History of bmj.com
2011
bmj.com moves to Drupal (8 November).
2010
bmj.com moves to a new technical platform (H20) on 25 August.
BMJ is the first general medical journal to launch an iPad app (January)
2009
The start of BMJ Pico - Pico is the abridged version of research papers that will appear in the print journal. As always the full text open access version of research papers will be available online at bmj.com (1 January 2009)
2008
Making a difference (26 April 2008)
NHS at 60 (28 June 2008)
Fully continuous publication (28 June 2008)
Launch of BMJ Videos (21 August 2010)
Open Access credentials (31 July 2008)
Launch of Endgames - interactive quizzes for junior doctors (3 September 2008)
Launch of BMJ Podcasts (18 December 2008)
2007
Redesigned bmj.com (20 January 2007)
2006
Singing the body electronic (21 January 2006)
2005
Revitalising rapid responses (4 June 2005)
Series, PowerPoint slides, and folders now available on bmj.com (24 September 2005)
2004
Open access publishing takes off (3 January 2004)
bmj.com behind access controls (9 October 2004)
2003
Scientific literature's open sesame? (3 May 2003)
The return of Questions and Answers (28 June 2003)
Paying for bmj.com (2 August 2003)
2002
Three new initiatives involving bmj.com (9 March 2002)
Twenty thousand conversations (18 May 2002)
Is that it? How online articles have changed over the past five years (21 Dec 2002)
2001
PubMed Central: creating an Aladdin's cave of ideas (6 January 2001)
Forthcoming theme issues and how we chose them (6 October 2001)
2000
BMJ set to sign with PubMed Central, JSTOR, and WorldSpace (1 Jan 2000)
All journals from BMJ Publishing Group should be free online (15 Jan 2000)
Revel in electronic and paper media (22 July 2000)
1999
What is publication? (16 January 1999)
Pleasing both authors and readers (3 April 1999)
Moving beyond journals: the future arrives with a crash (19 June 1999)
The joy of being electronic (21 August 1999)
1998
The BMJ's website scales up (11 Apr 1998)
Letters to the editor: the new order (9 May 1998)
1997
Does the world need a BMJ? (4 January 1997)
Meet Minerva in cyberspace (24 May 1997)
Developing bmj.com (13 Dec 1997)
1995
BMJ on the internet (27 May 1995)
Hospital jobs on the internet (14 Oct 1995)
Awards
- One of the web's five most useful health sites
As voted by Guardian Online's readers and contributors and some of the Guardian's journalists. 2004. - Winner of the Best Integration of Media
AOP UK Interactive Publishing Awards 2002
The judges commented, "This entry really stand out from the others. The media mix is very user friendly and facilitates good interaction with users. The site compliments the print version and develops the brand very effectively".
bmj.com was shortlisted with ajplus.co.uk (Construction Plus), CNIonline.com (Reed Business Information), supplymanagement.com (Personnel Publications). - Healthcare it.awards.2002
This award was presented at the Pharmafile's Healthcare IT Awards. bmj.com won this category from a shortlist including doctors.net and doctorsworld.com. Pharmafile's press release quoted that bmj.com was recognised for demonstrating that UK healthcare publishers have also built strong online brands in competition with the newer web-based companies. - Winner of the Best Business Product or Service
PPAi Interactive Publishing Awards 2000
Beating off stiff competition - including the Financial Times website - the judging panel said: "bmj.com stood out because of this capacity to 'go beyond brand extension' and reinvent itself. In this case, a very traditional print product has been transformed by new technology without losing the authority and trust it has established." - BMJ voted in the top 10 biomedical journals of the century by the SLA
The BMJ was voted as one of the top 10 most influential journals of the century by the Specialist Libraries Association. June 2009. - BMJ highly commended at PPA awards 2009.
The BMJ was highly commended in two categories at the 2009 PPA Awards. Des Spence received the commendation for columnist of the year (business media) and bmj.com for business website of the year. - Fiona Godlee highly commended at British Society of Magazine Editors awards 2011.
Fiona Godlee was highly commended in the Business and Professional Magazines (weekly) category.