Programme Grants for Applied Research

Aims & Scope

PGfAR funds programmes of applied research that generally comprise a number of high quality interrelated projects, usually described in separate work packages, that form a coherent theme, where added value is gained from the combination of the various strands of research.

The research programme should: • address stated local and/or national priorities in health, public health or social care • be conducted in and/or recruit from geographical locations of high health and care need, where possible • clearly demonstrate how patients, service users and/or carers have been involved and engaged with the programme • use a range of multidisciplinary and methodological approaches • demonstrate the value of a treatment, package of care or service improvement on clinically relevant outcomes for those programmes addressing health issues.

Intermediate outcome measures will only be acceptable where there is convincing evidence that these have strong relationship with clinical outcomes.

Similar criteria should be applied to public health and social care studies, where the outcomes should be justified in terms of demonstrating benefits linked to population health, or to service users and carers • make a stepped change to practice and/or outcomes.

Proposals that comprise application of existing interventions to new patient, service user or carer groups, or the wider public; that are only an incremental development on current practice; or are unlikely to have general application or uptake, are unlikely to be competitive • address the integration of aspects of health and social care to improve patient, service user or carer outcomes • include clear plans for implementation, knowledge mobilisation and dissemination

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)

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
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url

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.

Explore journals without APCs for alternative publishing options.

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.

• Improvement in risk prediction, early detection and prevention of breast cancer in the NHS Breast Screening Programme and family history clinics: a dual cohort study

  Citation: 91

  Authors: D Gareth, Susan, Paula, Elaine, Louise S, Sarah, Ian, Michelle, Jack, Adam, Mary, Fiona, Katherine, Anthony

• Wounds research for patient benefit: a 5-year programme of research

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Nicky, Hannah, Jo, Jill, Karen, Mary, Richard, Susan, Pedro Saramago, Marta, Nikki

• Scoping systematic review of treatments for eczema

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Helen, Kim S, Finola M, Sébastien, Natasha K, Hywel C

• Lower limb arthroplasty: can we produce a tool to predict outcome and failure, and is it cost-effective? An epidemiological study

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Nigel, Doug, David, Andrew, Nicholas, Gary, Cyrus, David, Antonella, Stefanie, Tinatin, Kassim, Andrew, Jeremy, Mark, David, Emmanuel, Rafael, Andrew, Daniel, James

• Changing practice in dementia care in the community: developing and testing evidence-based interventions, from timely diagnosis to end of life (EVIDEM)

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Steve, Jane, Vari, Claire, Mark, Martin, David, Jill, Greta, James

• Improving management of type 1 diabetes in the UK: the Dose Adjustment For Normal Eating (DAFNE) programme as a research test-bed. A mixed-method analysis of the barriers to and facilitators of successful diabetes self-management, a health economic analysis, a cluster randomised controlled trial of different models of delivery of an educational intervention and the potential of insulin pumps and additional educator input to improve outcomes

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Simon, Julia, Stephanie, Debbie, Peter, Alan, Jackie, Jonathan, Celia, Wendy, Hasan, Susan, Rod, Mike, Timothy, Pratik, Marie, Nicole, Simon, Carla, David, Richard, Jen, Susan, Lindsay, Tessa, David, Sue, Helen, Carolin, Praveen, Gill, Candice

• Challenge Demcare: management of challenging behaviour in dementia at home and in care homes – development, evaluation and implementation of an online individualised intervention for care homes; and a cohort study of specialist community mental health care for families

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Esme, Cathryn, Bob, Chris, Ian, Ian, Rhiannon Tudor, Andrea, Martin, Peter, Graham, Robert SP, Mike, Fiona, Jill

• Evidence-based intervention for preschool children with primary speech and language impairments: Child Talk – an exploratory mixed-methods study

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Sue E, Julie E, Gaye G, Juliet, Yvonne E, Jane, Norma, Jane E, Linda, William, Alan, Tim J, Jon I, Cres, Jenny, Sam A, Lydia, Helen F, Naomi K, Rebecca A

• Beyond maternal death: improving the quality of maternal care through national studies of ‘near-miss’ maternal morbidity

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Marian, Colleen, Peter, Anna, Kathryn, Lisa, Mervi, Bryn, Jennifer J, Gwyneth, Anthea, Louise, Manisha, Nishma, Maria, Damien, Oliver, Susan, Anjali

• Facilitating the transition of young people with long-term conditions through health services from childhood to adulthood: the Transition research programme

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Allan, Tim, Jeremy R, Helen, Gail, Ann Le, Janet E, Caroline, Jennifer, Gregory, Kay D, Hannah, Mark S, Debbie, Luke