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Frontiers in Medicine is a broadscope, multidisciplinary journal covering all established medical disciplines to improve clinical practice and patient care. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Michel Goldman (Université li...

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Arch Mainous

University of Florida

United States

Editor-in-Chief

Family Medicine and Primary Care

Michel Goldman

Institute for Interdisciplinary Innovation in healthcare, Université libre de Bruxelles

Belgium

Editor-in-Chief

Alexandre Zlotta

Sinai Health System, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto

Canada

Specialty Chief Editor

Urological Disorders

Alice Chen

A P Chen Consultant, PO Box 59606, Potomac, MD 20859

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Precision Medicine

Angel Lanas

University of Zaragoza

Spain

Specialty Chief Editor

Gastroenterology

Antonella Fioravanti

(Previously Responsible for the Clinic for the Diagnosis and Management of Osteoarthritis of the Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese)

Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Rheumatology

Ata Murat Kaynar

School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology

Beatriz S Lima

Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa)

Portugal

Specialty Chief Editor

Regulatory Science

1,329 editors · 0 reviewers

About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Medicine is a broad-scope, multidisciplinary journal covering all established medical disciplines to improve clinical practice and patient care. Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Michel Goldman (Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium), Frontiers in Medicine is indexed in PubMed Central (PMC), Web of Science (SCIE), and Scopus, among others, and welcomes basic and clinical medical research that facilitate the translation of scientific advances into new therapies or diagnostic tools. Topics include, but are not limited to: dermatology family medicine and primary care gastroenterology gene and cell therapy geriatric medicine healthcare professions education hematology hepatobiliary diseases infectious diseases: pathogenesis and therapy intensive care medicine and anesthesiology nephrology medical imaging and nuclear medicine obstetrics and gynecology ophthalmology pathology precision medicine respiratory Medicine regulatory science rheumatology translational medicine urological disorders In addition to papers that provide a link between basic research and clinical practice, a particular emphasis is given to studies that are directly relevant to patient care. As well as the established medical disciplines, Frontiers in Medicine aims to publish research that will facilitate: access to medicinal products and medical devices worldwide addressing the grand health challenges around the world the exploitation of big data and the use of novel information and communication tools in the assessment of new medicines the scientific bases for guidelines and decisions from regulatory authorities the use of patient-reported outcomes under real world conditions. All studies must contribute insights into the field of medicine. Papers which do not primarily focus on a medical discipline are not suitable for publication in this journal. Manuscripts that focus solely on the molecular or cellular mechanisms of diseases without a foundation in clinical medicine are not suitable for publication in this journal. Similarly, studies that are purely descriptive or observational, without a clear hypothesis or mechanistic investigation, are not within the scope of this journal. Research that is primarily epidemiological or public health-oriented, without a foundation in the pathophysiology or treatment of disease, is also not appropriate for this journal. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Medicine is committed to advancing developments in the field of medicine by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future. Ethics Statement: All manuscripts submitted to Frontiers in Medicine that have been conducted in human subjects must conform with current regulations and the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics committee approval and informed patient consent are required for studies involving human subjects. Ethics committee approval is also needed for studies involving animals. Phase I - Phase IV clinical trials submitted for publication in Frontiers in Medicine must have been registered with an appropriate public trials registry at the time or before the first patient enrolment. The information on the clinical trial registration (Unique Identifier and URL) must be included in the abstract. Authors are required to disclose all apparent or potential conflicts of interest according to the ICMJE guidelines and those of Frontiers. Frontiers endeavors to follow the guidelines and best practice recommendations published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Authors should refer to the author guidelines for full details.

Aims

Frontiers in Medicine is a broad-scope, multidisciplinary journal covering all established medical disciplines to improve clinical practice and patient care.

Led by Field Chief Editor Prof Michel Goldman (Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium), Frontiers in Medicine is indexed in PubMed Central (PMC), Web of Science (SCIE), and Scopus, among others, and welcomes basic and clinical medical research that facilitate the translation of scientific advances into new therapies or diagnostic tools. Topics include, but are not limited to:

dermatology

family medicine and primary care

gastroenterology

gene and cell therapy

geriatric medicine

healthcare professions education

hematology

hepatobiliary diseases

infectious diseases: pathogenesis and therapy

intensive care medicine and anesthesiology

nephrology

medical imaging and nuclear medicine

obstetrics and gynecology

ophthalmology

pathology

precision medicine

respiratory Medicine

regulatory science

rheumatology

translational medicine

urological disorders

In addition to papers that provide a link between basic research and clinical practice, a particular emphasis is given to studies that are directly relevant to patient care.

