BMJ Open

The journal charges up to:

• 1500 GBP

as publication fees (article processing charges or APCs).

There is a waiver policy for these charges.

Look up the journal’s:

• Aims & scope
• Instructions for authors
• Editorial Board
• Open peer review

→ This journal checks for plagiarism.

Expect on average 24 weeks from submission to publication.

This journal began publishing in open access in 2011. What does DOAJ define as Open Accesss?

This journal uses a CC BY-NC, a CC BY or a CC BY-NC-ND license.

Attribution Non-Commercial
Attribution
Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives

→ Look up their open access statement and their license terms.

The author does not retain unrestricted copyrights and publishing rights.

Articles digitally archived in:

• LOCKSS
• PMC

→ Find out about their archiving policy.

Deposit policy with:

• Sherpa/Romeo

Permanent article identifier:

• DOI