This month, MDPI’s Journal of Clinical Medicine takes the spotlight. The well-established journal publishes articles, reviews, editorials and communications about the most recent and up to date clinical-research. This encompasses all aspects of clinical medicine, from cardiology and immunology, to public health.

Lets have a look at the history, its journey and growth.

A History of JCM

Growth and Milestones

The Journal was first established in 2012, with the inaugural issue first released, and then published on a montly basis.  Within 3 years the journal was indexed in Web of Science and PubMed Central, and received its first impact factor by 2018.

The journal celebrated its 10,000^th published paper in 2021, and was then indexed in Scopus – Elsevier. The following year, JCM hit its 10^th anniversary and received its new impact factor of 3.9. As of 2018, Prof. Dr. Emmanuel andres, of University Hospital Strasbourg,  holds the position of Editor-in-Chief for JCM.

Exciting additions to JCM

Throughout the years, the journal has added and refined their sections according to the research output. As of the end of 2023, the journal has 35 sections. Some of these sections include:

• Cardiology
• Cardiovascular medicine
• Clinical neurology
• Endocrinology & metabolism
• Obstetrics & gynecology
• Dentistry, oral surgery and oral medicine

Click here to see a full list of JCM’s sections and special issues.

Since its establishment, JCM has been affiliated with many societies across the globe. This includes the Spanish Society of Hematology and Hemotherapy, Nuclear Medicine Discovery, Italian Society of Thoracic Endoscopy, International Bone Research Association and many more.

Want to learn more about the journal?

JCM is an international, peer-reviewed, and open-access journal publishing works and research from the field of sleep science. The journal is published semi-monthly online by MDPI. For more information, please see the journal’s page.

Thinking of submitting your manuscript to JCM?

The journal is committed to publishing innovative and quality research. Authors thinking of submitting manuscripts to the journal can access the list of requirements for submission on the webpage. JCM is dedicated to ensuring research integrity and high-quality manuscripts.

Authors are encouraged to read the submission instructions specific to each journal prior to submission. Authors looking to publish their work in JCM can submit manuscripts online at susy.mdpi.com. Templates for articles are provided here in both LaTeX and Microsoft Word formats. In case you are unsure, the submitting author is generally the corresponding author and is responsible for the manuscript during the submission and peer-review process. To submit your manuscript, register and login to the submission website.

Then, once you have registered, click here to go to the submission form. All co-authors can see the manuscript details here. To do so, they must register and log in using the same e-mail address used for manuscript submission.

Future research

JCM is always looking to publish novel research across all aspects of oncology For a more extensive list of research topics and sections, have a look through the journal’s About section.  JCM continuously strives to publish innovative and high-quality work dedicated to the field of cancer research.