Everything authors need to know before submitting to The Practical Medicine, including submission steps, article types, open access policy, and author rights.
The Practical Medicine offers authors a rigorous, transparent, and author-friendly publication experience. As a Gold Open Access journal, your work reaches readers without paywalls — maximising visibility, citation potential, and real-world impact from the moment of publication.
Manuscripts are currently submitted by email to weopenaccess@gmail.com. Before submitting, please ensure you have read the Author Guidelines and Manuscript Preparation pages in full.
| Step | Action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Check that your work falls within the journal's Aims & Scope |
| 2 | Read the Author Guidelines and select the appropriate article type |
| 3 | Prepare your manuscript according to the Manuscript Preparation guidelines |
| 4 | Complete the relevant reporting guideline checklist (CONSORT, PRISMA, STROBE, etc.) |
| 5 | Draft your cover letter |
| 6 | Email all files to weopenaccess@gmail.com |
We welcome a range of article formats to accommodate different research outputs:
Full word limits, reference limits, and abstract requirements are detailed in the Author Guidelines.
All articles are published immediately and permanently open access under the CC BY 4.0 licence. No subscription fee is ever charged to readers.
In 2026, all APCs are fully waived. Authors whose manuscripts are accepted during the journal's inaugural year pay nothing to publish. From 2027 onwards, a structured APC schedule will apply, with discounts and full waivers available for authors from low- and middle-income countries and HINARI-eligible institutions. Rates will be confirmed and announced in advance of implementation.
For full details, see our Article Processing Charges page.
We actively encourage authors to post preprints prior to or concurrent with submission. Preprint posting does not affect eligibility for submission or the editorial assessment process. Please disclose the existence of a preprint in your cover letter and provide the preprint server name and any associated identifier.
Following acceptance, authors will be asked to prepare the final version of their manuscript using the journal's formatting template. The formatted manuscript will be reviewed and confirmed with the corresponding author before publication. Authors are asked to respond to any outstanding queries within 48 hours to avoid delays in publication.
DOI registration is planned to commence within the journal's first year of publication. Articles published prior to DOI registration will be assigned DOIs retrospectively once registration is in place.
For all author enquiries, please contact the editorial office at weopenaccess@gmail.com. Please include your manuscript title and submission date in all correspondence.