BMJ
Submission checklist and article types
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- ISSN (online)
- 1756-1833
- ISSN (print)
- 0959-8146
- Specialty
- Internal Medicine, Surgery
- Journal website
- www.bmj.com
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Case Control Study | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Clinical Trial | CONSORT | 5 |
| Cohort Study | STROBE | 5 |
| Diagnostic Test Study | STARD | 5 |
| Research Article | Depends on study design | 6 |
The guideline shown is the one that usually applies to that article type. For original research it depends on the design: see the reporting guidelines. Every review also covers about 80 general content checks; the requirement counts above are the additional checks specific to this journal.
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