BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
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The BMJ Group is a wholly owned subsidiary
of the British Medical Association
.. Established in 1840 with the publication of the first edition of the British Medical Journal, it is now a fully commercial organisation with over 380 staff based in locations around the world.
BMJ’s mission statement is:
BMJ is a global academic publisher
providing a wide range of evidence-based medicine
products, in print, online and at events, which offer the medical community a comprehensive information support system that improves patient outcomes and the decisions people make every day. The company also offers many other products for physicians, such as BMJ Careers and BMJ Learning.
BMJ's products and services also extend to offer rights and licensing, and targeted advertising and sponsorship opportunities for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, recruiters, and the general medical community.
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of the British Medical Association
British Medical Association
The British Medical Association is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The association’s headquarters are located in BMA House,...
.. Established in 1840 with the publication of the first edition of the British Medical Journal, it is now a fully commercial organisation with over 380 staff based in locations around the world.
BMJ’s mission statement is:
“To lead the debate on healthcare and to deliver innovative, useful evidence based knowledge, best practice and learning to doctors, researchers and patients when and where they need it.”.
BMJ is a global academic publisher
Academic publishing
Academic publishing describes the subfield of publishing which distributes academic research and scholarship. Most academic work is published in journal article, book or thesis form. The part of academic written output that is not formally published but merely printed up or posted is often called...
providing a wide range of evidence-based medicine
Evidence-based medicine
Evidence-based medicine or evidence-based practice aims to apply the best available evidence gained from the scientific method to clinical decision making. It seeks to assess the strength of evidence of the risks and benefits of treatments and diagnostic tests...
products, in print, online and at events, which offer the medical community a comprehensive information support system that improves patient outcomes and the decisions people make every day. The company also offers many other products for physicians, such as BMJ Careers and BMJ Learning.
BMJ's products and services also extend to offer rights and licensing, and targeted advertising and sponsorship opportunities for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, recruiters, and the general medical community.
See also
BMJ Group academic journals- Open Access Scholarly Publishers AssociationOpen Access Scholarly Publishers AssociationThe Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association is an industry association which aims to promote open access publishing and to establish best practices in the field...
, of which BMJ is a member