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Aims and Scope of BMJ Open

BMJ Open is a peer-reviewed open access medical journal that is dedicated to publishing medical research from all disciplines and therapeutic areas. It is published by BMJ and considers 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 prepublication histories.The editor-in-chief is Adrian Aldcroft. Less

BMJ Open Key Metrics

CiteScore
3.9
Impact Factor
< 5
Scite Index
0.85 5-Year SI
SJR
Q1Medicine (all)
SNIP
1.29
Time to Accept
6
 Mo
Time to Publish
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7
 Mo
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% of papers by time taken from submission to publication
0 to 3 months
4%
4 to 6 months
28%
7 to 9 months
37%
Above 9 months
31%

Topics Covered on BMJ Open

BMJ Open Journal Specifications

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Overview
Publisher BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
Language English
Frequency Monthly
Article Processing ChargesGBP 2060
Publication Time24
Editorial Review ProcessOpen peer review
General Details
LanguageEnglish
FrequencyMonthly
Publication Start Year2011
Publisher URLVisit website
Website URLVisit website
Publication Details
PlagiarismVisit website
Publication Time 24
Waiver PolicyVisit website
Editorial Review Detail
Editorial TeamVisit website
Review ProcessOpen peer review
Review UrlVisit website
Information for authors
Author instructionsVisit website
Deposit PolicySherpa/Romeo
License typeCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND
OA statementVisit website
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Recently Published Papers in BMJ Open

Planning Ahead: protocol for a randomised trial of advance care planning for community dwelling older adults at increased mortality risk.
  • 24 May 2025
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Understanding the relationship between adolescents with tuberculosis and health services: an indepth qualitative study from Cape Town.
  • 24 May 2025
  • BMJ open
What matters to patients with multiple sclerosis? Identifying patient-relevant attributes using a ranking exercise with open-ended answers from an online survey in Italy.
  • 23 May 2025
  • BMJ open
Prevalence and burden of asthma in five European countries: a retrospective cross-sectional study.
  • 23 May 2025
  • BMJ open
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation as an adjunct to quadriceps strengthening exercise in knee osteoarthritis: a pilot randomised controlled trial.
  • 23 May 2025
  • BMJ open
Prevalence of orthorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.
  • 23 May 2025
  • BMJ open
Planning Ahead: protocol for a randomised trial of advance care planning for community dwelling older adults at increased mortality risk.
  • 24 May 2025
  • BMJ open
Understanding the relationship between adolescents with tuberculosis and health services: an indepth qualitative study from Cape Town.
  • 24 May 2025
  • BMJ open
What matters to patients with multiple sclerosis? Identifying patient-relevant attributes using a ranking exercise with open-ended answers from an online survey in Italy.
  • 23 May 2025
  • BMJ open
Prevalence and burden of asthma in five European countries: a retrospective cross-sectional study.
  • 23 May 2025
  • BMJ open
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation as an adjunct to quadriceps strengthening exercise in knee osteoarthritis: a pilot randomised controlled trial.
  • 23 May 2025
  • BMJ open
Prevalence of orthorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.
  • 23 May 2025
  • BMJ open

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