Patient and public partnership at BMJ Open Respiratory Research

• Published in: BMJ open respiratory research Vol. 8; no. 1; p. e001140
• Main Authors: Chapman, Stephen J, Doble, Emma, Fulton, Olivia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Thoracic Society 01.12.2021; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Asthma; Caregivers; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Editorial; Editorials; Ethics; Funding; Health care policy; Medical research; not applicable; Open access publishing; Patient-centered care; Patients; Peer review; Respiratory diseases; not applicable

The wider public contribute to research funding through taxation but are then unable to view research findings that sit behind paywalls.2 Open access medical journals have the potential to play a key role in informing and empowering patients and carers and educating the public.3 Increased democratis...