Aims and scope
SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine is a broadly based, Continuous Article Publishing (CAP) and peer reviewed journal publishing in all disciplines of clinical medicine and their subspecialties. The journal serves the international medical community for the dissemination of information connecting research, theory and practice in these fields.
SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine welcomes submissions from a wide range of medical fields from basic and translational research, clinical studies, methods and research to health care delivery, including a broad spectrum of public health topics, the epidemiology of diseases, determinants of health, and the evaluation of policies aimed at promoting populations' health. Related topics such as digital health and the application of artificial intelligence, alongside research in health economics and outcomes, mental health, and occupational health are also welcomed.
Editorial process
The editorial process of SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine does judge on research and education value: all valid research including longer and brief reports, case studies, negative and positive results, study protocols will be considered (see all formats considered below). Reviewers are asked to focus on the validity of the data and conclusions presented to ensure that results are accurately reported. The journal reviews each submission from a ‘sound science’ perspective.
Editorial procedure
Manuscripts are submitted through an electronic submission system (SNAPP) and undergo a single blind peer review process. Manuscripts are preliminary screened by the Editorial Office and by the Managing Editor as for the conformity to the Instruction for authors and ethical aspects, including screening for duplicate publication, and then assigned to the Editor-in-Chief or to the Section Editors. Manuscripts which are suitable for peer-review are reviewed by 2 to 3 referees. The Editors make the final decisions and notify the authors accordingly. The journal meets international research integrity standards.
The following article types are considered for publication:
- Research
- Brief report
- Case report
- Image
- Review
- Perspective
- Study protocols
- Editorials
- Correspondence
- Matters arising
- Hypothesis
- Comment
- Consensus article
- Methodology
- Meeting report
In addition to direct submissions, SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine welcomes papers that have been referred from Springer Nature’s prestigious clinical medicine journal portfolio.
This journal also publishes guest-edited collections. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if the guest editor(s) authors an article in their special issue, they will not handle the peer review process.