BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine

delivers relevant, trustworthy and impactful evidence

Impact Factor: 5.696
Citescore: 9.2
All metrics >>

BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine (BMJ EBM) publishes original evidence-based research, insights and opinions on what matters for health care. We focus on the tools, methods, and concepts that are basic and central to practising evidence-based medicine and deliver relevant, trustworthy and impactful evidence.

BMJ EBM is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal and adheres to the highest possible industry standards for editorial policies and publication ethics.

You can also access us on Twitter, Facebook, the BMJ EBM spotlight blog and our Editor is a regular guest on The BMJ's Talk Evidence podcast.

Current Issue

Latest articles

Context matters! What is really tested in an RCT?

EBM learning

Responsible dissemination of health and medical research: some guidance points

EBM analysis

Education in evidence-based health care series

This series offers insight into the developments of the what, the how and the why for the education of evidence-based decision-making skills which remain pertinent especially in a COVID-19 era.

Knowledge user survey and Delphi process to inform development of a new risk of bias tool to assess systematic reviews with network meta-analysis (RoB NMA tool)

Original research

Why you should publish with us

BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine accepts submissions of a wide range of article types, including original research, debate, analysis and opinion. The Author Information section provides specific article requirements to help you turn your research into an article.

BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine has recieved its first Journal Impact Factor™ of 5.696. Read our top cited articles.

Author information Submit a paper

New article type: Patient Voices

These articles are written by patients and carers and provide learning for clinicians from a patient's experience.

Articles focus on one particular topic, including what it is like for patients to live with a condition or navigate the healthcare system. They can focus on aspects of treatment, offer a new angle on a familiar situation or ask controversial questions. Ultimately the article should give healthcare professionals practical things that they can do differently tomorrow due to reading the article.

Please visit our submission guidelines for more details.