Aims and scope
Military Medical Research is an open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to disseminating the latest evidence and novel findings in the full range of topics in basic and clinical sciences, translational research and precision medicine, emerging and interdisciplinary subjects, and superior technologies. Focus of the journal is modern military medicine, but we welcome manuscripts from other relevant areas, including but not limited to basic medical research with translational potentials as well as clinical research with potential impact on medical practice within the context of modern warfare and peacetime military operations.
Open access
All articles published by Military Medical Research are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. Further information about open access can be found here .
As authors of articles published in Military Medical Research you are the copyright holders of your article and have granted to any third party, in advance and in perpetuity, the right to use, reproduce or disseminate your article according to the licence terms .
For those of you who are US government employees or are prevented from being copyright holders for similar reasons, BMC can accommodate non-standard copyright lines. Please contact us if further information is needed.
Article-processing charges
The publication costs for Military Medical Research are covered by the People’s Military Medical Press, so authors do not need to pay an article-processing charge for each article accepted for publication.
Indexing services
All articles published in Military Medical Research are included in:
- PubMed Central
- Science Citation Index Expanded
The full text of all articles is deposited in digital archives around the world to guarantee long-term digital preservation. You can also access all articles published by BioMed Central on SpringerLink .
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. You can read more about the peer-review process here .
Military Medical Research operates a single-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. The benefit of single-blind peer review is that it is the traditional model of peer review that many reviewers are comfortable with, and it facilitates a dispassionate critique of a manuscript.
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.
Editorial policies
The editorial policies of Military Medical Research are determined jointly by its Editorial Board and Springer Nature in accordance with the legal and regulatory requirements of China. Unless otherwise stipulated in these guidelines, all manuscripts submitted to Military Medical Research should adhere to BioMed Central's editorial policies .
Citing articles in Military Medical Research
Articles in Military Medical Research should be cited in the same way as articles in a traditional journal. Because articles are not printed, they do not have page numbers; instead, they are given a unique article number.
Article citations follow this format:
Authors: Title. Military Medical Research [year], [volume number]:[article number].
e.g. Roberts LD, Hassall DG, Winegar DA, Haselden JN, Nicholls AW, Griffin JL: Increased hepatic oxidative metabolism distinguishes the action of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor delta from Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor gamma in the Ob/Ob mouse. Military Medical Research 2009, 1 :115.
1 :115 refers to article 115 from Volume 1 of the journal.
Appeals and complaints
Authors who wish to appeal a rejection or make a complaint should follow the procedure outlined in the BMC Editorial Policies .
Benefits of publishing with BMC
High visibility.
Military Medical Research 's open access policy allows maximum visibility of articles published in the journal as they are available to a wide, global audience.
Speed of publication
Military Medical Research offers a fast publication schedule whilst maintaining rigorous peer review; all articles must be submitted online, and peer review is managed fully electronically (articles are distributed in PDF form, which is automatically generated from the submitted files). 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 Military Medical Research 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 (for example, to PubMed , to sequence and other databases, and to other articles).
Promotion and press coverage
Articles published in Military Medical Research are included in article alerts and regular email updates. Some may be highlighted on Military Medical Research ’s pages and on the BMC homepage.
In addition, articles published in Military Medical Research may be promoted by press releases to the general or scientific press. These activities increase the exposure and number of accesses for articles published in Military Medical Research . A list of articles recently press-released by journals published by BMC is available here .
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