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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Systematic review and meta analysis of differential attrition between active and control arms in randomized controlled trials of lifestyle interventions in chronic disease
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Development of a clinical tool for rating the body function categories of the ICF generic-30/rehabilitation set in Japanese rehabilitation practice and examination of its interrater reliability
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Delays in reporting and publishing trial results during pandemics: cross sectional analysis of 2009 H1N1, 2014 Ebola, and 2016 Zika clinical trials
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Strategies for assessing the impact of loss to follow-up on estimates of neurodevelopmental impairment in a very preterm cohort at 2 years of age
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Meta-Analyst: software for meta-analysis of binary, continuous and diagnostic data
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Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research
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The case study approach
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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.
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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
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June: Water and Sanitation.
In celebration of World Environment Day on the 5th June, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on Water and Sanitation. We have collated open-access content from across our journals to highlight research into clean water, investigating links between water and health and our overall relationship with water.
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May: Understanding Mental Health
With Mental Health Awareness Month in May, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on ‘Understanding Mental Health’. We have brought together content to highlight research into understanding and improving mental health.
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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
3.031 - 2-year Impact Factor
4.837 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.741 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.614 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)Usage
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