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Manuscript Editing for BMJ Open Journal Articles

Order Manuscript Editing BMJ Open is an open access general medical journal wholly owned by BMJ Publishing Group. It publishes clinical, public health, and health services research that bears on patient outcomes or health care delivery, with a focus on research relevant to patients and clinicians.

References follow BMJ house Vancouver style, numbered in order of citation and kept in the main Word document. Research articles follow the relevant EQUATOR guideline and upload the completed checklist with page numbers for each item. Peer review is open: authors and reviewers know each other's names, and the reviews are published with the article. Off the Grid Editing prepares manuscripts in BMJ style, and submissions go through ScholarOne.

Human Manuscript Editor

Natural Intelligence for BMJ Open

Natural Intelligence is our name for editorial judgment: an editor who reads your manuscript the way BMJ Open's editors and peer reviewers will and verifies every change before it comes back to you. We read as a BMJ Open reviewer does, checking each item on your reporting checklist against the text. Track Changes stays on throughout.

Our Promise

We will ensure that the final draft you receive is completely ready to submit to BMJ Open. We work with you until it is ready or refund your payment in full. That commitment has held since 2002.

Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed. Your draft is secure until you decide to proceed.

Manuscript Editing Services for BMJ Open

We offer three levels of manuscript editing depending on what your manuscript needs. Each is described below so you can choose the service that fits where your draft is right now.

Manuscript Copy Editing

Grammar and usage, awkward phrasing, repetition, and passive voice corrected, then clarity, concision, sentence structure, transitions, and tone, with your style manual applied throughout and a final proofread. For authors whose argument and structure are settled.

Manuscript Line Editing

Clarity, emphasis, and paragraph structure: topic sentences, transitions, and sentences reordered within a paragraph, with every fact and claim kept as you wrote it. Includes copy editing and a final proofread.

Manuscript Proofreading

Spelling, punctuation, typos, capitalization, grammar, and usage corrected with minimal wording changes, for manuscripts that have been edited and need a last check before submission to BMJ Open.

BMJ Vancouver Style and ScholarOne

BMJ Open's author pages cover article types, references, and open peer review. If you have reviewer comments from an earlier submission, send them with your manuscript and we will address each one. If you have questions about which service is right for your manuscript, contact us directly. We respond to every inquiry the same day during business hours.

For more, see our pages on manuscript editing for more than 200 journals, journal article editing, English language editing for researchers, and developmental editing.

Instant Manuscript Editing Invoice

Ready to prepare your manuscript for BMJ Open? Use our secure portal to generate an immediate, word-count-based quote and secure your delivery deadline.

Our editors do not have access to your manuscript until an order is placed.

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Direct Support

Reach our editorial team directly to discuss your manuscript, your BMJ Open submission timeline, or which service is right for your project. Initial consultations of up to 15 minutes are complimentary.