BMJ Journals Online Collection A guide to the

BMJ Journals Online Collection A guide to the BMJ Journals websites – what they can do and how to use them

About The BMJ Who we are Better information for doctors, better outcomes for patients

About The BMJ Key facts • Subsidiary of the British Medical Association (BMA) • Established in 1840 • 400 staff worldwide • Reaches a global audience in over 35 countries

• Cover entire fields and feature the latest advances in clinical practice and research.

The BMJ Journals Online Collection is more than just the electronic version of the print journals. They are still the journals that you know and trust but with many added features not available in print. At journals. bmj. com, you can: • Read issues before they are published in print • Search the entire back archive using keywords, citation, or author’s name. • Find information relevant to your interest or speciality • Make use of our email-a-friend feature to share articles. • Gain access to over 1000 other journals on High. Wire Press • Register with the sites for free to make full use of these features and many more. Librarians Sign up to our newsletter for regular updates available from our Library Resource Centre, a dedicated section of our site designed to give you all the information you require to get the most out of your subscription.

Searching The advanced search allows you to search for articles in any BMJ Journal or in any of the 1000+ High. Wire journals (see http: //highwire. stanford. edu ) Use the quick search box at the top right of any page to search by author name, citation or keyword. You can browse through the latest articles using the ‘Current issue’ link on the homepage.

The Latest issue and ‘Online First’ Click on the journal cover on the homepage or the ‘Current issue’ link. Some of our sites post articles that have been accepted for publication but have not yet appeared in the paper journal, allowing you access to selected articles in their raw manuscript form a few days after acceptance. To see these articles go to the journal homepage and click on the ‘Online First’ logo.

Email alerts provide you with a time-saving solution to keep abreast of each new online issue of your BMJ journal. An email is sent to your inbox letting you know the new issue is available and allowing you to browse the latest table of contents immediately, including articles, letters and reviews. You can register with the site for free to receive email notification when a new article is added to your chosen collection(s).

Track topics, papers and authors Receive emails when content matching your interests is published. ‘Keyword’ and ‘Search term’ alerts can notify you when articles matching your criteria are published in any BMJ Journal, High. Wire journal, or in journals listed in Pub. Med/Medline. You can customise your alerts to let you know when new topics are added to, when authors publish new papers on the site and whenever an article that you are interested in is referenced by another paper. Click on ‘Citation tracker’ on the homepage and follow the simple instructions. You will need to register with the site for this free service.

Looking for an older article? You can browse the archives of all the BMJ Journals using the ‘Browse by issue’ link on the journal homepage, or the ‘Archive’ button which is on every page.

Articles – How do you want to read them? View the latest articles and research for your favourite journals online. Every article is available as an abstract, extract, in full text or as a PDF. Simply click for the format you require. You do not need a subscription to read the abstract or extracts of our articles.

Something to say about an article? Comment on any article published online. By following the ‘Submit a response’ link on any article you can submit your opinions directly to the journal. If suitable, these are published within 48 hours and an email is sent to the original author notifying them of your comments on their paper.

Submitting a manuscript For all the BMJ Journals, the manuscript submission and tracking process is conducted entirely online using the Scholar. One Manuscripts system. For information click on the ‘Submit a paper’ or ‘About the journal’ link on the journals homepage.

BMJ Journals Online Collection • BMJ Journals Homepage journals. bmj. com • Heart heart. bmj. com • Occupational & Environmental Medicine oem. bmj. com • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ard. bmj. com • Injury Prevention ip. bmj. com • Postgraduate Medical Journal pmj. bmj. com • Archives of Disease in Childhood adc. bmj. com • Journal of Clinical Pathology jcp. bmj. com • Quality & Safety in Health Care qshc. bmj. com • Fetal and Neonatal Edition (Archives of Disease in Childhood) fn. bmj. com • Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health jech. bmj. com • Sexually Transmitted Infections sti. bmj. com • British Journal of Ophthalmology bjo. bmj. com • Journal of Medical Ethics jme. bmj. com • British Journal of Sports Medicine bjsm. bmj. com • Journal of Medical Genetics jmg. bmj. com • Emergency Medicine Journal emj. bmj. com • Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry jnnp. bmj. com • Gut gut. bmj. com • Medical Humanities mh. bmj. com • Thorax thorax. bmj. com • Tobacco Control tobaccocontrol. bmj. com • Evidence-Based Medicine ebm. bmj. com • Evidence-Based Mental Health ebmh. bmj. com • Evidence-Based Nursing ebn. bmj. com

