BMJ Quality and Safety

BMJ Quality & Safety is an international peer review publication providing research, opinions, debates and reviews for academics, clinicians and healthcare managers focused on the quality and safety of health care and the science of improvement.

The journal receives approximately 1000 manuscripts a year and has an acceptance rate for original research of 12%. Time from submission to first decision averages 22 days and accepted articles are typically published online within 20 days. Its current impact factor is 3.988. BMJ Quality & Safety is led by a patient-focused editorial team with a view towards helping all team members improve their knowledge with the overall goal of improving patient care now.

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