• Call for Papers

    Exploration of Medicine (EM) invites medical researchers and experts around the world to submit their research and publish their outstanding works with this peer-reviewed journal. 

    About Exploration of Medicine

    Exploration of Medicine, a peer-reviewed, open access online journal, is published and owned by Open Exploration. The journal publishes multiple types of articles, including Original Article, Review, Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review, Case Report, Commentary, Editorial, and Letter to the Editor, which provide substantial and novel insights into medicine. And it charges authors zero publication fees. 

    EM seeks articles about the clinical investigation and disease mechanisms across a wide spectrum of medical specialties, mainly covering these areas of medicine: 

    ★ Cardiovascular Medicine & Hematology; 

    ★ Oncology & Cancer Biology; 

    ★ Neuroscience & Neuropsychiatric Disorders; 

    ★ Endocrinology & Metabolism; 

    ★ Pulmonary Medicine & Critical Care; 

    ★ Rheumatology & Inflammation; 

    ★ Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Disease; 

    ★ Genetics & Genome Biology & Computational Biomedicine; 

    ★ Gastroenterology & Hepatology; 

    ★ Urology & Nephrology; 

    ★ Women's Health; 

    ★ Preventive Medicine & Public Health; 

    ★ Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Imaging; 

    ★ Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology; 

    ★ Regenerative Medicine; 

    ★ Lifespan Medicine (Pediatrics, Adult Internal Medicine & Geriatrics).

    Submission and Review Process

    Exploration of Medicine is looking forward to your submission. Please submit your article at https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/emed. Author Instructions and manuscript templates are available at https://www.explorationpub.com/Journals/em/Author_Instructions. The journal adopts a strict single-blind peer review model which is explained in more detail at Editorial Process.

    Distinctive Features of EM

    We are confident that the following features will make EM a competitive journal and attract many authors and readers immediately and in the future.

    ★ Open Access---All articles published in the journal are freely and permanently accessible online upon publication. Anyone can use, share and distribute the articles without any charge under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license as long as the appropriate credit is given.

    ★ Strict Review Process---Each paper published with EM has undergone a strict review process including initial check, peer review and editors’ review, which ensures the published content is always at a high standard.

    ★ No Article Processing Charges---To attract high quality submissions and relieve the financial burden for researchers, there is no article processing charge, since the APC is wholly financed by the publisher, Open Exploration.

    ★ Authors Hold Copyright---Authors own the copyright of their work under our open access policy with the CC BY license.

    ★ Wide Promotion of the Research---Your outstanding work will reach more and more people through our websites, social media (such as Linkedin and Twitter), email alerts or notification messages, and academic meetings or conferences that we attend.

    ★ Rapid and Professional Publication---To shorten the publication time, EM operates an initial check efficiently and endeavors to expedite the review process without compromising the review quality. In addition, the journal maintains a high standard of electronic publication to produce articles with accurate content and superior design.

    Editorial Board

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    The journal is led by Dr. Lindsay A. Farrer, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, who is the Chief of Biomedical Genetics, BU Distinguished Professor of Genetics, and Professor of Medicine, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics at Boston University School of Medicine. 

    The rapidly growing Editorial Board currently has talented experts from North America, Europe and Asia. We welcome researchers who have a strong publication record, good organizational skills, and passion for building a distinctive Open Access journal with no publication charges and featuring both clinical and translational papers to join the board. Please contact the editorial office (emjournal@explorationpub.com) for more information about the role of board members and instructions to apply. Meet our current Editorial Board at https://www.explorationpub.com/Journals/em/Editorial_Board

    Open Exploration Publishing---Owner and Publisher

    Open Exploration is an academic journal publisher which aims to provide an open platform where professionals can share their explorations of specific subjects, and everyone can enjoy unrestricted access to the knowledge. Currently, it publishes two journals---Exploration of Medicine and Exploration of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy. Open Exploration adopts the strict publishing standards and editorial policies which are recommended by Committee on Publication Ethics, World Association of Medical Editors and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.