What is a 2 star journal?
Think second tear generalist journals (PNAS, BMJ, JAMA etc), or good displinary journals. 2* is internationally recognised 1* is nationally recognised. Its the number of 3 or 4* papers that decides funding, so in general, universities only care about papers they think will be judged 3* or above. The BMJ is one of the most influential and respected general medicine journals in the world, featuring original research, reviews, expert analysis, authoritative opinion and medical education content. In addition to all of the criteria for one-star and two-star journals, the journal also consistently (for at least three years) meets the following criteria: The journal includes copyright and licensing information on the first page of each article. BMJ Open is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1).