The three-year contract, which entails printing, binding and mailing, will begin in late November 2010 and will also includes Clinical Research, BMA News and BMJ GP.

Polestar’s win adds to two BMJ Group monthlies it already prints, Student BMJ and Student BMA News which have been printed at Polestar for the last three months.

Catherine Harding-Wiltshire, head of production and distribution at BMJ Group said "We are delighted to be extending our partnership with Polestar Chantry as we feel they are best placed to offer the Group a wide range of options around press configuration.

"The fire power of Polestar should help use shorten our schedule whilst attracting more advertising revenue."

She added that it had been a "difficult decision" to leave a five year contract with Precision Colour Printing as they had "performed impeccably".

James Povey, marketing director of UK Print at Polestar, said "It has been a long-term ambition for Polestar to win back these prestigious weekly titles and we are delighted to have been chosen as the new supplier."