Journal of Clinical Investigation

Aims & Scope

The JCI reaches readers across a wide range of medical disciplines and sectors.

The journal publishes basic and phase I/II clinical research submissions in all biomedical specialties, including Autoimmunity, Gastroenterology, Immunology, Metabolism, Nephrology, Neuroscience, Oncology, Pulmonology, Vascular Biology, and many others.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Medline
• PubMed
• Embase

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 5,700.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The basics of epithelial-mesenchymal transition

  Citation: 8215

  Authors: Raghu, Robert A.

• Obesity is associated with macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue

  Citation: 7438

  Authors: Stuart P., Daniel, Manisha, Michael, Rudolph L., Anthony W.

• THE DISTRIBUTION AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ULTRACENTRIFUGALLY SEPARATED LIPOPROTEINS IN HUMAN SERUM

  Citation: 6786

  Authors: Richard J., Howard A., Joseph H.

• Culture of Human Endothelial Cells Derived from Umbilical Veins. IDENTIFICATION BY MORPHOLOGIC AND IMMUNOLOGIC CRITERIA

  Citation: 5224

  Authors: Eric A., Ralph L., Carl G., C. Richard

• Macrophage plasticity and polarization: in vivo veritas

  Citation: 5177

  Authors: Antonio, Alberto

• Chronic inflammation in fat plays a crucial role in the development of obesity-related insulin resistance

  Citation: 5154

  Authors: Haiyan, Glenn T., Qing, Guo, Daseng, Chieh J., Jason, Andrew, Jeffrey S., Louis A., Hong

• Role of AMP-activated protein kinase in mechanism of metformin action

  Citation: 4321

  Authors: Gaochao, Robert, Ying, Yuli, Xiaolan, Judy, Margaret, John, Thomas, Nobuharu, Nicolas, Michael F., Laurie J., David E.

• Identification of human triple-negative breast cancer subtypes and preclinical models for selection of targeted therapies

  Citation: 4283

  Authors: Brian D., Joshua A., Xi, Melinda E., A. Bapsi, Yu, Jennifer A.

• Liver fibrosis

  Citation: 4234

  Authors: Ramón, David A.

• Increased oxidative stress in obesity and its impact on metabolic syndrome

  Citation: 4093

  Authors: Shigetada, Takuya, Michio, Masanori, Yukio, Yoshimitsu, Osamu, Makoto, Morihiro, Iichiro