Better evidence | BMJ impact report 2022
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Encouraging publication of the best research
Advancing global equity in an open access world At BMJ we want to support authors from low and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) to publish their research by means of open access in their journal of choice.
An evidence base must be built from a variety of perspectives and maintain a focus on the inclusion of those historically excluded to improve the quality of research. In 2021 only 8% of articles published in BMJ Journals had corresponding authors from LMICs, down 47% on the year before, possibly reflecting pandemic effects. Our journals are working to increase the diversity of authorship for whom we publish, and Medical Humanities is a good example of that:
In 2022, we extended our Article Processing Charge waiver policy: All of our journals now offer waivers, extending our policy to cover not just publication in our fully open access titles , but also in our hybrid and transformative journals The scope of our programme includes 50 more countries, making many more authors eligible Our waiver covers 100% of the publication cost Since implementation in January 2022 There has been a 130% increase in waivers being granted to authors from LMICs A 45% increase in the number of waived articles published from authors in LMICs And we’ve helped authors in over 20 different LMICs find the right journal for their research – that’s an increase of over 50% for the same period last year
Right now, we have our first candidate proposal—Finding Joy in Africa. We are seeking Special Issue submissions right now from India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Oceana.” 32 Brandy Schillace , Editor in Chief, Medical Humanities - BMJ
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