英國醫學期刊
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英國醫學期刊 (British Medical Journal，簡稱 BMJ)，是一份在全世界廣受歡迎及閱讀的同行評審性質的綜合醫學期刊。本期刊由BMJ出版集團公司(屬於英國醫學協會)所發行，其它相關出版的刊物包括有廣受歡迎的附屬期刊諸如：神經學、神經外科學與精神病醫學期刊(The Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry)，心臟醫學期刊(Heart (journal))，胸腔醫學期刊(Thorax)，其它的還有，如：學生BMJ期刊(Student BMJ) 主要是為全球醫科學生而發行。
BMJ目前的編輯為"芬娜·戈里"，在前任編輯李查·史密斯(編輯)於2004年7月退休後她接著繼任。"芬娜·戈里"於2005年2月被任命，而在過渡間期的代理編輯為肯倫·阿貝西。
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[编辑] 期刊內容
The BMJ is an emphatic advocate of 循证医学, and publishes original 研究, clinical reviews, news, editorial perspectives, personal views and career focus articles to mention a few. Recently, its readership has witnessed a surge in the number of articles focussing on medical 倫理 and health in developing nations.
The Journal also releases a number of 'theme issues' every year, when it publishes research and review articles pertaining to the theme addressed. Some of the popular theme issues in recent years include 'Health in 非洲', 'Management of Chronic Dieseases' and 'Global Vocies on the 艾滋病 Catastrophe'. Apart from these, a special two-week 'Christmas Issue' is released every year, on the Friday preceding the year's Christmas.
[编辑] 編輯組織
BMJ有四種的文章編輯組織(有相同的內容不過廣告不同):
- 一般實習 針對一般實習來編輯。
- 臨床研究 針對醫院醫師。
- 國際編輯 針對外國訂戶。
- 衝擊編輯 針對BMA的退休人員。
有一些國際編輯也是地區語言版的編輯。
[编辑] 期刊運作
Submission of manuscripts to the BMJ is done via a completely online manuscript processing system called 賓齊出版系統(BenchPress) (a service of 史丹佛大學海威出版部(HighWire Press). Several authors have welcomed this all-online system, as it removes several cumbersome procedures employed by several other general medical journals while submitting a manusript.
The BMJ has an open 同行評審 system, wherein the authors will be informed who reviewed their manuscripts. About 60 to 65% of all the submissions to the journals are rejected without a peer-review. The acceptance rate is less than 7% for original research articles. Articles chosen for peer-review are first '裁判'(refereed) to experts, who comment on their importance and suitability for 出版 before they are sent for external review.
Decisions for those manuscripts sent for external review are usually reached within eight weeks. If not, the decisions are usually reached within two weeks.
[编辑] 衝擊與讀者群
The journal began its journey in 1840年 as the Provincial Medical and 外科 Journal, and quickly attracted the attention of physicians around the world through its publication of high-impact original research articles and unique 臨床案例報告. For a long time, its sole competitor was 柳葉刀醫學期刊 (also from the UK), but with increasing 全球化, the BMJ has faced tough competition from other medical journals, particulary 新英格蘭醫學期刊 and JAMA.
The BMJ is considered to be one of the 'core' general medical journals; the others being the 新英格蘭醫學期刊 (N Engl J Med), the 美國醫學協會期刊 (JAMA) and 柳葉刀醫學期刊. Few authorities also include the 加拿大醫學協會期刊 (CMAJ) and 內科醫學年鑑 also in this category, although the latter is a monthly publication unlike the rest.
The 衝擊因子 of the journal was 7.209 in 2003年. The journal has long criticised the misuse of impact factor, especially its increasing usage to recruit 研究人員 by 学术 institutions.
[编辑] BMJ網站與開放獲取政策
The BMJ went fully online in 1995年, and has archived all its issues dating back to 1994年 on the internet. In addition to the print content, supportive material for original research articles, additional news stories, and electronic letters to the editors are its principal attractions. The BMJ website has a remarkable policy of publishing most e-letters to the journal, called 'Rapid Responses', and is shaped like a fully moderated internet forum. However, concerns remain, even among the web-editors of the journal, that this feature may be abused by correspondents who might not want to contribute anything substantial to the topic under discussion. A Firefox/Greasemonkey killfile filter obtainable from http://www.userscripts.org/scripts/show/1956 was developed for this reason, to avoid annoyance, by some British doctors.
In the past all content of the BMJ was freely available online; however, it recently (2005年) changed to a subscription model. Original research articles shall continue to be available freely; however, from January 2006, all other contents, including clinical reviews and editorials, shall require a subscription to the website. All access restrictions will be lifted a year after the publication of an issue.
The BMJ, like 新英格蘭醫學期刊, allows complete free access for visitors from economically disadvantaged countries. Of the major general medical journals, only the 加拿大醫學協會期刊 is available under complete open access (i.e. no registration/login is required). The 臨床研究期刊 (J Clin Invest), though not a general medical journal, is a notable biomedical research journal whose entire archive (dating back to 1924年) is available freely online.
The BMJ website was judged one of the web's five most useful health sites by 衛報 Online in 2004年.
[编辑] 參見
- 開放獲取期刊列表
- 美國醫學協會期刊
- 新英格蘭醫學期刊
- 柳葉刀醫學期刊
- 加拿大醫學協會期刊(Canadian Medical Association Journal)
- 學生BMJ期刊(Student BMJ)
- 醫學期刊列表(List of medical journals)
- 臨床研究期刊(Journal of Clinical Investigation)
- 內科醫學年鑑(Annals of Internal Medicine)
- 衝擊因子(impact factor)
