''Student BMJ'' is a monthly, international

medical journal A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals. History The fi ...

for medical students and junior doctors. It is published by the

BMJ Group BMJ (branded as BMJ Group until 2013) is a British publisher of medical journals. Established in 1840, the company is owned by the British Medical Association. Publications * 1840: '' Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal'' (later renamed the ...

. ''Student BMJ'' was launched as a print journal in 1992 with the aim of publishing articles for medical students, and is compiled by a full-time student editor, who takes a year out from medical school. International expert authors and students work together to explain how to read research papers, provide practical careers advice, and put theory into practice both in print and online. The current student editor is Charlotte Rose who works together with the current senior editor of ''BMJ''.

History

''Student BMJ'' was launched in print format in 1992, becoming the first international journal written specifically for medical students.

Articles

Most of the articles are written by medical students and are submitted rather than commissioned. ''Student BMJ'' comprises News, Editorials, Life (a range of articles including debates, ethics, art, history, politics, and student experiences), Careers, Education, Picture quizzes, Research explained (a student friendly appraisal of a ''BMJ'' research paper), Views and reviews, and Eyespy (short, quirky medical stories).

Peer review

Although it is a student journal, it functions as any other medical journal. Articles are

peer review Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer revie ...

ed by students from all over the world. The journal receives about 50 submissions each month. A decision is made to accept a manuscript or not within eight weeks on average. Only a handful of the submissions are finally accepted.

Impact and awards

The journal has won the

Guardian Student Media Award The ''Guardian'' Student Media Awards were an annual UK-wide student journalism competition run by ''The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name i ...

twice.

Other services

The editorial team writes a monthly email alert called ''5 Minutes for Students'', with short summaries of articles and other services from the BMJ Group. The site also has a native iPhone app, which currently has five different categories in the main interface and allows bookmarking of articles.

Former student editors

The following persons have been student editor of the journal:

References

External links

* Monthly journals English-language journals Publications established in 1992 General medical journals Academic journals edited by students BMJ Group academic journals {{med-journal-stub