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Peter Ashman Publishing Director BMJ & BMJ Journals pashman@bmj.com

Peter Ashman Publishing Director BMJ & BMJ Journals pashman@bmj.com. About BMJ Group. Wholly owned subsidiary of BMA – 140,000 members c310 staff worldwide BMJ Journals BMJ - Student BMJ, BMJ Case Reports, BMJ Careers, Doc2Doc

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Peter Ashman Publishing Director BMJ & BMJ Journals pashman@bmj.com

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  1. Peter Ashman Publishing Director BMJ & BMJ Journals pashman@bmj.com

  2. About BMJ Group • Wholly owned subsidiary of BMA – 140,000 members • c310 staff worldwide • BMJ Journals • BMJ - Student BMJ, BMJ Case Reports, BMJ Careers, Doc2Doc • 30+ specialty journals – owned, co-owned, contract published (Affinity) • BMJ Evidence Centre – building evidence into practice, to support improvements in the consistency and quality of health care • BMJ Learning – online cpd modules, online exam preparation and live Masterclasses to keep doctors up to date with training, practice, appraisal, revalidation

  3. Some features of our market • Publishing • Falling library budgets • Move from print to online • Emerging technologies – how can we keep up to date? • Growth in emerging markets – how can we access them? • Consolidation in major publishing houses – ‘big deal’ gobbles up library budgets! • Securing timely and high quality peer review • More funding bodies mandate Open Access for research articles • Tough competition for readers and authors • Jobs – volatile. NHS and transition to online (value 20% of print) • Falling advertising revenues • New ways to communicate – (blogs, wikis, podcasts, networking sites) • Increase in User Generated Content • Wider environment • Economy – who knows?! • Volatile exchange rates

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