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Welcome to the BMJ Open Editions, part of BMJ Open, the international open access general medical journal from the BMJ Group

The BMJ Open Editions are a collection of six specialty areas offering a focused perspective on the wide range of content published within BMJ Open. The current editions are: dermatology, HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases, neurology, obstetrics & gynaecology and oncology.

Publishing with BMJ Open Editions provides authors with a further option to showcase their research, ensuring maximum exposure to peers. Readers also have a specialist channel to keep up-to-date with the latest relevant BMJ Open content.

Open access means all research is made freely accessible online immediately after publication, benefiting authors and the wider medical community. Play your part and publish your research with BMJ Open Editions.

Read the BMJ Open blog announcing the launch of the editions >

Why publish with the BMJ Open Editions?

Why publish with the BMJ Open Editions?

1) Open access: High visibility for your research 2) Fast publication: Articles are published on average within a month of acceptance 3)Open peer review: Transparent peer review process
4) Authors retain copyright: All research is Creative Commons licensed 5)Indexing in PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus and Google Scholar 6)Compliance with open access mandates: Including NIH, RCUK and Wellcome Trust policies
7) Collaboration with Dryad: Providing you with a simple way to store datasets and to link to them from your published article 8)Science, not citability: Reviewers will judge your work on its own terms 9)Unlimited pages and no colour figure charges
10)Track your paper’s use: Article-level metrics including article accesses and downloads 11)Worldwide brand: Publish your paper in a brand you trust and gain instant recognition 12)In the news: BMJ Open papers consistently hit the headlines

BMJ Open dermatology

The BMJ Open Dermatology edition welcomes papers covering all aspects of dermatology, from skin cancer to dermatopathology.

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BMJ Open HIV/AIDS

The BMJ Open HIV/AIDS edition welcomes papers covering all aspects of HIV/AIDS, from exposure to treatment.

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BMJ Open Infectious Diseases

The BMJ Open Infectious Diseases edition welcomes papers covering all aspects of infectious diseases, from

epidemiology to infection control.

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BMJ Open Neurology

The BMJ Open Neurology edition welcomes papers covering all aspects of neurology, from migraine to stroke.

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BMJ Open Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The BMJ Open Obstetrics & Gynaecology edition welcomes papers covering all aspects of obstetrics & gynaecology, from fetal medicine to maternal medicine.