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BMC Health Services Research Template

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About the BMC Health Services Research format

BMC Health Services Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Global Maternal and Child Health, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Health Policy Implementation Science. Over its lifetime it has published 18,331 papers, which have received 521,999 citations.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Health Services Research. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inGlobal Maternal and Child Health Primary Care and Health Outcomes Health Policy Implementation Science Healthcare Systems and Reforms Healthcare Policy and Management
ISSN1472-6963
Citation impact (2-yr)3.56
h-index219
i10-index10,590
Article processing charge$2,195
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Toronto
Journal websitewww.biomedcentral.com
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Papers published in BMC Health Services Research per year

850
2014
660
2015
647
2016
855
2017
1K
2018
1K
2019
1.1K
2020
1.4K
2021
1.6K
2022
1.5K
2023
1.7K
2024
1.8K
2025

Citation impact of BMC Health Services Research by publication year

38.9K
2014
30.5K
2015
27.4K
2016
38.2K
2017
43.7K
2018
34.6K
2019
33.5K
2020
31.6K
2021
29K
2022
17.3K
2023
10.7K
2024
4.6K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in BMC Health Services Research

Acceptability of healthcare interventions: an overview of reviews and development of a theoretical framework

Mandeep Sekhon, Martin Cartwright, Jill Francis · 26 Jan 2017

BACKGROUND: It is increasingly acknowledged that 'acceptability' should be considered when designing, evaluating and implementing healthcare interventions. However, the published literature offers little guidance on how to define or assess acceptability. The purpose of this study was to develop a multi-construct theoretical framework of acceptability of healthcare interventions that can be applied to assess prospective…

4,109 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire: psychometric properties, benchmarking data, and emerging research

J. Bryan Sexton, Robert L. Helmreich, Torsten B. Neilands et al. · 20 Apr 2006

BACKGROUND: There is widespread interest in measuring healthcare provider attitudes about issues relevant to patient safety (often called safety climate or safety culture). Here we report the psychometric properties, establish benchmarking data, and discuss emerging areas of research with the University of Texas Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. METHODS: Six cross-sectional surveys of health care providers (n…

1,790 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations I: Critical appraisal of existing approaches The GRADE Working Group

David C. Atkins, Martin Eccles, Signe Flottorp et al. · 22 Dec 2004

BACKGROUND: A number of approaches have been used to grade levels of evidence and the strength of recommendations. The use of many different approaches detracts from one of the main reasons for having explicit approaches: to concisely characterise and communicate this information so that it can easily be understood and thereby help people make well-informed…

1,244 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Context matters in implementation science: a scoping review of determinant frameworks that describe contextual determinants for implementation outcomes

Per Nilsén, Susanne Bernhardsson · 25 Mar 2019

BACKGROUND: The relevance of context in implementation science is reflected in the numerous theories, frameworks, models and taxonomies that have been proposed to analyse determinants of implementation (in this paper referred to as determinant frameworks). This scoping review aimed to investigate and map how determinant frameworks used in implementation science were developed, what terms are…

1,092 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Understanding the implementation of complex interventions in health care: the normalization process model

Carl May, Tracy Finch, Frances S Mair et al. · 19 Sep 2007

BACKGROUND: The Normalization Process Model is a theoretical model that assists in explaining the processes by which complex interventions become routinely embedded in health care practice. It offers a framework for process evaluation and also for comparative studies of complex interventions. It focuses on the factors that promote or inhibit the routine embedding of complex…

BMC Health Services Research template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the BMC Health Services Research format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the BMC Health Services Research template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does BMC Health Services Research use?
BMC Health Services Research uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. BMC Health Services Research. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to BMC Health Services Research?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready BMC Health Services Research document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the BMC Health Services Research template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the BMC Health Services Research format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is BMC Health Services Research?
BMC / BioMed Central journal. It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by BMC (BioMed Central).
Can I export a submission-ready BMC Health Services Research PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official BMC Health Services Research template (the bmcart class) that is ready to submit to BMC (BioMed Central), together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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