Our impact: 2021

BMJ impact report 2021 | Better evidence

Better evidence Promoting knowledge to accelerate discoveries The foundation of our work is research, and BMJ is committed to improving research integrity 9 and dissemination. We do this by ensuring rapid access to the best evidence and increased involvement and access for patients. We also actively promote ethical conduct among scientists around the world and encourage researchers and institutions to share their research or raise concerns.

journals collection are wholly open access, and all research is open access in our The BMJ . During the past year, the majority of our journals migrated to ‘Transformative Journal’ status. This means that they are committed to the goal of transitioning the research they publish gradually to open access. 11 Also, since BMJ is a signatory to the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), 12 we fully support the need to use a broad range of metrics to assess research published in journals.

BMJ is a pioneer and champion of open access 10 : we support and promote a future built on the principle of unrestricted access to the outputs of medical research, which encourages proper scientific discourse and debate and in turn facilitates further medical advances. We believe that increased access to, and use of, medical scientific research will create a global healthcare system that is shaped by better evidence. This will benefit patients as well as health professionals, policy makers, and the public. The momentum around open access is building. Today, over one third of our

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