MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite
BMJ Best Practice vs Cochrane Library — Modern Reference
How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.
Verdict
Cochrane Library outscores BMJ Best Practice on Modern Citation Reference by 10 points (B · 80 vs B · 70).
Health
BMJ Best Practice
bestpractice.bmj.com
B·70
Rank #116 of 130 on Modern Reference
Subscription-gated; institutional access common in UK NHS; less LLM-corpus presence.
Higher Modern Reference
Academic
Cochrane Library
cochranelibrary.com
B·80
Rank #86 of 130 on Modern Reference
DOI per review; Crossref + ORCID; open-access in eligible countries; paywall elsewhere.
Global rank · Modern Reference
Why these Modern Reference scores
BMJ Best PracticeB·70
Modern Reference · 70/100
Subscription-gated; institutional access common in UK NHS; less LLM-corpus presence.
Cochrane LibraryB·80
Modern Reference · 80/100
DOI per review; Crossref + ORCID; open-access in eligible countries; paywall elsewhere.
Signals behind the Modern Reference score
BMJ Best Practice
- Subscription gateHard paywall for individual access; NHS-funded for UK clinicians.
Cochrane Library
- Tiered accessFree in low-income countries via WHO HINARI; subscription in others.
Other dimensions for BMJ Best Practice vs Cochrane Library
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