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GMS German Medical Science — an Interdisciplinary Journal

Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF)

ISSN 1612-3174

About GMS German Medical Science – an Interdisciplinary Journal

Concept

GMS German Medical Science – an Interdisciplinary Journal is the e-journal of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF). Developed in cooperation with the German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI) and the German National Library of Medicine (ZB MED) it offers open access to medical articles that are high-ranking and quality reviewed. GMS German Medical Science – an Interdisciplinary Journal offers all scientists from the field of medicine the possibility to publish their research results online.

This purely electronically published journal is oriented towards all professional doers from all fields of medical science, research and supply. Their concern is to distribute high-quality research results of the medical science worldwide. All the articles published in GMS German Medical Science – an Interdisciplinary Journal are available throughout the world online for anyone interested immediately, permanently and free of charge (see Open Access Charta of German Medical Science).

GMS German Medical Science – an Interdisciplinary Journal guarantees a quality assurance process that is efficient and effective because of extensive and stringent peer reviews: Under the responsibility of the 151 expert associations with their 150,000 members, incorporated in the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies, all submitted manuscripts are subject to an extensive and quick peer review process. By using the web-based Manuscript Operating System (MOPS) the average period of time between the submission, acceptance and publication of a manuscript is 6 to 10 weeks.

GMS German Medical Science – an Interdisciplinary Journal does not require the author to transfer all his rights. The author, as originator of the scientific accomplishment, still disposes over all the rights on his work. He may publish them on the homepage of the institute, make as many copies as he wants, forward his manuscript to colleagues - as he wishes. The only condition is that GMS German Medical Science – an Interdisciplinary Journal is correctly cited as the first publisher.

Since GMS German Medical Science – an Interdisciplinary Journal is designed for publications that are to find international recognition, the primary publication language is English. Please refer to our Author's Guidelines for important details on the conception and layout of the article.

Editorial Board of GMS German Medical Science – an Interdisciplinary Journal

Scientific Committee of GMS German Medical Science – an Interdisciplinary Journal

see: Scientific Committee

Abstracting/Indexing

GMS German Medical Science – an Interdisciplinary Journal is covered by the following abstracting/indexing services: