Perspectives in Clinical Research

Aims & Scope

This peer review quarterly journal is positioned to build a learning clinical research community in India.

This scientific journal will have a broad coverage of topics across clinical research disciplines including clinical research methodology, research ethics, clinical data management, training, data management, biostatistics, regulatory and will include original articles, reviews, news and views, perspectives, and other interesting sections.

PICR will offer all clinical research stakeholders in India – academicians, ethics committees, regulators, and industry professionals -a forum for exchange of ideas, information and opinions.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

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 does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Intention-to-treat concept: A review

  Citation: 1503

  Authors: SandeepK

• Patient-reported outcomes: A new era in clinical research

  Citation: 640

  Authors: PrasannaR, Surulivel, BLakshmi, CP

• Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Logistic regression

  Citation: 431

  Authors: Priya, C. S., Rakesh

• Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Measures of agreement

  Citation: 382

  Authors: Priya, C. S., Rakesh

• MicroRNA therapeutics: Discovering novel targets and developing specific therapy

  Citation: 338

  Authors: Parveen, AjayFrancis, RamanPreet, Gunpreet, Amandeep, Vikas

• Sample size estimation in clinical trial

  Citation: 299

  Authors: TusharVijay

• Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Intention-to-treat versus per-protocol analysis

  Citation: 227

  Authors: Priya, CS, Rakesh

• Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: Clinical versus statistical significance

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Priya, CS, Marc

• Elderly patients' participation in clinical trials

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Premnath, Anand

• What to use to express the variability of data: Standard deviation or standard error of mean?

  Citation: 182

  Authors: PrajaktJ, MohiniP