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About Postgraduate Medical Journal

Aims and Scope

The Postgraduate Medical Journal is a peer reviewed journal published on behalf of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine. The journal aims to support junior doctors and their teachers and contribute to the continuing professional development of all doctors by publishing papers on a wide range of topics relevant to the practicing clinician and teacher. Papers published in PMJ include those that focus on core competencies; that describe current practice and new developments in all branches of medicine; that describe relevance and impact of translational research on clinical practice; that provide background relevant to examinations; and papers on medical education and medical education research. The PMJ supports CPD by providing the opportunity for doctors to publish many types of articles including original clinical research; reviews; quality improvement reports; editorials, and correspondence on clinical matters.

Ownership

BMJ Group publishes Postgraduate Medical Journal on behalf of the Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine.

Journal Statistics

Acceptance rate	12.8% for original research submitted in 2012
Time from submission to first decision	38 days
Time from acceptance to publication	24 days (online) 2.6 months (print)
Frequency	Monthly
Impact Factor	1.939
Indexed by	Index Medicus (Medline), ISI Current Contents (Web of Science), Excerpta Medica (Embase)
Launch date	1925
ISSN of PMJ	0032-5473
ISSN of PMJ Online	1469-0756

Contact Information

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For Authors

Please refer to the Instructions for Authors

Subscriptions

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Rights and Permissions

Affiliations

The BMJ Publishing Group is a founding member of COPE (the Committee on Publication Ethics), which provides a forum for publishers and Editors of scientific journals to discuss issues relating to the integrity of the work submitted to or published in their journals.

The EQUATOR Network is an international initiative that seeks to improve the value of medical research literature by promoting accurate, transparent reporting of research studies. The BMJ Group is a sponsor of its activities.

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