BMJ Open
is an online, open access journal, dedicated to publishing medical research from all disciplines and therapeutic areas.
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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).
Authors
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.
Press Releases
Health services research:
Socioeconomic diversity of doctors in the United Kingdom: a cross-sectional study of 10 years of Labour Force Survey social mobility data9 September 2025
Most Read Articles
Oncology:
Assessment of the impact of multi-cancer early detection test screening intervals on late-stage cancer at diagnosis and mortality using a state-transition model8 May 2025
Mental Health
Mental health:
Development and validation of a model for predicting depression risk in primary palmar hyperhidrosis: a cross-sectional retrospective observational study10 October 2025
Mental health:
Evaluating practices in the management of youth nicotine vaping in hospital-based child and youth mental health and addictions settings in Canada: protocol for a mixed-methods study10 October 2025
Mental health:
Perceived Social Risk Scale: development and validation in relation to social status and depression in the UK9 October 2025
Mental health:
Intensive outpatient interventions for youth with complex mental illness: a scoping review protocol9 October 2025
Recent Articles
Public health:
Association between smartphone screen time and fast food intake among adolescents: a cross-sectional survey10 October 2025
Rehabilitation medicine:
Additional arm-hand boost therapy (AHA-BOOST) in an inpatient rehabilitation setting during the subacute phase after stroke: protocol for a randomised controlled trial including a clinical, process and health economic evaluation10 October 2025
Rehabilitation medicine:
Effect of mahjong, a Chinese tiled-based game, combined with upper limb robot training on upper limb function and rehabilitation participation in Chinese stroke patients: a clinical trial protocol10 October 2025
Sexual health:
National and international guidelines for young adults sexual health education: a scoping review protocol10 October 2025
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