Aims and scope
BMC Medical Research Methodology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in methodological approaches to healthcare research. Articles on the methodology of epidemiological research, clinical trials and meta-analysis/systematic review are particularly encouraged, as are empirical studies of the associations between choice of methodology and study outcomes. BMC Medical Research Methodology does not aim to publish articles describing scientific methods or techniques: these should be directed to the BMC journal covering the relevant biomedical subject area.
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Methodologies for COVID-19 research and data analysis
Our collection on methodological approaches to medical research and data analysis related to COVID-19 is no longer accepting new submissions. You can continue to browse our published content, and remember all of our articles are open access and free to read!
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Use of machine learning techniques to identify HIV predictors for screening in sub-Saharan Africa
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Machine learning in medicine: a practical introduction to natural language processing
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A new method for testing reproducibility in systematic reviews was developed, but needs more testing
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A new hybrid record linkage process to make epidemiological databases interoperable: application to the GEMO and GENEPSO studies involving BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
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Meta-Analyst: software for meta-analysis of binary, continuous and diagnostic data
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The case study approach
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Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research
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How to do a grounded theory study: a worked example of a study of dental practices
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A tutorial on pilot studies: the what, why and how
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Featured article: Shifting research culture to address the mismatch between where trials recruit and where populations with the most disease live: a qualitative study
In the UK there is a poor alignment between clinical research activity and local prevalence of disease. Rai et al explored how chief investigators choose sites for their trials and suggest ways to encourage them to recruit from areas with the heaviest burden of disease.
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Featured article: Open science saves lives: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
In this Commentary, Besançon et al express concerns about the violation of some of the Open Science principles and its potential impact on the quality of research output during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors call for a wider adoption of Open Science practices and hope this article serves as a reminder that science should always be a rigorous process, reliable and transparent.
Check out the BMC Medical Research Methodology blogs!
Read the stories behind the research. Recent content includes:
- International representation in Neurology journals: no improvement in over a decade (April 2021)
- Enhancing the recruitment of minorities in clinical trials (May 2021)
- A Story of an Outbreak Caused by an Outbreak: Zika and SARS-CoV-2 (May 2021)
Find the full list here.
Get credit for your data!
Valuable data often go unpublished when they could be helping to progress science. Hence, the BMC Series introduced Data notes, a short article type allowing you to describe your data and publish them to make your data easier to find, cite and share.
You can publish your data in BMC Genomic Data (genomic, transcriptomic and high-throughput genotype data) or in BMC Research Notes (data from across all natural and clinical sciences).
More information about our unique article type can be found on the BMC Genomic Data and BMC Research Notes journal websites.
BMC Series Focus Issues
August: Breastfeeding
In celebration of World Breastfeeding week in the beginning of August, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on Breastfeeding. We have collated open-access content from across our journals to highlight research into breastfeeding behaviors and care for lactating women, infant and child health, biology of breastfeeding, and more.
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July: Open data and data sharing
Data are the cornerstones to transparency and reproducibility of research. At the BMC Series, we offer different article types to help you share your data. Explore some of our open access data publications in this focus issue and browse through the additional reading and resources to learn more about this topic.
BMC Series Blog
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Highlights of the BMC Series – June 2021
02 August 2021
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Protecting an investment
16 July 2021
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Taking care of the patient- not just the disease
14 July 2021
Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
79 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
57 days to first decision for all manuscripts
196 days from submission to acceptance
19 days from acceptance to publicationCitation Impact
4.615- 2-year Impact Factor
5.260 - 5-year Impact Factor
2.262 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.820 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)Usage
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