Journal info (provided by editor)

% accepted last year
5% accepted
% immediately rejected last year
86% imm. rejected
Articles published last year
301 articles
Manuscripts received last year
4522 manuscripts
Open access status
no
Manuscript handling fee
none

Impact factors (provided by editor)

Two-year impact factor
15.80
Five-year impact factor
16.90

Aims and Scope

Science Translational Medicine publishes original, peer-reviewed, science-based research articles that promote human health by providing a forum for communication and cross-fertilization among basic, translational, and clinical research practitioners. Content covers all relevant established and emerging disciplines: cardiovascular disease, immunology/vaccines, metabolism/diabetes/obesity, neuroscience/neurology/psychiatry, cancer, infectious diseases, policy, behavior, bioengineering, chemical genomics/drug discovery, imaging, applied physical sciences, medical nanotechnology, drug delivery, biomarkers, gene therapy/regenerative medicine, toxicology and pharmacokinetics, data mining, cell culture, animal and human studies, medical informatics, and other interdisciplinary approaches.