Considerations in Medicine relaunches with BMJ Group to prioritize methodological rigor over novelty in clinical research
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This article introduces the relaunch of Considerations in Medicine with BMJ Group in August 2025. The journal aims to address the imbalance in medical publishing that prioritizes novelty over methodological rigor and global relevance. It will assess submissions primarily on methodological quality rather than potential impact, welcoming validation studies, replication research, context-specific findings, studies from low- and middle-income countries, negative findings, and transparent research protocols. The mission is to complement existing venues by valuing incremental and confirmatory findings alongside novel discoveries.
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We assess submissions primarily on their methodological rigour rather than their potential impact.
We explicitly welcome validation studies, replication research, context-specific findings, methodologically sound observational studies from low- and middle-income countries, studies reporting negative findings and research protocols that articulate transparent and reproducible methodologies.
In doing so, we seek to contribute to a more comprehensive scientific record in which incremental and confirmatory findings are valued with the same rigorous scrutiny as novel findings.
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