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The BMJ (British Medical Journal)
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General Requirements
- ✓ Language
- English
- ✓ Word Count
- No fixed limits (make concise and make every word count)
- ✓ Reference Limit
- Ideally no more than 20 (varies by article type)
- — Drug Names
- Use recommended international non-proprietary name (rINN)
Abstract
- — Format
- Structured abstract with specific headings
- — Word Limit
- 250-300 words (up to 400 for CONSORT/PRISMA)
- — Required Sections
- Objectives, Design, Setting, Participants, Interventions, Main outcome measures, Results, Conclusions, Trial registration
Text Formatting
- ✓ Auto-fix Sentence Spacing
- Single space at the end of each sentence
- ✓ Auto-fix Emphasis
- Do not use bold face for emphasis
- ✓ Auto-fix Decimal Points
- Standard format (numbers, not specified as midline)
- — Confidence Intervals
- Written as (15 to 27) using 'to' rather than hyphen
References
- — Style
- Vancouver numbering style
- ✓ Format
- Superscripted number after any punctuation mark
- — Author Limits
- 6 or fewer: list all; 7 or more: first 3 followed by et al
Figures and Images
- — Resolution
- Minimum 300 dpi at printed size
- — Minimum Width
- At least 107 mm
- — Image Formats
- GIF, TIFF, EPS, or JPEG
Reporting Guidelines
- — RCTs
- CONSORT checklist and flowchart required
- — Systematic Reviews
- PRISMA checklist and flowchart
- — Observational Studies
- STROBE checklist and extensions