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Opinion: Roadmap for sex- and gender-disaggregated health research

Recommendations include exploring sex/gender differences in all aspects of disease; explaining any found differences by revealing the underlying mechanisms; & translation of the implications of such differences to policy and practice.

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Research: Maternal multimorbidity and preterm birth in Scotland

This observational record-linkage study in Scotland finds that maternal multimorbidity at the time of conception is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth and presents a significant health burden to women and their offspring.

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Call for Papers: The immune system, the microbiome and endometriosis: current knowledge and future directions

We are calling for submissions to our Collection on The immune system, the microbiome and endometriosis: current knowledge and future directions. 

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Call for Papers: Modelling the effects of structural interventions and social enablers on HIV incidence and mortality in sub-Saharan African countries

We are pleased to announce the launch and call for research articles on the modelling of structural interventions and social enablers on HIV incidence and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.


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Call for Papers: Pain in vulnerable groups

We are seeking submissions on pain in vulnerable groups, especially content from low-middle income and at-risk population settings so relevant communities are heard and served.

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Call for Papers: Dementia prevention and therapies

We are pleased to launch this new article collection which will welcome novel and insightful papers that have an impact on our understanding of Dementia, it's prevention and therapies.

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New Editorial Board Members Needed

BMC Medicine is recruiting new Editorial Board Members. To increase our engagement with the Editorial Board and community at large, we are recruiting Editorial Board Members to be part of a collaborative editorial model whereby Editorial Board Members assess manuscripts in their area of expertise alongside the in-house Editorial team. To apply, click here.

Peer Review Taxonomy

This journal is participating in a pilot of NISO/STM's Working Group on Peer Review Taxonomy, to identify and standardize definitions and terminology in peer review practices in order to make the peer review process for articles and journals more transparent. Further information on the pilot is available here.

The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:

  • Identity transparency: Single anonymized
  • Reviewer interacts with: Editor
  • Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication

We welcome your feedback on this Peer Review Taxonomy Pilot. Please can you take the time to complete this short survey.

Highlight: Portable Peer-Review

New Content ItemTo reduce time spent on serial submissions and iterative reviewing, BMC Medicine offers to consider manuscripts on the basis of reviews received at other journals. We also support transfers of reviews obtained at BMC Medicine to other journals, including those outside of BMC and Springer Nature. Learn more from our Portable Reviews page.

Supporting SDG3: Good Health and Well-Being

New Content ItemBMC Medicine is committed to playing a role in advancing progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG3, by supporting researchers in disseminating their related work and showcasing this to assist policy-makers, governments and humanitarian organizations in making research-backed decisions to advance the international well-being agenda. Read more here. 

Aims and scope

BMC Medicine is the flagship medical journal of the BMC series. An open access, transparent peer-reviewed general medical journal, BMC Medicine publishes outstanding and influential research in all areas of clinical practice, translational medicine, medical and health advances, public health, global health, policy, and general topics of interest to the biomedical and sociomedical professional communities. We also publish stimulating debates and reviews as well as unique forum articles and concise tutorials. 

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Considerations for target oxygen saturation in COVID-19 patients: are we under-shooting?
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New insights into genetic susceptibility of COVID-19: an ACE2 and TMPRSS2 polymorphism analysis
Yuan Hou​​​​​​​ et al.

Opinion article | 15 July 2020
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and COVID-19: an overlooked female patient population at potentially higher risk during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ioannis Kyrou​​​​​​​ et al.

Editorial | 14 July 2020
Systems all the way down: embracing complexity in mental health research
Eiko I. Fried and Donald J. Robinaugh


Research | 03 June 2020
Real-time monitoring the transmission potential of COVID-19 in Singapore, March 2020
Amna Tariq et al.

Research article | 07 May 2020
Quantifying the impact of physical distance measures on the transmission of COVID-19 in the UK​​​​​​​
Christopher I. Jarvis​​​​​​​ et al.

Research article | 06 May 2020
A single-center, retrospective study of COVID-19 features in children: a descriptive investigation
Huijing Ma et al.

