Author Guidelines
For Authors
Author Guidelines
How to prepare, submit and publish your research in BJHMR — guidelines, ethics, peer review, open access and charges.
The 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. BJHMR publishes original research, reviews, case reports and short communications across medicine, healthcare and the allied health sciences. These guidelines explain how to prepare a strong submission and what happens after you submit; please read them alongside the journal’s Aims & Scope, the Ethics and Disclosures page and the Article Processing Charges information. Manuscripts that do not follow these guidelines may be returned before peer review. BJHMR is a member of COPE and follows its Core Practices and the recommendations of the ICMJE.
The author journey at a glance
| 1 | Check suitability — confirm your work fits the Aims & Scope and choose an article type. |
| 2 | Prepare your manuscript — follow Preparing Your Manuscript, including the relevant reporting guideline, references and figures. |
| 3 | Meet the ethics requirements — read Ethics and Disclosures and prepare your ethics, consent and registration statements. |
| 4 | Run the submission checklist and submit online. |
| 5 | Peer review — single-blind assessment by at least two independent experts. |
| 6 | Revise and respond to reviewer and editor comments. |
| 7 | After acceptance — complete licensing and the Article Processing Charge, then check your proofs. |
| 8 | Publication in full open access, with a DOI, and any post-publication matters. |
Core facts
| ▸ | Open access: every article is freely available immediately on publication under a Creative Commons licence. |
| ▸ | Peer review: single-blind, with at least two independent expert reviewers. |
| ▸ | Charges: a one-time Article Processing Charge applies only after acceptance; there are no submission fees. |
| ▸ | You keep your copyright. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal a non-exclusive licence to publish. |
Start here
New to BJHMR? Read Preparing Your Manuscript, then work through the Submission Checklist & How to Submit.
