Journal of Internal Medicine and Cardiometabolic Health (JIMCH)

About the journal

The Journal of Internal Medicine and Cardiometabolic Health publishes peer-reviewed research on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of adult medical conditions, with a focus on heart, metabolic and chronic disease. We welcome work from physicians, specialists and researchers in hospital, outpatient and community settings worldwide.

Call for papers: Volume 1 (2026)

We are now accepting submissions for our first volume. Accepted articles are published online as soon as they are ready and receive a Crossref DOI.

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JIMCH has 5 research areas: Cardiology & Vascular Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Renal, Respiratory & Rheumatology, Infectious Diseases & General Medicine. View research areas →

Publisher: UAB FTI Publishers
Licence: CC BY 4.0
APC: €450 launch price (normally €1,399), after acceptance
Contact: jimch@ftipublishers.com

Aims and scope

JIMCH considers original work in, but not limited to, the following areas.

Cardiology and vascular medicine
Hypertension and cardiovascular risk
Diabetes, obesity and metabolic disease
Endocrinology and thyroid disorders
Gastroenterology and hepatology
Nephrology and kidney disease
Pulmonology and respiratory medicine
Rheumatology and autoimmune disease
Infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance
General internal and acute medicine
Clinical pharmacology in internal medicine
Internal medicine case reports

Article types

Research article: Original clinical or population studies
Review: Systematic, scoping and narrative reviews
Case report: A single patient or small series, following CARE guidelines
Short communication: Brief, timely findings
Clinical image: A striking image with a short teaching note

Studies involving people need ethics committee approval and informed consent. Clinical trials must be registered, and reports should follow the relevant guideline (CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA or CARE).

Research areas

Every JIMCH article belongs to one research area, so readers and reviewers find work in their own field. Choose your research area when you submit.

Cardiology & Vascular MedicineCoronary disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, hypertension, cardiac imaging and vascular diseaseSubmit in this area →Diabetes, Endocrinology & MetabolismType 1 and type 2 diabetes, obesity, thyroid, adrenal and lipid disordersSubmit in this area →Gastroenterology & HepatologyLiver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, endoscopy and digestive disordersSubmit in this area →Renal, Respiratory & RheumatologyKidney disease, asthma and COPD, sleep medicine, arthritis and autoimmune diseaseSubmit in this area →Infectious Diseases & General MedicineHIV, tuberculosis, tropical and hospital infections, acute and general internal medicineSubmit in this area →

Editorial board

The founding editorial board is being formed. Members will be listed here as they accept their appointments.

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Become an editor or reviewer

Send your CV (and ORCID iD, if you have one) to jimch@ftipublishers.com.

Articles in press

Accepted articles appear here with their DOI before they are assigned to an issue.

No articles in press yet

JIMCH is accepting its first submissions. Accepted papers will be listed here as soon as they are ready.

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Current issue

Volume 1, Issue 1 (2026)

The first issue is in preparation

Articles will be listed here with their authors, abstract, DOI and PDF once they are published.

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For authors

Read these points before you submit to JIMCH. Word limits, reference style and reporting standards are in the full JIMCH author guidelines.

Read the JIMCH author guidelines

Before you submit

Check that your paper fits the aims and scope.
Prepare an anonymised manuscript with no author names or affiliations.
Prepare a separate title page with authors, affiliations, funding and conflicts of interest.
Write a short cover letter confirming the work is original and not under review elsewhere.
Include a data availability statement and disclose any use of generative AI.

Fees and licence

No fee is charged at submission.
Launch offer: the article processing charge is €450 instead of €1,399 for manuscripts submitted by 31 January 2027. It is invoiced only after acceptance.
Payment never affects the editorial decision.
Authors keep copyright, and articles are published under CC BY 4.0.

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Studies involving people need ethics committee approval and informed consent. Clinical trials must be registered, and reports should follow the relevant guideline (CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA or CARE).