The British Student Doctor Journal is a Cardiff University Press Journal publishing high quality research and championing the academic work of medical students and junior doctors.
Founded by two Cardiff University medical students in 2016, the BSDJ provides a free-to-access opportunity for medical students and junior clinicians to gain experience in academic publishing. The BSDJ is the official journal of the Academy of Medical Educators.
The BSDJ seeks to publish a range of medical and surgical research, and articles of interest and educational benefit to junior clinicians.
Journal Acceptance Rate: 44%
Senior Editorial Board
The BSDJ Editorial Board is comprised mostly of medical students and junior doctors, giving our Board a unique understanding of the current barriers to publishing that junior clinicans face. The Editorial Board is supported by the Faculty Advisory Board.
Faculty Advisory Board
Mrs Julie Brown, Cardiff University, UK
Dr Kevin Eva, University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr Steve Riley, Cardiff University, UK
Dr John Ingram, Cardiff University, UK
Dr Nick Cooper, Plymouth University, UK
Dr Simon Fleming, London, UK
Co-Editors-in-Chief
Miss Sruthi Saravanan, University of Nottingham-Lincoln Medical School, UK
Dr Nicholas Phillips, Oxford University and Thames Valley Trust, UK
Executive Committee
Dr James Kilgour, Stanford University, USA
Dr Shivali Fulchand, ClearView Healthcare Partners, UK
Dr Eleni Panagoulas, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Latest Issue
The latest issue of the BSDJ was published in January 2024, and is now available to read here!
"Welcome to the 2023 Winter Issue of The British Student Doctor Journal! It is an honour to introduce this issue as my first contribution to the British Student Doctor Journal (BSDJ) as the new Editor-in-Chief. 2023 has been a busy year; we have been working hard to innovate both within the journal and through working with our authors to bring their work to the fore."
- Dr Shivani Kanabar, 2024
Editor's Highlights
Journal highlights, curated by our current Editor-in-Chief.
Keep in Touch With the BSDJ
The BSDJ welcomes contact from its readership. You can contact the BSDJ via any of the routes below:
The British Student Doctor Journal
Cardiff University Press
PO Box 430
1st Floor, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff, CF24 0DE
United Kingdom