BMJ Medicine is a new open access, multispecialty journal from The BMJ
It exists to facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration and discussion, encouraging debate on controversial topics and the exchange of new knowledge and ideas to improve the health of patients and the public. Closely aligned with The BMJ, BMJ Medicine prioritises influential research, reviews and methodology papers with the potential to improve medical practice, policy, education or future studies.
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Introducing BMJ Medicine
In envisaging BMJ Medicine, we allowed ourselves to imagine what the most ethical journal built on the most principled editorial and publishing policies would look like. We believe BMJ Medicine is that journal.
Read the full editorialIn this short interview, BMJ Medicine's EiC talks about her vision for the journal and recommendations to authors.
30 September, 2021
Dr Emma Rourke talks about her career path, her role and how BMJ Medicine will help authors reach a broad audience.
21 October, 2021
Introducing our new statistician
Professor of Statistics and Health Data Science at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, where her research aims to exploit the rich data that are collected as people interact with services through data linkage. She is particularly interested in using linked administrative data to evaluate early interventions and improve services for children and families.
Why publish with us?
Our promise is a high-quality, transparent and fast publication process. Our in-house experienced editorial team (closely aligned with The BMJ‘s) have the expertise to help you to optimise your work and disseminate your findings to a wide international audience.
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Editor-in-Chief
Dr Sophie Cook
Sophie is a doctor who trained and worked in the UK as a general practitioner. She has 12 years’ editorial experience at The BMJ. Sophie is particularly passionate about improving the health of women and children, the effects of climate on health, promoting sustainable healthcare, and the impact of social determinants of health.
Clinical Editor
Dr Emma Rourke
Emma is a UK-trained doctor working in primary care, where consulting with patients, practicing evidence-based medicine and facilitating shared decision making are central to her role. She has previously been involved with clinical and pre-clinical research in areas of oncology and psychiatry, and has experienced the process of peer review and publication from the author’s perspective.