Aims and Scope

Annals of Contemporary Medicine is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to the advancement of healthcare, clinical practice, and medical education. The journal provides a high-impact platform for the dissemination of clinically relevant, scientifically robust, and ethically sound research spanning the entire spectrum of medicine.

By publishing high-quality fundamental and applied clinical research, the journal aims to bridge the gap between laboratory discovery and clinical patient care, serving an international audience of clinicians, biomedical researchers, medical educators, and public health policymakers.

Subject Areas & Classification

To ensure comprehensive coverage of the medical field, submissions are organized into the following distinct sections:

• General & Internal Medicine: Multisystem diseases, epidemiology, clinical diagnostics, preventative medicine, and primary care optimization.

• Specialty Clinical Medicine: Cardiology, Oncology, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Pulmonology, and Dermatology.

• Surgery & Operative Care: General surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, surgical techniques, pre- and post-operative management, and innovative robotic interventions.

• Pediatrics & Maternal Health: Neonatology, adolescent medicine, obstetrics, gynecology, and developmental disorders.

• Public Health & Health Systems: Global health policies, health economics, healthcare epidemiology, biostatistics, and healthcare quality improvement.

• Biomedical & Translational Science: Pharmacotherapy, immunology, molecular biology of diseases, genetics, and preclinical safety profiles.

Accepted Manuscript Types

To accommodate diverse scholarly contributions, Annals of Contemporary Medicine publishes several article formats:

• Original Research Articles: Full-length empirical studies introducing novel clinical trial data, observational data, or experimental findings.

• Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses: High-impact syntheses of existing literature adhering to validated reporting frameworks.

• Clinical Case Reports & Series: Unique, well-documented clinical cases highlighting novel disease presentations, diagnostic dilemmas, or adverse drug events.

• Short Communications: Brief, time-sensitive preliminary findings or methodological advancements of high relevance to the medical community.

• Editorials & Commentaries: Expert perspectives on contemporary issues, shifting paradigms, or controversial topics in healthcare.

Peer Review & Editorial Policies

Annals of Contemporary Medicine enforces rigorous quality control measures aligned with global standards:

• Double-Blind Peer Review: All manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening followed by a double-blind peer-review process involving a minimum of two independent, external subject matter experts to ensure scientific objectivity and merit.

• Publication Ethics: The journal strictly adheres to the guidelines set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Mandatory Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval and informed patient consent are required for all human subject research.

• Reporting Guidelines: Authors are required to follow internationally recognized reporting frameworks appropriate to their study design, such as CONSORT for randomized trials, PRISMA for systematic reviews, STROBE for observational studies, and CARE for case reports.

• International Accessibility: To guarantee maximum discoverability and citation tracking, all articles are assigned a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI), features structured metadata, and include high-clarity English abstracts.