Cactus Communications (CACTUS), a leading science communication and technology company, has announced a strategic partnership with BMJ, a renowned global healthcare knowledge provider. This collaboration will integrate BMJ’s journal articles into the R Discovery content bank, giving its more than 2.3 million users access to the latest, most relevant scientific research. Researchers will now be able to explore a wide range of journal content on the R Discovery app and seamlessly navigate to the BMJ website to access abstracts and full-text research papers.
Abhishek Goel, CEO & Co-founder of CACTUS, said, “We continue to help the researchers globally to find the right content, save time, and improve their papers with R Discovery’s capabilities. Our collaboration with BMJ is a step toward creating an integrated healthcare ecosystem and directing app users toward more relevant and authentic content.”
Publishing one of the world’s top five most cited general medical journals, and a collection of over 70 medical and allied science titles, BMJ has solidified its reputation as a trusted source of medical research.
Julie Halfacre, Head of Rights, Licensing, and Permission at BMJ, said, “BMJ is committed to supporting healthcare professionals to achieve shared goals of creating a healthier world through the publication and dissemination of high-quality research. Our partnership with R Discovery will help direct researchers toward relevant and trusted journal articles quickly and efficiently.”
BMJ also offers digital professional development courses and clinical decision support tools, enabling medical professionals to enhance the quality of healthcare delivery.
Meanwhile, R Discovery has emerged as a trailblazer in the research community, with more than 2.5 million downloads by researchers across 190 countries. Academics use the app regularly to find new articles in their field and access full-text and paywalled papers using their institute’s credentials. Its continually growing content repository boasts of over 100 million papers from more than 32,000+ journals worldwide. Users have access to over 9.5 million research topics covering all major subject areas, including life sciences, medicine, biology, psychology, political science, philosophy, social sciences, and environmental science. With more than 40 million open-access articles, including over 2 million preprints, R Discovery is also the largest repository of open-access content. As a result, the smart literature reading app has become the preferred choice for researchers seeking on-the-go access to scholarly content.
As the scientific community eagerly anticipates the integration of BMJ’s wealth of knowledge into the R Discovery app, researchers can look forward to an enhanced research experience that blends unparalleled access to relevant medical research with the convenience of a user-friendly interface. With CACTUS and BMJ at the helm of this transformative partnership, the future of research discovery has never looked brighter.
