Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The University of Toronto Medical Journal (UTMJ) is Canada's oldest student run medical journal, established in 1923. We publish articles from universities, institutes, organizations, and medical professionals from around the world. The UTMJ currently consists of the following sections:


  • News and views
  • Original basic, clinical, or epidemiological research
  • Reviews
  • Global Health
  • Medical education
  • Quick Diagnosis and Case Reports
  • Book reviews
  • History of Medicine

To find out more about these sections and what type of articles are written for each of them, please visit our archive.

 

Section Policies

Letters to the Editor

Checked Open Submissions Unchecked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

News & Views

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Research

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Reviews

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Global Health

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Medical Education

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Quick Diagnosis and Case Reports

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Book Reviews

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

History of Medicine

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed

Health Policy and Economics

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Poetry and Short Stories

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Guest Editorial

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Imaging Case Report

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Mini-Review

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed

Historical Perspectives

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Unchecked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

Original research submissions and case reports are peer-reviewed by two referees, usually one faculty member and one medical student. Reviewers judge submissions based on their originality, significance, and the quality of the research and writing.

 

Publication Frequency

UTMJ publishes three issues a year in March, May, and December. We welcome submissions at any time; accepted manuscripts will appear in the next available issue.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Informed Consent

From "Ethical Considerations in the Conduct and Reporting of Research: Privacy and Confidentiality" by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

Patients have a right to privacy that should not be violated without informed consent. Identifying information, including names, initials, or hospital numbers, should not be published in written descriptions, photographs, or pedigrees unless the information is essential for scientific purposes and the patient (or parent or guardian) gives written informed consent for publication. Informed consent for this purpose requires that an identifiable patient be shown the manuscript to be published. Authors should disclose to these patients whether any potential identifiable material might be available via the Internet as well as in print after publication.

Nonessential identifying details should be omitted. Informed consent should be obtained if there is any doubt that anonymity can be maintained. For example, masking the eye region in photographs of patients is inadequate protection of anonymity. If identifying characteristics are altered to protect anonymity, such as in genetic pedigrees, authors should provide assurance, and editors should so note, that such alterations do not distort scientific meaning.

When informed consent has been obtained, it should be indicated in the published article.

 


ISSN: 1913-5440