BMJ Journals Unlocked
Unlocked is a service that allows authors to make their articles freely available online, immediately on publication, for a fee. Unlocked is available to any author publishing original research in a BMJ Journal.
The Unlocked fee for BJSM is £1,200(+VAT)/€1,775(+VAT)/$2,220
On acceptance, authors will be asked whether they wish to pay to unlock their paper.
Access to and use of Unlocked articles are covered by the terms and conditions of the exclusive licence agreement, which specifically prohibits commercial use of these articles. Authors participating in Unlocked are able to place the full final version of their article in the depositories of their choice. BMJ Journals will deposit all Unlocked articles in PubMed Central immediately on publication.
The article will be flagged as unlocked on the table of contents and article content box.
If authors do not wish to pay the Unlocked fee, their article will be published in the usual way. The article will remain behind access controls for 12 months. Use of any article published in BJSM, including deposition on institutional repositories, is covered by the terms and conditions of the exclusive licence agreement.
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The full back archive is now available for all BMJ Journals. Institutional subscribers may access the entire archive as part of their subscription. Personal subscribers will also have access to all content when logged in. Non-subscribers who register have free access to all articles published before 2006 right back to volume 1 issue 1. Register here to access the free archive of all BMJ Journals.
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