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Journal of General Internal Medicine
Springer Nature, for the Society of General Internal Medicine
Clinical and health services research, medical education and clinical practice in general internal medicine, primary care and hospital medicine.
ISSN 0884-8734 (print)ISSN 1525-1497 (online)
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Overview
Journal of General Internal Medicine is published by Springer Nature, for the Society of General Internal Medicine. Clinical and health services research, medical education and clinical practice in general internal medicine, primary care and hospital medicine.
Key information
PublisherSpringer Nature, for the Society of General Internal Medicine
ISSN (Print)0884-8734
ISSN (Online)1525-1497
Publishing modelNot yet verified
Journal websitelink.springer.com/journal/11606
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Subject categoryMedicine (general and internal medicine)
EditorJoseph Conigliaro, Lenny Lopez and D. Michael Elnicki (Co-Editors-in-Chief)
Established1986
SubmissionsNot yet verified
Official journal of the Society of General Internal Medicine, published by Springer Nature.
Aims & scope
- Clinical and health services research, medical education and clinical practice in general internal medicine, primary care and hospital medicine.
Original Research
- Text
- ≤3000 words (excludes title page, abstract, references, tables)
- Abstract
- ≤300 words, structured (Background, Objective, Design, Participants, …)
- References
- Not stated
- Tables / figures
- Generally no more than 6 tables and figures combined in the main body
Important notes
- Word limits exclude the abstract, references, table titles, figure legends and footnotes unless stated otherwise.
- Requirements vary by article type and are set by the publisher — confirm against the live author guidelines before submitting.
- Per the journal's Instructions for Authors PDF (June 2024 version) on media.springer.com, as shown in search results, Nov 2026. An SGIM call for a special issue allowed qualitative research articles up to 5,000 words; whether this applies generally was not confirmed.
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Word limitsOriginal research: 3,000 words of text, excluding title page, abstract, references and tables; see the breakdown below
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Information on the submission process and the ethics and publication standards Journal of General Internal Medicine applies.
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Author guidelines
Read the complete and latest author instructions on the journal website.
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Document and declaration checklists (cover letter, disclosures, registration numbers, etc.) follow ICMJE recommendations generally — we have not independently itemized Journal of General Internal Medicine's exact required-documents list, so check the live author guidelines before submitting.
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Recent, relevant articles published in Journal of General Internal Medicine. These examples help you understand the journal's scope, style and expected quality — we only list one once its title, DOI, year and article type are verified against the publisher's own page.
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General stages a manuscript moves through at most peer-reviewed journals — this sequence is standard academic-publishing practice, not a claim we've verified against Journal of General Internal Medicine's own workflow. Durations below are shown only where the publisher has actually disclosed them.
Submission
Manuscript submitted via the journal's submission system.
Initial screening
Administrative and scope check by the editorial office.
Editorial decision
Editor decides whether to send the manuscript for peer review.
Peer review
External review by expert referees.
First decision
Accept, minor/major revision, or reject.
Revisions
Author submits a revised manuscript, if requested.
Final decision
Editor confirms acceptance.
Publication
Online-first, then the print/issue assignment if applicable.
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Factors that may affect timeline
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- Speed of author response to reviewer comments
- Number of revision rounds
- Availability of expert reviewers
- Editorial and production workload
- Compliance with the journal's own guidelines
General tips for faster processing
- Confirm the manuscript fits the journal's scope before submitting
- Follow the author guidelines and formatting requirements closely
- Respond to reviewer comments completely and promptly
- Submit all required documents and declarations at the time of submission
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CiteScore details (2024)
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Metric notes
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Publication charges and author-facing fees. Springer Nature, for the Society of General Internal Medicine has not published a per-route APC schedule we could independently verify for Journal of General Internal Medicine — every amount below is honestly unknown rather than estimated, not a $0 fee.
Publication charges (APC)
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Open access (Gold OA)Not disclosed by publisherPublication and immediate open access
Hybrid (optional OA)Not disclosed by publisherOptional open access for accepted articles
Subscription (no OA)Not disclosed by publisherAccess via institutional subscription
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- Best fit for manuscripts in clinical and health services research, medical education and clinical practice in general internal medicine, primary care and hospital medicine. — not a narrow subspecialty-only readership.
- Formatting is article-type specific — see the Article types tab before drafting, rather than assuming one universal word limit.
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Verified against the journal's Instructions for Authors PDF (June 2024) and Springer information page as shown in search results, plus PubMed (abbreviation, MEDLINE status, sample articles).