Continuous publication

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BMJ 2008;336:1450 (28 June), doi:10.1136/bmj.a491

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Continuous publication

The next logical step

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The BMJ is about to undergo another shift in the way that itpublishes its content, which we hope will provide benefits forboth readers and authors. From the beginning of July we willbe publishing content continuously on bmj.com. All our articleswill be published on line as they become ready, so bmj.com willupdate several times a day. Once published, articles will thenbe selected for a subsequent print issue.

Why are we doing this? It’s a logical extension of whatwe’ve been doing for some time with online first publicationof research, and it will give all articles the benefit of fasterpublication.¹ This makes most sense in the context of research,news, and other topical items, but all authors appreciate seeingtheir work published as soon as possible.

Continuous publication also gives readers more flexibility inthe way they engage with our content: as a continuous . . . [Full text of this article]

Fiona Godlee, editor, Tony Delamothe, deputy editor, Jane Smith, deputy editor

¹ BMJ, London WC1H 9JR

jsmith@bmj.com

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