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British Medical Bulletin

British Medical Bulletin is a multidisciplinary, online-only publication that comprises high quality reviews aimed at generalist physicians, junior doctors, and medical students in both developed and developing countries.

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Subject Medicine, General & Internal
Impact Factor 5.2
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0007-1420
eISSN 1471-8391
Invitation Only Yes
Cost Range Fully open access journals usually charge an Article Processing Charge (APC); 11 journals are diamond OA with no charge for authors.

Submission Instructions

British Medical Bulletin is an invitation-only journal. Submissions are accepted by invitation from the editorial board only. The following article types are accepted:

Reviews

Cover Letter Any use of artificial intelligence to help generate content or images, write code, process data, or provide translation must be disclosed in the cover letter.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract headings must include Introduction or background, Sources of data, Areas of agreement, Areas of controversy, Growing points, and Areas timely for developing research.
Manuscript Published papers should be approximately 14 pages in length, including the abstract, all figures and tables, and references. Text should follow a similar general format to the abstract and include a discussion or conclusions section expanding on areas of agreement, controversy, growing points, and areas timely for developing research. The manuscript must include at least 3 keywords, acknowledgements, a brief author description of up to 100 words, and disclosure of any use of artificial intelligence in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References References must be numbered consecutively in order of first mention and cited as superscript Arabic numerals, with more than 4 journal authors shortened to the first 3 followed by 'et al' and journal titles abbreviated according to Index Medicus.
Figures & Tables Figures must not be incorporated into the main text for online submission and low-resolution figure files must be uploaded separately. All images must include alt text placed directly under the relevant figure legend and preceded by 'Alt text:', while figures and tables must be numbered consecutively and tables must carry a descriptive heading above each table.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter Use of artificial intelligence to help generate content or images, write code, process data, or provide translation must be disclosed in the cover letter.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract headings must include Introduction or background, Sources of data, Areas of agreement, Areas of controversy, Growing points, and Areas timely for developing research.
Manuscript Published paper should be approximately 14 pages in length including the abstract, all figures and tables, and references. Text should follow a similar general format to the abstract and include a discussion or conclusions section giving more detail of areas of agreement, controversy, growing points, and areas timely for developing research. Manuscript must include at least 3 keywords, acknowledgements, and disclosure of any use of artificial intelligence in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.
References References must be numbered consecutively in order of first mention using superscript Arabic numerals, journal references with more than 4 authors must list the first 3 followed by 'et al', journal titles must be abbreviated as in Index Medicus, and electronic sources must list the publication first followed by the article title, web address, publication date, and date last accessed.
Figures & Tables Figures must not be incorporated into the main body of the text for online submission and low-resolution figure files must be uploaded separately. Figures and tables must be numbered consecutively, related figures should be labeled 1(a), 1(b), 1(c), each figure must have a brief caption and alt text placed under the legend in the manuscript beginning with 'Alt text:', and each table must have a descriptive heading above it.
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Recent Publications

Percutaneous repair of acute Achilles tendon tears with minimally invasive augmentation with the tendon of flexor hallucis longus: a 5 years outcome study

Nicola Maffulli, Filippo Migliorini, Francesco Oliva, Gayle Maffulli, Filippo Spiezia

10.1093/bmb/ldag018
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Regional musculoskeletal pain in workers—is the traditional medical model increasing disability?

Karen Walker-Bone, Rachelle Buchbinder

10.1093/bmb/ldag017
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Augmentation in Achilles tendon repair: evidence versus enthusiasm

Nicola Maffulli, Filippo Migliorini

10.1093/bmb/ldag019
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Human health in relation to visible, functional, and accessible green space: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the 3 + 30 + 300 guideline

Melissa K Lee, Hendrik Willems, Valerie Dewaelheyns, Eva Beele, Eline Rega, Raf Aerts, Ben Somers

10.1093/bmb/ldag016
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Enhancing bone healing through osteogenic medium components: biological roles, mechanisms, and clinical applications

Amir Mohammad Jannesar, Amin Bigham-Sadegh, Ahmad Oryan, Nicola Maffulli

10.1093/bmb/ldag012
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Reviews are published online as soon as they are accepted by the Commissioning Editor.

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Is a cover letter required?

Use of AI to help generate content or images, write code, process data, or provide translation must be disclosed in cover letters to editors and in the Methods or Acknowledgements section of manuscripts.

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What are the publication costs?

Fully open access journals usually charge an Article Processing Charge (APC); hybrid journals usually charge an APC for gold open access; 11 journals are diamond OA with no charge for authors.

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