Daniel Belavy

Oct 4, 2024 | bmjopensem.bmj.com | Evert Verhagen |Daniel Belavy |Amy E. Harwood |Yorgi Mavros

Traditionally, editorials are reflections of a journal’s editor on selected articles, a specific theme or a prominent topic that should be addressed.1 They are the voice of a journal connecting with its readership. Over recent years, this purpose has shifted, and editorials have become, in many cases, opinion pieces written by external authors discussing recent developments or proposing new perspectives or ideas.

Oct 1, 2024 | bmjopensem.bmj.com | Evert Verhagen |Daniel Belavy |Amy E. Harwood |Yorgi Mavros

Top tips on writing viewpointsWe look forward to hearing and sharing your viewpoints. To help you make the best out of these article types and generate impact with your ideas, here are some of our tips and tricks to write a powerful viewpoint. Relevance: Discuss a topic of current interest and relevance to our readership. This could include emerging trends, recent research findings, public health issues or controversial sports and exercise medicine topics.