Current Issue
Vol. 13 No. 04 (2026): British Journal of Healthcare and Medical Research
Published:
2026-07-05
Articles
About the Journal
British Journal of Healthcare & Medical Research (BJHMR; ISSN 2753-7919) is an international, peer-reviewed, fully open-access journal published by Scholar Publishing, United Kingdom. The journal publishes original research and critical reviews across medicine, healthcare and the allied health sciences, providing clinicians, researchers, health professionals and policymakers with a venue in which to communicate work that advances the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and the improvement of health and care.
BJHMR publishes both applied and basic research across all aspects of the medical and healthcare disciplines, with particular attention to healthcare innovation, medical technology and evidence-based practice. As a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the journal follows the COPE Core Practices, is guided by the recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and observes the joint Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.
Aims & Scope
The journal seeks to disseminate high-quality original research and critical reviews on established and emerging fields that give direction to research, practice and policy in healthcare and the medical and allied health sciences. It gives particular attention to healthcare innovation, medical technology and evidence-based practice, and to research that demonstrates how healthcare can improve diagnosis, therapy, care and outcomes while addressing cost, access and equity.
Subject Coverage
The journal welcomes work across the following areas, among others.
Clinical medicine and surgery
- Internal medicine and its subspecialties (including cardiology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, endocrinology, nephrology, infectious diseases, oncology, haematology, rheumatology, dermatology and geriatric medicine)
- general and specialist surgery
- anaesthesia and critical care
- emergency medicine
- obstetrics and gynaecology
- paediatrics and neonatology
- ophthalmology
- otolaryngology
- diagnostic and interventional radiology
Mental health, psychiatry and behavioural sciences
- Psychiatry and clinical psychology
- mental-health services and interventions
- behavioural and psychosocial aspects of health and illness
- neuropsychiatry
Basic and translational biomedical sciences
- Anatomy, physiology and biochemistry
- molecular and cell biology
- medical genetics and genomics
- immunology
- medical microbiology and virology
- pharmacology and toxicology
- pathology, together with translational research linking laboratory science to clinical application
Public health, epidemiology and preventive medicine
- Epidemiology and biostatistics
- health promotion and disease prevention
- global and community health
- environmental and occupational health
- infection prevention and control
- health policy, health systems and services research
- health economics and outcomes research
Nursing and midwifery
- Clinical, community and specialist nursing
- midwifery and maternal health
- patient safety and quality of care
- nursing education and workforce research
Allied health sciences
- The journal actively welcomes research across the allied health professions, including:
Healthcare innovation, medical technology and digital health
- Medical devices and biomedical engineering
- health informatics and electronic health records
- telemedicine and telehealth
- digital and mobile health
- the application of data science and artificial intelligence to diagnosis, therapy and care
Health professions education, ethics and practice
- Education and training across the health professions
- interprofessional practice
- medical and healthcare ethics
- the organisation, management and improvement of health services