As well as the established medical disciplines, Frontiers in Medicine aims to publish research that will facilitate:

access to medicinal products and medical devices worldwide

addressing the grand health challenges around the world

the exploitation of big data and the use of novel information and communication tools in the assessment of new medicines

the scientific bases for guidelines and decisions from regulatory authorities

the use of patient-reported outcomes under real world conditions.

All studies must contribute insights into the field of medicine. Papers which do not primarily focus on a medical discipline are not suitable for publication in this journal. Manuscripts that focus solely on the molecular or cellular mechanisms of diseases without a foundation in clinical medicine are not suitable for publication in this journal. Similarly, studies that are purely descriptive or observational, without a clear hypothesis or mechanistic investigation, are not within the scope of this journal. Research that is primarily epidemiological or public health-oriented, without a foundation in the pathophysiology or treatment of disease, is also not appropriate for this journal.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Frontiers in Medicine is committed to advancing developments in the field of medicine by allowing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Ethics Statement:

All manuscripts submitted to Frontiers in Medicine that have been conducted in human subjects must conform with current regulations and the Declaration of Helsinki. Ethics committee approval and informed patient consent are required for studies involving human subjects. Ethics committee approval is also needed for studies involving animals. Phase I - Phase IV clinical trials submitted for publication in Frontiers in Medicine must have been registered with an appropriate public trials registry at the time or before the first patient enrolment. The information on the clinical trial registration (Unique Identifier and URL) must be included in the abstract. Authors are required to disclose all apparent or potential conflicts of interest according to the ICMJE guidelines and those of Frontiers.

Frontiers endeavors to follow the guidelines and best practice recommendations published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Authors should refer to the author guidelines for full details.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/about

ISSN
2296-858X
Editor-in-Chief
Michel Goldman (Institute for Interdisciplinary Innovation in healthcare, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium) — Field Chief Editor; Arch Mainous (University of Florida, Gainesville, United States) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Dermatology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/dermatology

  • Experimental, Translational and Evidence-Based Medicine

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/experimental-translational-and-evidence-based-medicine

  • Family Medicine and Primary Care

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/family-medicine-and-primary-care

  • Gastroenterology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/gastroenterology

  • Gene and Cell Therapy

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/gene-and-cell-therapy

  • Geriatric Medicine

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/geriatric-medicine

  • Healthcare Professions Education

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/healthcare-professions-education

  • Hematology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/hematology

  • Hepatobiliary Diseases

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/hepatobiliary-diseases

  • Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/infectious-diseases-pathogenesis-and-therapy

  • Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/intensive-care-medicine-and-anesthesiology

  • Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/medical-imaging-and-nuclear-medicine

  • Nephrology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/nephrology

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/obstetrics-and-gynecology

  • Ophthalmology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/ophthalmology

  • Pathology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/pathology

  • Precision Medicine

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/precision-medicine

  • Regulatory Science

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/regulatory-science

  • Respiratory Medicine

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/respiratory-medicine

  • Rheumatology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/rheumatology

  • Urological Disorders

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/sections/urological-disorders

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Clinical Trial
  • Case Report
  • Community Case Study
  • Classification
  • Curriculum
  • Instruction
  • and Pedagogy
  • Data Report
  • Policy Brief
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Retraction
  • Addendum
  • Technology and Code
  • Study Protocol
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 3,150 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Classification, Technology and Code, Study Protocol
  • - Category B: CHF 2,500 — Mini Review, Perspective, Case Report, Community Case Study, Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy, Data Report, Policy Brief, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial, Retraction, Addendum
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)
  • CNPIEC
  • CNKI Scholar
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • CLOCKSS
  • Crossref
  • Dimensions
  • Embase
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • ResearchGate
  • EBSCO
  • DOAJ
  • PubMed
  • PubMed Central (PMC)
  • Scopus
  • Web of Science Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  • ZBMED
  • ProQuest

Affiliated societies

  • Committee on Publication Ethics

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Clinical Trial (fee category A)
  • Case Report (fee category B)
  • Community Case Study (fee category B)
  • Classification (fee category A)
  • Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy (fee category B)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Policy Brief (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Retraction (fee category C)
  • Addendum (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • Study Protocol (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
5.4
Impact indicator
1.10
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
0
Citations
260,144

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
3.6
CiteScore
5.4
Citations
260144
Acceptance rate
33
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-21.