International Journal of Medical Sciences publishes papers that are judged, after editorial review, to make a substantial contribution to the understanding of any area of medical sciences. Types of articles include original research papers, reviews, and short research communications. The Journal aims at rapid publication of high quality research results while maintaining rigorous review process. The main criteria for accepting a manuscript for publication are originality, scientific importance and interest.
Scientific studies about citations of papers have indicated much higher citation rate of open access articles (See research paper: 'Online or Invisible?' by Steve Lawrence, edited version in Nature, Volume 411, Number 6837, p. 521). A more recent study suggests that open access articles in the biomedical field are 2-3 times more likely to be cited than closed access articles (Eysenbach G. Citation Advantage of Open Access Articles. PLoS Biol. 2006;4(5) p. e157). Each article published by International Journal of Medical Sciences is open access, and full text is permanently included in PubMed Central, freely available to thousands of researchers/scientists that use the archive every day. The full text version in PubMed Central ensures your article will be properly displayed and available for readers for the many generations to come. To cater for international audiences and promote international collaboration, we encourage submissions that present results of collaborative research of more than one countries. Those submissions receive higher attention in editorial review and publication. Authors should submit papers that have been carefully proofread and polished.
The Editors of the International Journal of Medical Sciences recognize that many manuscripts rejected by top-tier journals are still outstanding. Our journal is willing to review and re-evaluate manuscripts rejected from journals such as the Nature journals, Cell Press journals, NEJM, Lancet journals, Annals of Internal Medicine, and other high impact journals. We encourage authors to provide a copy of previous reviewer's and editor's comments. These reviews and rebuttals need to be dated and within 6 months of the last submission date. It is our belief that these prior reviews may assist us in expediting your manuscript for re-evaluation, thus facilitating more rapid publication; in some cases, the manuscript may be accepted on the day of submission. Please include the prior reviews and your responses in the covering letter when making your submission.
The Journal may also publish special issues that focus on research topics of common interest in medical sciences. A guideline for special issue organizers can be found here.