The BMJ [SEP] editor
The BMJ
The BMJ is a weekly peer-reviewed medical journal. It is one of the world's oldest general medical journals. Originally called the British Medical Journal, the title was officially shortened to "BMJ" in 1988, and then changed to "The BMJ" in 2014. The journal is published by the global knowledge provider BMJ, a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association. The editor in chief of "The BMJ" is Fiona Godlee, who was appointed in February 2005.
History.
with public health systems in Europe. Before that he was editor of the "BMJ" (previously the "British Medical Journal"), and chief executive of the BMJ Group. Smith worked for the "BMJ" for twenty-five years, from 1979 to 2004, the last thirteen as editor.
Smith is a proponent of open access publishing. He was editor of the "BMJ" when the journal first moved to online publishing, and made the journal's archives freely available. He sits on the Board