Parent company | British Medical Association |
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Founded | 1840 |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Headquarters location | London |
Publication types | Medical journals |
Nonfiction topics | Medicine |
Number of employees | 550 |
Official website | bmj |
BMJ (previously BMJ Group, rebranded in 2013), is a global healthcare knowledge provider of journals, clinical decision support, medical education and intelligent software tools. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association. Established in 1840 with the publication of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal (later the first edition of the British Medical Journal), it is now a fully commercial organisation with about 550 staff and offices based in 7 locations around the world including North America, South America, Europe, India, Australia and China.
BMJ's mission statement is:
"BMJ advances healthcare worldwide by sharing knowledge and expertise to improve experiences, outcomes and value." Its vision is to create a healthier world.
Its vision is to create a healthier world.
BMJ is a global academic publisher providing a wide range of evidence-based medicine products in print, online and at events, to healthcare professionals and institutional clients: academic institutions, governments and Ministries of Health, healthcare providers and medical societies. It offers the medical community a comprehensive information support system that improves patient outcomes and the decisions people make every day. The company also offers many other products for clinicians, such as BMJ Careers and BMJ Learning.
BMJ's products and services also extend to offer rights and licensing, and targeted advertising and sponsorship opportunities for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, recruiters, and the general medical community.