
The BMJ Group today announced the renewal of their longâstanding partnership with HighWire Press, the premier hosting platform for scholarly publishers.   âIn recent years, BMJ Group has developed a reputation for being one of the most innovative and influential STM publishers,â said Peter Ashman, Publishing Director at the BMJ Group. âThe reâlaunch of the bmj.com and the successful expansion and development of our portfolio of specialty titles is due in no small part to our partnership with HighWire. The dedication, teamwork and management of our projects with HighWire has been outstanding. Weâre very happy with our decision to renew that partnership.â
Tom Rump, HighWireâs Managing Director, agrees: âOur job is to ensure that the BMJ Group content, in conjunction with the most innovative ePublishing platform, extends its visibility and discoverability into the scholarly marketplace. HighWireâs Open Platform is fulfilling its promise to futureâproof our customers as we move into the next generation of scholarly publishing.”
The coâdevelopment project between BMJ Group and HighWire has been a model of the versatility of the HighWire Open Platform. âWith teams in both the UK and California, itâs been an extraordinary time for bmj.comâ, said Ian Hopwood, IT Director at the BMJ Group. âWe now sit squarely in the driverâs seat, managing the front end of our digital portal via HighWireâs Drupal modules, selecting what is displayed in realâtime from news to top articles. Absolutely key to this success story is that HighWireâs platform is extremely open and flexible, and with it our ability to meet a whole host of future demands.â