Non Collection Journals • BMJ (British Medical Journal) www. bmj. com • Acupuncture in Medicine (Ai. M) aim. bmj. com • BMJ Case Reports casereports. bmj. com • BMJ Open bmjopen. bmj. com • BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care spcare. bmj. com • Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin dtb. bmj. com • European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Science & Practice www. ejhp. bmj. com • Heart Asia heartasia. bmj. com • Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) jamia. bmj. com • Journal of Family Planning & Reproductive Health Care (JFPRH) jfprhc. bmj. com • Veterinary Record veterinaryrecord. bmj. com • In Practice inpractice. bmj. com

Publishing with BMJ

Research from Taiwan: trends

The Nature Publishing Index (NPI) Global ranks countries and institutions according to their output of primary research articles in the 18 Nature research journals. This graphic allows comparison of the top 30 countries by corrected count or article count in each of the four main subject areas, and in each of the past 5 years.

TREND ANALYSIS 1997 – 2012 Published human clinical trials indexed on Pub. Med search conducted October 11, 2013 日本中国 �国台湾 M ark Danderson

Medical research publications: Taiwanese work lacks impact

What do high impact journals want?

How to publish in a high impact journal I • use literature to focus the research question and ensure it is important, new, & relevant internationally • enlist co-authors, statistician, supervisor • design the study, develop the methods, ensure ethics • write the proposal, get funding and ethics approval • register the study

How to publish in a high impact journal II • conduct the study well • use clear, simple language to fully report the study • follow rules on publication ethics • choose the right journal • communicate effectively with editors

Writing a research paper

Who can be listed as an author? Based on substantial contributions to: • conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND • drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND • final approval of the version to be published; AND • agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. Authors • should be able to identify which co-authors are responsible for specific other parts of the work • should have confidence in the integrity of the contributions of their co-authors. • must fulfil the criteria; no one who fulfils the criteria should be excluded. • should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content. • Acquisition of funding, collection of data, or general supervision of the research group alone does not constitute authorship.

General guidance on writing papers International Committee of Medical Journal Editors Uniform Requirements For Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals www. icmje. org Reporting guidelines for research, at the EQUATOR network www. equator-network. org Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Oxford www. cebm. net BMJ advice to authors resources. bmj. com/bmj/authors

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CONSORT 2010 CONsolidated Standards of Reporting Trials

What problems do editors and reviewers see? Poorly written, excessive jargon Inadequate/inappropriate presentation Poor description of design Excessive zeal and self promotion Rationale confused, contradictory Essential data omitted, ignored Boring Important work of others ignored Seldom Occasionally Questionnaire to 50 JAMA reviewers and 67 editors in 1995. Byrne DW, Questionnaire to 50 JAMA reviewers and 67 editors in 1995. Publishing Medical Research Papers, Williams and Wilkins, 1998 Frequently

Writing a paper IMRa. D Introduction: why ask this research question? Methods: what did I do? Results: what did I find? And… Discussion: what might it mean?

Writing a paper: introduction Brief background for this audience 3 -4 paragraphs only What is known, and what is not, about your research question Avoid boring readers, editors, reviewers Do not boast about how much you have read The research question State it clearly in the last paragraph of the introduction Say why it matters

Writing a paper: methods Like a recipe Most important section for informed readers Describe: • inclusion and exclusion criteria • outcome measures • intervention or exposure • study registration details + protocol Give references for standard methods Follow reporting guidelines www. equator-network. org Explain ethics issues

Writing a paper: results Basic descriptive data All prespecified results: use text for story, tables for evidence, figures for highlights Essential summary statistics and confidence intervals Leave out non-essential tables and figures Do not start discussion here

Writing a paper: structured discussion Do not simply repeat the introduction Include: • statement of principal findings • strengths and weaknesses of the study • strengths and weaknesses in relation to other studies (especially systematic reviews), and key differences • meaning of the study: possible mechanisms and implications for clinicians or policymakers • unanswered questions and future research

Abstract: general rules Important All authors must approve it Editors may screen by abstract for BMJ: • structured abstract • usually 300 -400 words • use active voice • p values need data too • %s need denominators • no references • trial registration details

How to choose a journal and survive peer review

5 key questions when choosing a journal Whom do I want to reach (target audience)? How do I intend to reach the desired audience? How will readers access my article? * What type of journal will best meet my needs? How soon do I want or need to publish the data? * Can I afford the publication fee at an open access journal?

Video: Why you should Submit your research to The BMJ

IF 17. 215 (2012) 1. 2 m browse 5 m pages a month bmj. com - India, US, International, UK Chinese edition of BMJ: 15 years old

Is the BMJ biased against research from studies outside the UK & US? No ROW = Rest of World

Is the BMJ biased against research from studies outside the UK & US? No

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