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BMJ Open

is an online, open access journal, dedicated to publishing medical research from all disciplines and therapeutic areas.

Impact Factor: 2.9
Citescore: 4.4
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The journal publishes all research study types, from protocols through phase I trials to meta-analyses, including small, specialist studies, and negative studies. Publishing procedures are built around fully open peer review and continuous publication, publishing research online as soon as the article is ready.

BMJ Open aims to promote transparency in the publication process by publishing reviewer reports and previous versions of manuscripts as pre-publication histories. Authors are asked to pay article-publishing charges on acceptance; the ability to pay does not influence editorial decisions.

All papers are included in MEDLINE/PubMed and Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science).

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BMJ Open accepts submissions on a range of article types, including original research, cohort profiles and protocols.

The Author Information section provides specific article requirements to help you turn your research into an article suitable for BMJ Open.

Information is also provided on editorial policies and open access.

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Most Read Articles

Medical education and training:

Career intentions of medical students in the UK: a national, cross-sectional study (AIMS study)

12 September 2023

Public health:

Impact of Long Covid on the school experiences of children and young people: a qualitative study

19 September 2023

Infectious diseases:

Randomised, open-label, non-inferiority clinical trial on the efficacy and safety of a 7-day vs 14-day course of antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated enterococcal bacteraemia: the INTENSE trial protocol

6 September 2023

Epidemiology:

Development of the TrAnsparent ReportinG of observational studies Emulating a Target trial (TARGET) guideline

12 September 2023

Global health:

Adverse childhood experiences, the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

3 August 2023

Mental Health

Recent Articles

Epidemiology:

Geographical and sociodemographic differences in statin dispensation after acute myocardial infarction in Sweden: a register-based prospective cohort study applying analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (AIHDA) for basic comparisons of healthcare quality

29 September 2023

Communication:

Observational study on the timing and method of interruption by hospital consultants during the opening statement in outpatient consultations

29 September 2023

Surgery:

Hepatectomy combined with apatinib and camrelizumab for CNLC stage IIIb hepatocellular carcinoma: a phase II trial protocol

29 September 2023

Health economics:

Index hospital cost of adverse events following thoracic surgery: a systematic review of economic literature

29 September 2023

Surgery:

Exploring the safety and efficacy of stomach-partitioning gastrojejunostomy with distal selective vagotomy versus conventional gastrojejunostomy with highly selective vagotomy for treating benign gastric outlet obstruction: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

29 September 2023

Blog Posts

Work stress, workload, understaffing driving out health professionals from NHS

12 September 2023

In the news Press release

Around 1 in 3 UK medical students plans to leave NHS within 2 years of graduation

12 September 2023

In the news Press release Uncategorized

Top ten most read in July: re-analysis of the STAR*D antidepressant study and combination drug therapy among US adult users of CNS stimulants

25 August 2023

Highly accessed

Childhood trauma may heighten subsequent risk of pregnancy complications

4 August 2023

In the news Press release

Mid-life structural jawbone changes may signal women’s subsequent height loss

10 July 2023

In the news Press release

Altmetrics

Zinc for the prevention or treatment of acute viral respiratory tract infections in adults: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
2 November 2021

Differential impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol consumption between Scottish men and women: controlled interrupted time series analysis
18 July 2022

Impact of fatigue as the primary determinant of functional limitations among patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome: a cross-sectional observational study
7 June 2023

Efficacy of probiotics in the management of halitosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
20 December 2022

Multiorgan impairment in low-risk individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome: a prospective, community-based study
30 March 2021

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