Science Translational Medicine

Science Translational Medicine is a weekly journal devoted to research and issues of strong interest to the translational medicine community. Translational medicine topics suitable for submission include any original research findings, discussions or analyses that move the field closer to the goal of improving human health, or the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Interdisciplinary approaches are particularly encouraged, for example, studies at the interface of engineering and diagnostics, chemistry and drug development, or cell biology and clinical medicine. We accept original research, as well as Reviews, Perspectives and Commentaries. A major goal of the journal is to publish papers that identify and fill scientific knowledge gaps at the junction of basic research and human applications. In this vein, original research published in Science Translational Medicine should report significant progress toward the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of disease; serve as templates for future explorations and investments in the field of translational medicine; transform our understanding of human biology; be exceptionally innovative in its conceptual approach to a given problem; or catalyze new directions of explorations toward improved human health. These papers preferably will provide insights and evidence with influence beyond their own fields of research. Finally, we will publish papers that meet rigorous criteria of excellence and innovation, while providing authors with prompt and expert editing and peer review.