Aims and Scope
Clinical Medicine Insights: Therapeutics focuses on the role of therapeutics in human clinical medicine.
Standard Author Services
The journal distinguishes itself from others in the field by combining individualized author service with editorial integrity and procedural efficiency. At every stage authors will be introduced to the staff member responsible for their paper and will receive procedural explanations and regular status updates. The progress of authors’ papers is continually monitored by staff, and a staff member is always available to answer authors' questions. This is reflected in our consistently positive author testimonials.
Submission to first editorial decision including rigorous, expert peer review in 3-4 weeks
Rapid publication in 2-4 weeks after acceptance
Unlimited revisions to typesetting proofs without deadlines
Paper promotion after publication through high-visibility databases, social media, and opted-in journal newsletters
Open access visibility and impact with no restrictions on archiving
CC-BY-NC licensing to prohibit unrestricted commercial re-use
Article level usage data (in beta)
Permanent availability by leading institutional libraries under CLOCKSS and LOCKSS systems
Proactive, professional journal staff
Optional Author Services
Ebook on how to enhance article visibility
Pre-peer review language polishing and paper formatting
Pre-submission paper-matching and editor in chief consultation
Current Article Processing Fees
As an open access journal authors are charged an article processing fee after acceptance for publication by the editor in chief or associate editor. Fees do not vary based on factors like word count or use of color images, and there is no fee charged upon submission. Current fees are given below:
Authors in North America: US$1699
Authors in Japan: ¥199,500
Authors in other countries: €1119
More information on article processing fees and availability of waivers and discounts are available on the article processing fees webpage.
Manuscript Types and Preparation Guidelines
Information on manuscript types accepted for peer review and guidelines for manuscript preparation are available here. A manuscript template, sample manuscript, and pre-submission check list are available here.
Editorial Policies
All articles are subject to blind independent peer review by reviewers drawn from the journal's editorial board, volunteer peer reviewer pool, and where necessary from Pubmed. Pubmed is used where specialized expertise is unavailable from the other sources. Two to four peer reviewers will be used. Editorial decisions are made by independent editors in chief or associate editors. The editorial process from peer review to first editorial decision takes three to four weeks following acceptance of each paper for peer review.
In the open access business model many editorial decisions result in a fee payment to the publisher. Because of this we maintain a strict distinction between editorial decisions, made by editors in chief or associate editors, and business decisions. Libertas does not make nor attempt to influence editorial decisions. Editorial decision makers receive no incentives to make decisions leading to fee payments.
The journal is committed to high standards of integrity. Authors are required to confirm their compliance with ethical and legal requirements upon submission. Prior to publication all authors must provide signed confirmation of compliance. Where concerns arise the journal will apply the Committee on Publication Ethics guidelines on ethical matters.
Frequency of Publication
Articles are published upon completion of production.
Citing Articles
Article citations follow this format:
Authors: Title. Journal [year]:[volume] [first page]-[last page]
Open Access
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.
Inquiries
Correspondence should be sent to . Contact details for Libertas staff are available here.
Additional Information for Authors
Optional English editing and article reprints services
Former Title
Prior to 1/1/2010 this journal was titled Clinical Medicine: Therapeutics (ISSN 1179-1713.)
The submission process was made very simple and easy, and I found the journal's staff to be very receptive and helpful. The online process was very user-friendly. I hope to work with this journal again in the future.
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