The BMJ, the definite article-BMJ 2014;348:g4168

The BMJ, the definite article

BMJ⁠ 2014⁠; 348⁠ doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g4168 (Published 30 June 2014)⁠

Cite this as: BMJ⁠ 2014;348:g4168


Re: The BMJ, the definite article

Adding the word The before BMJ has no scientific medical research value. First even though your journal name was British Medical Journal in the past every medical and non-medical person knew and said the name of the journal as BMJ. Second search engines search for the word The along with BMJ. So it is ideal and authoritative to continue the journal name as before - BMJ.

Competing interests: No competing interests

04 July 2014

M A Aleem

Neurologist

Kapv Govt Medical College MGM Govt Hospital and ABC Hospital

Trichy 620018 Tamilnadu India