Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Aims & Scope

Published bimonthly by the Associação Paulista de Medicina, the journal accepts articles in the fields of clinical health science (internal medicine, gynecology and obstetrics, mental health, surgery, pediatrics and public health).

Articles will be accepted in the form of original articles (clinical trials, cohort, case-control, prevalence, incidence, accuracy and cost-effectiveness studies and systematic reviews with or without meta-analysis), narrative reviews of the literature, case reports, short communications and letters to the editor.

Papers with a commercial objective will not be accepted.

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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• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
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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
• 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.

• Diagnostic accuracy of sonography for pleural effusion: systematic review

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Alexandre, David Carlos, Álvaro Nagib, Sergio, Wagner

• Effects of three different types of exercise on blood leukocyte count during and following exercise

  Citation: 88

  Authors: Valéria Maria, Ingrid Karen, Andrei Ion, Paris, Pang, Roy Jesse

• Effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and interferential currents (IFC) in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain: randomized clinical trial

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Ligia Maria, Jean Paulus, Fabio, Virgínia Fernandes Moça

• Ingestion of caustic substances and its complications

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Rui Celso Martins, Francisco Veríssimo de

• The effects of an individualized exercise intervention on body composition in breast cancer patients undergoing treatment

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Claudio, Martim, Carolyn, Logan, Edgar, David, Anthony

• The role of dietary fatty acid intake in inflammatory gene expression: a critical review

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Daniela Mayumi, Josefina, Helen Hermana

• Computed tomography guided needle biopsy: experience from 1,300 procedures

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Rubens, Rony Klaus, Luciana Marinho, Liao Shin, Alessandro Amorim, Fernando Augusto

• Stapled versus handsewn methods for colorectal anastomosis surgery: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Suzana Angélica da Silva, Delcio, Álvaro Nagib, Aldemar Araujo

• Quality of life, depression and anxiety among pregnant women with previous adverse pregnancy outcomes

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Evelyn Regina, Egle, Bruna, Zoraide, Marcelo Luis, Renata, Renato

• Prevalence of diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in the urban population aged 30-69 years in Ribeirão Preto (São Paulo), Brazil

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Maria Teresa da Costa Gonçalves, Renan Magalhães, Luis Atílio Losi, Rui Augusto Hudari Gonçalves de, Carla Márcia Moreira, Júlio César Batista, Cláudio, Milton Cesar