Journal of Clinical Medicine
Double Blind
Monthly
15% acceptance rate
Peer Review
Double Blind
OA Type
Subscription OA
Acceptance
15%
Time to Decision
5 weeks
Frequency
Monthly
Impact Factor (2023)
6.4
CiteScore (2023)
9.2
About This Journal
The Journal of Clinical Medicine is an internationally recognised, subscription-based publication dedicated to the rigorous dissemination of clinical evidence across all medical and surgical specialties. The journal publishes randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, large-scale observational studies, and practice-changing case reports. It maintains strict adherence to CONSORT, PRISMA, and STROBE reporting standards.
Aims & Scope
The journal publishes clinical research that directly informs medical practice:
• Randomised controlled trials, cluster trials, and adaptive trial designs
• Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and network meta-analyses
• Diagnostic accuracy studies (STARD-compliant)
• Large-scale prospective and retrospective cohort studies
• Clinical practice guidelines and their derivation
• Comparative effectiveness research and real-world evidence
• Patient safety, quality improvement, and implementation science
Specialties include cardiology, oncology, neurology, infectious diseases, respiratory medicine, endocrinology, surgery, and psychiatry. Animal or in vitro studies are not published unless directly tied to a clinical component.
• Randomised controlled trials, cluster trials, and adaptive trial designs
• Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and network meta-analyses
• Diagnostic accuracy studies (STARD-compliant)
• Large-scale prospective and retrospective cohort studies
• Clinical practice guidelines and their derivation
• Comparative effectiveness research and real-world evidence
• Patient safety, quality improvement, and implementation science
Specialties include cardiology, oncology, neurology, infectious diseases, respiratory medicine, endocrinology, surgery, and psychiatry. Animal or in vitro studies are not published unless directly tied to a clinical component.