Assessment 1 - Report

Assessment 1 - Report
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Table of Contents
Abstract......................................................................................................................................3
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Selection of BMJ site.................................................................................................................3
Editorial policies in article publishing.......................................................................................4
Reliability of the site..................................................................................................................4
The validity of the site................................................................................................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
Recommendation........................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................6

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Abstract
Journal publishing is an important aspect in the world of scientific knowledge. This
report assesses how British Medical Journal-BMJ has established itself as the most respected
online journal site offering medical information. This report covers aspects of the selection
procedure of BMJ, its editorial policies and publication rules, validity and reliability of
information generated from the site.
Introduction
Currently, there are numerous publication sites. Often making a selection on the choice
of suitable site for publication is quite a task due to high competition, making it harder to pick
the best site. Going through different publishing sites is an essential element. Many
publishing sites aim at getting the needed reputation and maintaining it despite the current
completion sites. In this review, the British Medical Journal –BMJ is being reviewed as an
outstanding site for reliable and valid scientific information. This paper will; review the
criterion used to select the BMJ site, its editorial policies, reliability, and validity of academic
information it posts for access. BMJ is fully owned by it's subsidiary firm BMA and started
its online activity in 1995, making a debut as the first medical journal to be available online.
Ever since it has undergone numerous improvements and in 2014, it developed clinical adult
software for health care providers, enhancing evidence-based practice especially in UK
(Payne, Abbasi, Godlee & Delamoth, 2014).
Selection of BMJ site
The BMJ is an online peer review published by global provider knowledge. BMJ site
has high impact on original articles. In the year 2018, a report by the Journal Citation board,
ranked BMJ impact factor as 23.295 (Pestana, Ramalho & Revés, 2016), making it fourth
among medical journals category. An impact factor is an essential tool for assessing the
quality of sites. It calculates a number of times selected articles are used and cited, thus the
higher the impact factor the more the journal site is ranked. It is for this reason that BMJ has
been selected to offer health-related scientific information in my practice. The BMJ site
journal entrenches evidence-based practice, which is crucial in health care practice. Further, it
publishes recent medical reports and reviews, clinical reviews, editorial statements among