- We are a peer-reviewed journal in the top 50% percentile of ‘Medicine, Research & Experimental’ journals in the JCR.
- As a fully open access publication with 2.68 million article downloads in 2020, we offer the widest possible dissemination of your research, maximising your impact and acting as a springboard for further discovery.
- We feature specialized sections with expert Section Editors and Editorial Board Members.
- We provide high levels of author satisfaction, with 96% of our published authors reporting that they would definitely or probably publish with us again.
About
Aims and scope
Journal of Translational Medicine is an open access journal publishing articles focusing on information derived from human experimentation so as to optimise the communication between basic and clinical science.
The journal covers all areas of translational medicine but also has several specialized sections:
- Cancer Metabolism – Edited by Liang Zhong
- Cancer Microenvironment – Edited by Davide Bedognetti and Jessica Roelands
- Cardiovascular, Metabolic and Lipoprotein Translation – Edited by Tommaso Angelone
- Cell Death and Senescence – Edited by Lorenzo Gullazzi and Melissa Myint
- Cell, Tissue and Gene Therapy – Edited by David Stroncek
- Cellular Metabolism Therapy – Edited by Salvatore Nesci
- Clinical Translation
- Combination Strategies – Edited by Paolo A. Ascierto and Alessio Cortellini
- Computational Modelling and Epidemiology – Edited by Michael Liebman and Sabrina Molinaro
- Data-driven Clinical Decision Processes – Edited by Enrico Capobianco
- Disease Biomarkers – Edited by Hao Fang
- Emerging Therapeutics – Edited by Gennaro Ciliberto
- Fibrosis – Edited by Mary Salvatore
- Hot Topics – Edited by Marcello Maggiolini
- Illnesses of Unknown Etiology – Edited by Monica Panelli
- Immune RadioBiology – Edited by Claire Vanpouille-Box
- Immunobiology and Immunotherapy – Edited by Alessandra Cesano
- ImmunoVirology and ImmunoOncology – Edited by Luigi Buonaguro and Maria Tagliamonte
- Medical Bioinformatics – Edited by Michele Ceccarelli
- Molecular Pathology – Edited by Sarah Warren
- Network Medicines – Edited by Wendy Mao and Gianni Monaco
- Neuroscience – Edited by Maria Jose Polanco Mora
- Nutrition & Metabolism – Edited by Laura Soldati
- Pain, Critical Care and Anesthesia – Edited by Yasin S. Al Makadma and Ahmed Labib
- Patient-targeted Molecular Therapies
- Personalised Medicine – Edited by Jingxuan Shan
- Regenerative Medicine – Edited by Francisco Silva
- Reproductive Medicine & Clinical Reproductive Sciences – Edited by Matteo Alessandro Avella
- Translational Cancer Biology – Edited by Cristina Maccalli and K Seetharama Sastry
- Translational Craniofacial and Dental Medicine – Edited by Giuseppe Intini
- Translational Genomics and Genetics – Edited by Wei Liu
- Translational Hematology – Edited by Seah H. Lim
- Translational Imaging – Edited by Mohammed Haris
- Translational Medicines ‘Ecosystem’ – Edited by Vijay Mahant
- Translational Metagenomics – Edited by Souhaila Al-Khodor
- Translational Ophthalmology – Edited by Geoffrey Broadhead and Levon Khachigian
- Translational Process – Edited by Marina Boccardi
- Translational Signaling and System Biology – Edited by Marcello Maggiolini
Why publish your article in Journal of Translational Medicine?
Open access
All articles published by Journal of Translational Medicine are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. Further information about open access can be found here.
As authors of articles published in Journal of Translational Medicine you are the copyright holders of your article and have granted to any third party, in advance and in perpetuity, the right to use, reproduce or disseminate your article according to the licence terms.
For those of you who are US government employees or are prevented from being copyright holders for similar reasons, BMC can accommodate non-standard copyright lines. Please contact us if further information is needed.
Article processing charges (APC)
Authors who publish open access in Journal of Translational Medicine are required to pay an article processing charge (APC). The APC price will be determined from the date on which the article is accepted for publication.
