Canadian Journal of Medicine (CJM) is an open-access and peer-reviewed journal available in print and online published by the Canadian Institute for Knowledge Development (CIKD). CJM considers papers for publication in any aspect of experimental medicine and clinical research. CJM is devoted to original reports of clinical and basic research, review articles, letters to the editor, case reports, and short articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis, and management of medical diseases in the broadly defined fields of Medicine. As such, the journal is interested in laboratory and animal studies. It also focuses on yearly reviews of a broad range of medical topics on a rotating basis and emphasizes cutting-edge areas through special issues.
All manuscripts are peer-reviewed by independent physicians and scientists for experimental and clinical relevance, technical accuracy, methodological accuracy, clarity, and objectivity using a blind review process to improve health outcomes. CJM is committed to making the review process as timely and useful as possible for authors and provides timely publication of papers. In addition, all papers published by CJM are made freely and permanently achievable online immediately upon publication, without sharing charges or registration barriers, so we provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs.
Open Access Policy
All articles published by CJM are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. So, CJM provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
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.
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.
This journal operates a double-blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final. See the Peer Review Process section for further information.
The journal aims to provide authors with a first decision (accepted/rejected/revisions needed) within four weeks. Authors will be able to check the progress of their manuscript at any time by logging into the journal's submission system https://cjm.cikd.ca/contacts?_action=login
Why publish your article in the Canadian Journal of Medicine
High Visibility
CJM is open access policy allows maximum visibility of articles published in the journal as they are available to a wide, global audience.
Speed of Publication
CJM offers a fast publication schedule whilst maintaining rigorous peer review; all articles must be submitted online, and peer review is managed fully electronically. 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 CJM 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.
Archiving Policy
CJM follows public archiving options, Internet archive, open-access, public archive databases, and CIKD's private institutional repository. CJM is also under the evaluation of PubMed Central (PMC) submission. Authors are also allowed to deposit versions of their work in an institutional or other repository of their choice without embargo, such as SSRN and arXiv.
Copyright
By submitting their manuscripts to this journal, the authors assign the copyright of the publications to the journal. For additional information, please visit the Copyright Policy section.
Title: Canadian Journal of Medicine
Publisher: Canadian Institute For Knowledge Development
Registered in Canada under Incorporation No. BC1126721
General Office Address: 210-128 West Hastings St., Vancouver BC, Canada
Postal Code: V6B1G8
https://cikd.ca/
Frequency: Quarterly
Review Policy: Double-blind Peer Review
Submission: Online Submission System and Direct email
Publishing: Open Access- Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
Editorial Office Contact: EditorialOffice.CJM@cikd.ca