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BMJ Journals Online Collection

ANKOS Annual Meeting6th June 2003

Catrin ThomasLibrary Sales Manager

Today’s Presentation

• Introduction to BMJ PG

• bmj.com

• BMJ Journals Online Collection

• Content

• Online Functionality

• Pricing

• Future Plans

BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

• A wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association (BMA)

• Established in 1840

• One of the world’s leading general medical publishers

• 23 leading journals cover all major medical specialties

• A wide range of books including the ‘ABC’ series

• Clinical Evidence

• BMJ is the Group’s flagship journal

• BMJ is freely available online at bmj.com

BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

Our Vision

• To be the world’s most influential medical publisher

Our Mission

• To publish intellectually sound material that will serve the needs of doctors, members, other health professionals, the scientific community, and the public

• In addition, to be at the forefront of the internationaldebate on health

BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

• Contents: - Expert Editorials- Original Scientific Papers- Primary Care/General Practice- Information in Practice- Clinical Review- Education & Debate- News, Minerva, Letters

• BMJ produces special theme issues which cover a specific topic of importance to the medical profession

• For further information on past, current and future theme issues please look at bmj.com

BMJ.com

• Interactive Case Reports - allows readers to post diagnoses and suggestions for management on bmj.com, as cases unfold in BMJ

• Extracts from www.besttreatments.org - provides informationfor doctors and patients

• The BMJ Family Page - up to date research from BMJ Journals

• New sections - continuing education and medical cases

• More concise papers - more readable

New BMJ Developments in 2003

New BMJ Developments in 2003

BMJ Journals Online Collection(formerly Specialist Journals)

• 22 BMJ Journals published byBMJ Publishing Group Ltd in conjunction withother professional bodies

• Includes 3 evidence based medicine journals

• Leaders in their field covering a wide range of specialties

• All BMJ Journals available online hosted by HighWire Press

• Collection also includes access to the Paediatric Asthma Virtual Journal, QualityHealthCare.org and Online Learning

• Optional inclusion of access to Clinical Evidence at a discounted rate for collection subscribers

BMJ Journals Online Collection

Heart www.heartjnl.com

The official journal of the British Cardiac Society

Publication Monthly

Impact Factor 2.636

Journal Ranking 13 (of 65)

• Leading international clinical journal that keeps cardiologists in touch with advances in the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease

• High quality original papers published on all aspects of cardiovascular disease as well as topical, authoritative editorials, comprehensive reviews, case reports and education series

BMJ Journals

Thorax www.thoraxjnl.com

The official journal of the British Thoracic Society

Publication Monthly

Impact Factor 4.09

Journal Ranking 3 (of 30)

• A leading international journal in respiratory medicine

• Enviable, long-standing reputation for publishing clinical and experimental research articles covering many disciplines, including pathology, immunology and surgery

• Additional coverage of recent developments in basic biomedical sciences and a regular review series to keep thoracic physicians abreast of advances

BMJ Journals

Gutwww.gutjnl.com

The official journal of the British Society of Gastroenterology

Publication Monthly

Impact Factor 6.17

Journal Ranking 4 (of 47)

• A leading international journal in Gastroenterology

• Established reputation for publishing first class clinical research of the alimentary tract, the liver, biliary tract and pancreas

• All branches of Gastroenterology covered

BMJ Journals

• Archives of Diseases in Childhood

• Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

• British Journal of Opthalmology

• British Journal of Sports Medicine

• Evidence-Based Medicine

• Injury Prevention

• Journal of Medical Ethics

• Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

• Postgraduate Medical Journal

• and more...

BMJ Journals

• Archives of Diseases in Childhood

• Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

• British Journal of Opthalmology

• British Journal of Sports Medicine

• Evidence-Based Medicine

• Injury Prevention

• Journal of Medical Ethics

• Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

• Postgraduate Medical Journal

• and more...

BMJ Journals

Online Journal Features

• Full text in html and pdf formats

• Fully searchable archive (back to 1997 in many cases)

• Additional material not included in print versions

• Toll free links from references to full text of more than 340 journals hosted by HighWire

• Cross-journal searching - extended across more than 340 journals available for selection or restricted to specific journals or subject areas

• Direct access to Medline

BMJ Journals

Online Journal Features

• Email a friend facility to send the abstract of an article directly to a colleague

• Previews of future issues

• TOC alerts

• CiteTrack service - alerts whenever new content in your chosen participating journal is published which matches the criteria you want to track

• Submission and review of manuscripts online

• eLetters - comment on articles online

BMJ Journals

Online Journal Features

• Email a friend facility to send the abstract of an article directly to a colleague

• Previews of future issues

• TOC alerts

• CiteTrack service - alerts whenever new content in your chosen participating journal is published which matches the criteria you want to track

• Submission and review of manuscripts online

• eLetters - comment on articles online

BMJ Journals

Access for non-subscribers

• Pay per view: access to any article for 24 hours for $8

• Pay per access: access to any journal for a month for $25

• Free back files: content over one year old freely available on some of our journal web-sites

• Full list of freely available backfiles can be found at http://highwire.stanford.edu

BMJ Journals

Access for non-subscribers

• Pay per view: access to any article for 24 hours for $8

• Pay per access: access to any journal for a month for $25

• Free back files: content over one year old freely available on some of our journal web-sites

• Full list of freely available backfiles can be found at http://highwire.stanford.edu

BMJ Journals

• Clinical Evidence is a compendium of the best availableevidence for effective healthcare

• The current issue updates and expands topics included in the previous issue.

• Each topic provides:

– up to date background information about the condition

– evidence of benefits and harms of interventions

– a list of key outcomes that matter to patients

– common questions raised by practising physicians, each followed by more detailed summaries of thebest evidence on the beneficial and adverse effectsof interventions

Clinical Evidencewww.clinicalevidence.com

• Individual journal subscriptions priced separately for print only, online only and combined print and online

• Online prices based on relevant FTEs

• Definition of relevant FTEs for academic institutions = total medical faculty and researchers (including staff and students)

• Four pricing bands for institutions

• Substantial discounts available for collection purchase

• Further discounts for consortium purchase

• Multi-year agreements with price caps negotiable

BMJ Journals Pricing

• COUNTER compliant usage statistics by the beginning of 2004

• Digitisation of all archives of BMJ Journals by the National Library of Medicine by 2004

• All archives over 3 years old will be freely available in 2004

• Continuing development of knowledge products and online learning resources

BMJ Publishing Group LtdFuture Plans

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