The current APC, subject to VAT or local taxes where applicable, is: £2790.00/$3790.00/€3090.00
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Open access funding
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Springer Nature offers agreements that enable institutions to cover open access publishing costs. Learn more about our open access agreements to check your eligibility and discover whether this journal is included.
Springer Nature offers APC waivers and discounts for articles published in our fully open access journals whose corresponding authors are based in the world’s lowest income countries (see our APC waivers and discounts policy for further information). Requests for APC waivers and discounts from other authors will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and may be granted in cases of financial need (see our open access policies for journals for more information). All applications for discretionary APC waivers and discounts should be made at the point of manuscript submission; requests made during the review process or after acceptance are unable to be considered.
Indexing services
All articles published in Journal of Translational Medicine are included in:
- CAS
- Citebase
- Current contents
- DOAJ
- Embase
- EmCare
- MEDLINE
- OAIster
- PubMed
- PubMed Central
- Science Citation Index Expanded
- SCImago
- Scopus
- SOCOLAR
- Zetoc
The full text of all articles is deposited in digital archives around the world to guarantee long-term digital preservation. You can also access all articles published by BioMed Central on SpringerLink.
Peer-review policy
Peer-review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help editors determine whether the manuscript should be published in their journal. You can read more about the peer-review process here.
Journal of Translational Medicine operates a single-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous.
The benefit of single-blind peer review is that it is the traditional model of peer review that many reviewers are comfortable with, and it facilitates a dispassionate critique of a manuscript.
Submitted manuscripts will generally be reviewed by two or more experts who will be asked to evaluate whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, whether it duplicates already published work, and whether or not the manuscript is sufficiently clear for publication. The Editors will reach a decision based on these reports and, where necessary, they will consult with members of the Editorial Board.
Editorial policies
All manuscripts submitted to Journal of Translational Medicine should adhere to BioMed Central's editorial policies.
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Citing articles in Journal of Translational Medicine
Articles in Journal of Translational Medicine should be cited in the same way as articles in a traditional journal. Because articles are not printed, they do not have page numbers; instead, they are given a unique article number.
Article citations follow this format:
Authors: Title. J Transl Med [year], [volume number]:[article number].
e.g. Roberts LD, Hassall DG, Winegar DA, Haselden JN, Nicholls AW, Griffin JL: Increased hepatic oxidative metabolism distinguishes the action of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor delta from Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor gamma in the Ob/Ob mouse. J Transl Med 2009, 1:115.
refers to article 115 from Volume 1 of the journal.
Appeals and complaints
Authors who wish to appeal a rejection or make a complaint should follow the procedure outlined in the BMC Editorial Policies.
Benefits of publishing with BMC
High visibility
Journal of Translational Medicine's open access policy allows maximum visibility of articles published in the journal as they are available to a wide, global audience.
Speed of publication
Journal of Translational Medicine offers a fast publication schedule whilst maintaining rigorous peer review; all articles must be submitted online, and peer review is managed fully electronically (articles are distributed in PDF form, which is automatically generated from the submitted files). Articles will be published with their final citation after acceptance, in both fully browsable web form, and as a formatted PDF.
Flexibility
Online publication in Journal of Translational Medicine gives you the opportunity to publish large datasets, large numbers of color illustrations and moving pictures, to display data in a form that can be read directly by other software packages so as to allow readers to manipulate the data for themselves, and to create all relevant links (for example, to PubMed, to sequence and other databases, and to other articles).
Promotion and press coverage
Articles published in Journal of Translational Medicine are included in article alerts and regular email updates. Some may be highlighted on Journal of Translational Medicine’s pages and on the BMC homepage.
In addition, articles published in Journal of Translational Medicine may be promoted by press releases to the general or scientific press. These activities increase the exposure and number of accesses for articles published in Journal of Translational Medicine. A list of articles recently press-released by journals published by BMC is available here.
Copyright
As an author of an article published in Cancer & Metabolism you retain the copyright of your article and you are free to reproduce and disseminate your work. For further information, see our guide to licensing, copyright and author rights.
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Citation Impact 2023
Journal Impact Factor: 6.1
5-year Journal Impact Factor: 6.2
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 1.234
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR): 1.611Speed 2023
Submission to first editorial decision (median days): 9
Submission to acceptance (median days): 86Usage 2023
Downloads: 4,999,990
Altmetric mentions: 8,678