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Correspondence | 24 March 2010
CONSORT 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials
Kenneth F Schulz, Douglas G Altman and David Moher

Debate | 14 May 2013
Toward the future of psychiatric diagnosis: the seven pillars of RDoC
Bruce N Cuthbert and Thomas R Insel

Research Article | 26 December 2006
Collagen reorganization at the tumor-stromal interface facilitates local invasion
Paolo P Provenzano, Kevin W Eliceiri, Jay M Campbell, David R Inman, John G White and Patricia J Keely

Research Article | 24 June 2008
miR-124 and miR-137 inhibit proliferation of glioblastoma multiforme cells and induce differentiation of brain tumor stem cells
Joachim Silber, Daniel A Lim, Claudia Petritsch, Anders I Persson, Alika K Maunakea, Mamie Yu, Scott R Vandenberg, David G Ginzinger, C David James, Joseph F Costello, Gabriele Bergers, William A Weiss, Arturo Alvarez-Buylla and J Graeme Hodgson

Research Article | 26 July 2011
Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode
Evelyn Bromet, Laura Helena Andrade, Irving Hwang, Nancy A Sampson, Jordi Alonso, Giovanni de Girolamo, Ron de Graaf, Koen Demyttenaere, Chiyi Hu, Noboru Iwata, Aimee N Karam, Jagdish Kaur, Stanislav Kostyuchenko, Jean-Pierre Lépine, Daphna Levinson, Herbert Matschinger, Maria Elena Medina Mora, Mark Oakley Browne, Jose Posada-Villa, Maria Carmen Viana, David R Williams and Ronald C Kessler

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Call for papers

The immune system, the microbiome and endometriosis: current knowledge and future directions
We are calling for submissions to our Collection on The immune system, the microbiome and endometriosis: current knowledge and future directions.

Neurodevelopmental disorders
We are calling for submissions to our Collection on Neurodevelopmental Disorders, especially global contributions aiming to improve the understanding, identification, and management of NDDs and pave the way towards comprehensive care and well-being in NDD patients.

Dementia prevention and therapies
We are pleased to launch this new article collection which will welcome novel and insightful papers that have an impact on our understanding of Dementia, it's prevention and therapies.

Modelling the effects of structural interventions and social enablers on HIV incidence and mortality in sub-Saharan African countries
We are pleased to announce the launch and call for research articles on the modelling of structural interventions and social enablers on HIV incidence and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.

Pain in Vulnerable Groups
We are seeking submissions on pain in vulnerable groups, especially content from low-middle income and vulnerable population settings so relevant communities are heard and served.

Paediatric Obesity and Diabetes
We are pleased to launch this new article collection which will welcome novel and insightful papers that have an impact on our understanding of obesity and diabetes in children and young people and how the problem can be tackled.

Maternal factors during pregnancy influencing maternal, fetal and childhood outcomes
The collection will remain open and accept submissions for one year after launch.

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Pain in vulnerable groups
Guest editors: Line Iden Berge, Emily Harrop, Bettina S. Husebø, Christina Liossi, Monica Patrascu

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Modelling the effects of structural interventions and social enablers on HIV incidence and mortality in sub-Saharan African countries
Guest editors: Charles Birungi, Timothy Hallett, Anne Stangl

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Neurodevelopmental disorders
Guest editors: Michael Absoud, Victoria Cosgrove, Kirsty Donald

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Strengthening the evidence base to evaluate preventive interventions against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Guest editor: Mark Jit

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Paediatric Obesity and Diabetes
Guest editors: Prof May Ng and Dr Pooja Sachdev

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Maternal factors during pregnancy influencing maternal, fetal and childhood outcomes
Guest editors: Dr Louis Muglia, Professor Stephen Tong, Professor Susan Ozanne and Professor Katrien Benhalima.

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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a widespread unmet need for translational research and clinical management
Guest editor: Prof Junjie Xiao

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Taking on the challenge: Food sensitivity, intolerance and altered microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome
Guest editors: Prof Giacomo Caio, Prof Giovanni Barbara, Prof Roberto De Giorgio, Prof Vincenzo Stanghellini

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Diabetic Kidney Disease: Advances in Disease Burden, Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Therapies
Guest editors: Dr Bernard G. Jaar and Dr Justin Echouffo Tcheugui

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Global Outbreaks and Responses
Guest editors: Professor Dale Fisher, Dr. Gail Carson, and Dr. Lina Moses.

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New Frontiers in Diagnosis, Treatment and Management of Neuromuscular Disorders
Guest editor: Bradley Turner

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Non-malarial febrile illness
Guest editor: Philippe Guerin

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Adiposity and risk of prostate cancer death: a prospective analysis in UK Biobank and meta-analysis of published studies


Nature Communitites: Behind the Paper

We are now collaborating with Nature Communities, allowing authors to share experiences designing the study and collecting data by writing their own blog-style post on the paper. 


Read the latest Behind the Paper article here:


Obesity-related colorectal cancer risk differs for men and women

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