Why publish with Military Medicine?

Military Medicine, a widely referenced publication, serves as the official international journal of AMSUS. Its primary goal is to raise awareness of federal medicine by creating a platform for thoughtful conversations surrounding shared concepts and challenges in federal healthcare. The mission of Military Medicine includes enhancing healthcare education through the dissemination of scientific and other relevant information to its readers, fostering effective communication, and providing a distinguished outlet for members to showcase their writings.

All submissions to the journal are reviewed by the editorial team to ensure that they meet the correct suitability, quality, and formatting requirements. Submissions that pass this screening will then be put forward for peer review.

Read on to learn why Military Medicine is the perfect home for your research.

A reputable journal

• Previous research from the journal has been cited in policy documents such as the RAND Corporation and by media outlets such as Scientific American.

• Research published in Military Medicine makes an impact and is highly cited. Explore the highly cited collection to find out more.

• Military Medicine has an experienced editorial board that supports the international reach of your work. The editorial team is extremely responsive and will be happy to answer all questions about submissions.

• The journal is sent to all Members of Congress as well as leaders of key US government and military departments.

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Publishing a range of content

Military Medicine publishes a range of article types so you can choose the format most appropriate for communicating your findings. Choose from featured articles, review articles, case reports, brief reports, quality improvement papers, commentaries, letters to the editor, and columns.

A society led journal

By publishing with Military Medicine, you support AMSUS, which is a non-profit, member-based association providing education and professional development benefits to support federal health professionals and their missions at the various government departments. Research from the journal is supported by a dedicated society audience, and society members receive the journal for free.

Innovative digital publishing

Your article will be on our Oxford Academic platform, which provides a comprehensive suite of features and capabilities for authors. Oxford Academic is easy to use, allowing readers to discover and explore your content from any device. It has been developed using award-winning technology to meet the community’s research needs. There is powerful faceted searching across text and images, downloadable content to enable offline use, and static DOIs and social tools so that readers can share and discuss your article easily. Readers can also use their own accessibility tools and software, as we continue our work to adhere to evolving accessibility standards, including the World Wide Web Consortium guidelines.

Article metrics

Article-level metrics, including usage, citations, and Altmetric scores are available for all articles published in the journal, allowing you to understand the reach of your research, and the attention it is receiving online.

Open Access options

Military Medicine offers authors the opportunity to publish their work open access – find out more about open access options. Find out if you can publish open access in the journal for free as part of your institution’s inclusion in a read and publish agreement with Oxford University Press.

Ready to submit?

We hope you consider submitting your research to Military Medicine. Here are the next steps you can take:

• Review the instructions to authors for information on journal policies and manuscript preparation

• Log into our submission site

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