The British Journal of Medical Practitioners (BJMP) publishes original research, review articles, case reports, letters to editor, responses to articles, articles about health policy / health politics / medical ethics and law, medical images, health related news and also consider opinion pieces dealing with matters relevant to everyday clinical practice and management. BJMP will mainly focus on review articles to highlight and consolidate clinical evidence in various clinical topics.
All research articles are peer reviewed.
We welcome any further suggestions or inquiry using the “Contact Us” link above.
Please read the following information before submitting your work for publication in BJMP.
How to Submit a Paper
Use the "Submit Article" link above to submit your articles for publication.
Please include a name, postal address, telephone number and a email address for correspondence
Articles should be attached as a Word document (.doc). If this is not possible, please attach the document in Rich Text Format (.rtf)
Title
The title of the article should be approximately 10-15 words (this may be changed with the authors’ approval).
Authors
The full names, qualifications, affiliations, details of position/place of work of all authors should be listed at the beginning of the article.
Article Word Counts
Longer papers are likely to be returned to the authors for editing before being sent to the editorial board.
- Research Articles should be no more than 3500 words in IMRaD format (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion)
- In general, review articles should be approximately 2500-3500 words
- Comments and Case Reports should be approximately 1000-1200 words
- Editorials should be between 800-1200 words long
- Book and film reviews should be between 300-350 words long
Figures and Tables
Figures/Tables are welcomed, and should be cited within the text and listed at the end of the document or sent as separate file/files. JPG or TIFF format is preferred for photos. For other artwork or patient group logos, a high resolution tiff or jpeg files are preferred.
Miscellaneous
Use English spellings and SI units.
Use proprietary drug names only (no brand names)
Abbreviations should be kept to a minimum
Specific Article Types
- Research Articles: The article should be no more than 3500 words in IMRaD (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion) format and should include a structured abstract of 200–300 words (headings to include aims, method, results and conclusions)
- Review Articles: Review articles should typically be around 2500-3500 words (excluding text in boxes, figures and the references) and provide a clear, up to date account of the topic, preferably aimed at non-specialist hospital doctors, family physicians and candidates for postgraduate examinations. Please ensure your article includes an abstract of about 150 words. Please use subheadings, illustrations and a text box of 4-6 important summary points.
- Editorials: Most of the editorials in BJMP are solicited by the members of the editorial board. However, we will be happy to consider unsolicited editorials. Unsolicited editorials will also go through peer review. Editorials should be up to 800 -1200 words long with no more than 15 references.
- Case Reports and Series: These papers describe, in 1000-2000 words, a single interesting case or a small series of cases, which are interesting and provides a learning experience. It will be preferable if illustrations or images can be provided. Consent for publication must be obtained from the patient, if by any images or details in the report; it will be possible to identify the patient.
- Medicine in Pictures: Clinical pictures of an educational value(e.g., a skin rash, radiographs, sonograms, CT scan, MRI and ECGs, etc..). will be considered if they are accompanied by a brief text which includes the following: 1) title, 2) introduction paragraph presenting the clinical scenario, 3) a question with one correct and three incorrect answers, 4) list of differential diagnosis 5) discussion of correct answer and 6) brief explanation of incorrect answers. Authors must obtain signed informed consent from the patient.
References
References3 should be numbered in superscript in the text (after punctuation) and listed at the end of the document in Vancouver style (first three authors only)6
e.g.
3. Surname AB, Surname CD. Article title. Journal abbreviation. Year;Vol:Start page-End page.
6. Blair T, Brown G, Bush G, et al. Recent Advances in Great Britain. Br J Medicine 2004;121:378-384.
Disclosures:
If written by multiple authors, identify a "Corresponding Author" who can submit the paper and liaise with the Editorial Board. As part of the article submission process, you will be asked to comment on the following and you will not be able to progress otherwise.
License to publish: The Corresponding Author will have to confirm that he/she has the right to grant on behalf of all authors, and grants on behalf of all authors, an exclusive licence on a worldwide basis to the JMN Medical Education Ltd to publish their article in the BJMP.
Plagarism: You will have to confirm that the paper is your original work and that you have provided appropriate references and credit where it is due.
Submission: You will have to confirm that you have not submitted the article for publication elsewhere
Ethics Issues: With studies that needed approval by the Ethics Committee, please confirm that it was obtained.
Consent Issues:With respect to articles needing consent of the patient, please confirm that you have gained the consent of the patient to publish details about their case.
Declaration of Interests:A Declaration of Interest must be given and should list fees and grants from, employment by, consultancy for, shared ownership in, or any close relationship with, an organisation whose interests, financial or otherwise, may be affected by the publication of your paper
Disclaimer: You will have to confirm that you have read and agree with the disclaimer.