The mission of the BMJ is to lead the debate on health, and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.

To achieve these aims the journal publish original research articles, review and educational articles, news, letters, investigative journalism, and articles commenting on the clinical, scientific, social, political, and economic factors affecting health. The BMJ also aims to publish articles that advance debate on the science and art of patient partnership and coproduction of health.

Publishing frequency: Weekly in print; Continuously online