impact Factor: 2.45 2.14 4.12 BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Impact Factor: Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome Source Code for Biology and Medicine 1.88 International Journal of Mental Health M BMC Anesthesiology Diagnostic Pathology Impact Factor: 1.30 Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, BMC Nephrology Systems Malaria Journal Impact Factor: 3.00 Rehabilitation, Therapy & Technology BMC Biochemistry E BMC Neurology Impact Factor: 2.11 International Seminars in Surgical Oncology Microbial Cell Factories Impact Factor: 3.43 Stem & Therapy* BMC Bioinformatics Impact Factor: 3.43 Emerging Themes in Epidemiology BMC Neuroscience Impact Factor: 2.74 Investigative Genetics Microbial Informatics and Experimentation Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and BMC Biology Impact Factor: 5.64 Environmental Health Impact Factor: 2.48 BMC Nursing Italian Journal of Pediatrics Mobile DNA Policy Impact Factor: 1.25 BMC Biotechnology Impact Factor: 2.72 Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations BMC Ophthalmology J Molecular Autism T BMC Blood Disorders Epigenetics & Chromatin BMC Oral Health Journal of Angiogenesis Research Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling BMC Cancer Impact Factor: 2.74 EvoDevo BMC Palliative Care Journal of Biological Engineering Molecular Cancer Impact Factor: 4.16 Thrombosis Journal BMC Cardiovascular Disorders Experimental & Translational Stroke BMC Pediatrics Journal of Biomedical Science Impact Factor: Molecular Cytogenetics Thyroid Research BMC Cell Biology Impact Factor: 2.65 Medicine 2.01 BMC Pharmacology Molecular Neurodegeneration Impact Factor: Tobacco Induced Diseases BMC Chemical Biology F Journal of Biomedical Semantics BMC Physiology 5.09 Trials Impact Factor: 2.02 BMC Clinical Pathology Fibrogenesis & Tissue Repair Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral BMC Plant Biology Impact Factor: 3.77 Molecular Pain Impact Factor: 4.19 V BMC Clinical Pharmacology Frontiers in Zoology Nerve Injury BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth N Virology Journal Impact Factor: 2.44 BMC Complementary and Alternative G Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery Impact Neural Development Impact Factor: 3.39 W Medicine BMC Proceedings Genetic Vaccines and Therapy Factor: 0.74 Neural Systems & Circuits World Journal of Emergency Surgery BMC Dermatology BMC Psychiatry Impact Factor: 1.83 Genetics Selection Evolution Impact Factor: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Impact Factor: 2.28 Nonlinear Biomedical Physics World Journal of Surgical Oncology BMC Developmental Biology Impact Factor: BMC Public Health Impact Factor: 2.22 1.40 3.29 BMC Pulmonary Medicine Genome Biology* Impact Factor: 6.63 Journal of Circadian Rhythms Nutrition & Metabolism Impact Factor: 2.62 BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders BMC Research Notes Genome Integrity Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Nutrition Journal BMC Ecology BMC Structural Biology Impact Factor: 2.79 * Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer O Research Impact Factor: 1.27 BMC Emergency Medicine BMC Surgery Geochemical Transactions Impact Factor: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases Impact

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