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biomedcentral.com

Category: Education, Health

Scanned: May 18, 2026, 12:46 AM UTC · First seen: May 18, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 92 · Times Scanned: 1
93 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of biomedcentral.com Captured May 18, 2026
https://biomedcentral.com
Screenshot of biomedcentral.com
26 years
Very Popular - #1,198 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (92 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Fastly, Inc.
Paris, France
Oscar Platform 0.1673.0
Unknown
151.101.120.95
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Eurodns S.A.
Registered August 6, 1999
Expires August 6, 2026
Name Servers pdns1.ultradns.net
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Fastly, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 92 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
67 files scanned
No threats
63
Low Risk
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Medium Risk
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link.springer.com/journal/42004 212.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
link.springer.com/journal/43247 221.3 KB Flagged: medium risk
link.springer.com/journal/41598 228.8 KB Flagged: medium risk
/index Flagged: medium risk
link.springer.com/termsandconditions 236.0 KB No threats
link.springer.com/privacystatement 183.5 KB No threats
link.springer.com/accessibility 119.2 KB No threats
link.springer.com/saved-research 44.2 KB No threats
link.springer.com/legal-notice 116.8 KB No threats
link.springer.com/search?query=&content-type=call%20for%20papers&brand=bmc&sortby=newestfirst 141.0 KB No threats
link.springer.com/advanced-search 129.4 KB No threats
link.springer.com/# 192.8 KB No threats
link.springer.com/brands/apress 189.6 KB No threats
link.springer.com/brands/discover 208.4 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
2645
External Links
4 Flagged
0
Iframes
Clean
238
Referenced Domains
1 Flagged
5
Flagged Resources
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partnerships.nature.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://partnerships.nature.com/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://partnerships.nature.com/media-kits/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://partnerships.nature.com/product/branded-content-native-advertising/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://partnerships.nature.com/product/digital-advertising/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://partnerships.nature.com/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://partnerships.nature.com/media-kits/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://partnerships.nature.com/product/branded-content-native-advertising/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
https://partnerships.nature.com/product/digital-advertising/Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0208066Not flagged
http://biomedcentral.com/accessibilityNot flagged
http://biomedcentral.com/advanced-searchNot flagged
http://biomedcentral.com/advanced-search?query&#x3d%3B&amp%3Bsortby&#x3d%3Brelevance&advanced-search%3DtrueNot flagged
http://biomedcentral.com/apple-touch-icon.pngNot flagged
http://biomedcentral.com/article/10.1007/s00726-024-03424-3Not flagged
http://biomedcentral.com/article/10.1007/s00726-025-03448-3Not flagged
http://biomedcentral.com/article/10.1007/s00726-025-03454-5Not flagged
http://biomedcentral.com/article/10.1007/s00726-025-03456-3Not flagged
http://biomedcentral.com/article/10.1007/s00726-025-03495-wNot flagged
http://biomedcentral.com/article/10.1007/s00726-026-03522-4Not flagged
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partnerships.nature.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
adsabs.harvard.eduNot flagged
amplitude.comNot flagged
app.smartsheet.comNot flagged
arxiv.orgNot flagged
asapbio.orgNot flagged
author-welcome.nature.comNot flagged
authorservices.springernature.comNot flagged
badges.altmetric.comNot flagged
biomedcentral.comNot flagged
bmcagriculture.biomedcentral.comNot flagged
bmcanesthesiol.biomedcentral.comNot flagged
bmcbioinformatics.biomedcentral.comNot flagged
bmcbiotechnol.biomedcentral.comNot flagged
bmccancer.biomedcentral.comNot flagged
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biomedcentral.com Overview

Description of biomedcentral.com

biomedcentral.com appears to be the web presence for BMC (formerly BioMed Central), an open-access academic publishing platform focused on life sciences, health sciences, medicine, and related applied sciences. The page title, metadata, and screenshot indicate that the site is part of the Springer Nature ecosystem and is used to help readers find journals, publish research, and access scholarly content.

Based on the domain history and visible branding, this website appears to serve researchers, authors, clinicians, and academic institutions rather than general consumer commerce. Its categories are consistently associated with education and health, and the homepage content emphasizes journal discovery, research publishing, and open scientific access.

Safety Assessment for biomedcentral.com

The available scan results are broadly reassuring at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 92 security engines, and the checked blacklist databases reported clean results. The site also has a long operating history of about 26 years and a strong web presence, which generally aligns with an established academic publishing platform.

One malware scan did produce a low-confidence "suspicious" result on a small number of pages and links, including references associated with publishing and advertising-related subpages. However, these findings appear to be generic heuristic detections rather than confirmed malware, and they are not corroborated by the broader multi-engine scan results or blacklist checks.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan. The isolated heuristic alerts may warrant routine monitoring, but they do not materially outweigh the clean consensus from the broader scan data.

Technical Description

The site is served over a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, with certificate validity extending to 2026-07-25. It is hosted on Fastly infrastructure and resolves to IP address 151.101.120.95, with the observed server identifying itself as Oscar Platform 0.1673.0. The domain uses UltraDNS nameservers and has been registered since 1999, which is consistent with a mature, professionally managed web property.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from that additional integrity layer. No major technical security concerns are evident from the provided scan summary beyond the isolated heuristic flags noted elsewhere.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://biomedcentral.com/
301 https://www.biomedcentral.com/
303 https://link.springer.com/brands/bmc
302 https://idp.springer.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=springerlink&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Fbrands%2Fbmc
302 https://idp.springer.com/transit?redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Fbrands%2Fbmc&code=b52c7492-7f09-41b2-b08c-95dac5516ceb
200 https://link.springer.com/brands/bmc
Website Insights
#1,198
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Education, Health
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 6 May 17
15 cookies detected
Essential11
Analytics3
Advertising1
Social0
0 1st party cookies
15 3rd party (trackers)
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