Affinity services

We offer a range of services from a full publishing service through to consortia sales representation. We don’t believe that one size fits all, and will work with you to select those aspects of our service that you most need.

Business Development

• Publishing strategy
• New technology opportunities
• Financial management

Editorial Support

• Editorial office support and development
• Manuscript processing
• Online usage and citation statistics analysis
• Publishing conferences and workshops hosted by BMJ
• Journals management
• Rights and permissions management
• Online submission and peer review

Society Support

• Member benefits
• Membership marketing
• Masterclasses in key specialties

Production and Distribution

• Competitive print-buying
• Streamlining production processes
• Copy-editing, typesetting
• Quality control
• Advertising production and management

Fulfilment

• Subscription management
• Renewal and lapser campaigns
• Online ordering and renewals
• Customer service

Online Hosting

• Advanced features and functionality
• Content alerting, search and browse tools
• Strong brand presence for individual journals
• Digitization and hosting of back-files
• Hosting provided through HighWire Press – leading platform
• Interlinking with many of the world’s top medical journals
• Interactive online learning services

Sales and Marketing

• Detailed subscription pattern and sales analysis
• Consortia sales representation
• International marketing programme
• Translations
• Advertising, supplement and reprint sales – print and online
• Sponsorship

Media Relations

• Staffed by experienced journalists
• Experience in print, broadcast and online
• Extensive media database
• Global coverage