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Call for Papers: Challenges and opportunities in obesity treatment (BMC Medicine)

BMC Medicine’s collection “Challenges and opportunities in obesity treatment” addresses current challenges and emerging opportunities in treating obesity. This guide sets out topic areas consistent with that scope, fit checks for manuscripts and practical points for preparing a submission.

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Deadline
2 March 2027
Last checked
10 November 2026
Reading time
5 min
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Key dates

Manuscript deadline
2 March 2027
Details last checked
10 November 2026
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About the journal

Journal
BMC Medicine
Publisher
BMC, part of Springer Nature
Call type
Call for papers
Scope
Current challenges and emerging opportunities in treating obesity.
Guest editors
Listed on the official collection page
Access and fees
Open access; an article processing charge normally applies on acceptance
Originality
Original work, not under review elsewhere; confirm on the official page

Topics consistent with the call

  • Trials of pharmacological treatments for obesity, including incretin-based therapies
  • Studies examining long-term outcomes of bariatric and metabolic surgery
  • Behavioural, dietary and lifestyle interventions for weight management
  • Equity of access to obesity treatment and barriers in health systems
  • Weight regain, treatment discontinuation and long-term maintenance strategies
  • Systematic reviews comparing the effectiveness and safety of obesity treatments

Based on the published scope; the full list of themes is on the official call page.

Is your work a fit? Check before you write

  1. The manuscript concerns the treatment of obesity, including its challenges, delivery or emerging options, rather than obesity epidemiology alone.
  2. The work has clinical or public health relevance for a broad readership, in line with BMC Medicine’s remit.
  3. The design is one the journal publishes, such as a trial, observational study, systematic review or translational study.
  4. Reporting follows the relevant guideline, for example CONSORT, STROBE or PRISMA, with outcomes clearly defined.
  5. The manuscript is complete, approved by all co-authors and submitted before 2 March 2027, after confirming article types on the official call page.

Why This Call Is a Priority Now

Treatment options for obesity have broadened considerably, with new medicines joining surgery and behavioural approaches. This brings opportunities but also challenges: questions about long-term effectiveness and safety, weight regain after stopping treatment, cost, equitable access and how to integrate care across services. A themed collection in a general medical journal gathers evidence on these questions in one place, helps clinicians and policymakers compare approaches, and gives authors a focused venue for studies that inform how obesity treatment is delivered.

Who Should Submit

Academic backgrounds

  • Endocrinology and diabetes
  • Bariatric and metabolic surgery
  • Nutrition and dietetics
  • Public health and health economics
  • General practice

Institutions and sectors

  • University hospitals and specialist weight management services
  • Primary care and public health organisations
  • Pharmaceutical companies
  • Health technology assessment bodies

Article types commonly published in BMC Medicine

  • Clinical trials and other interventional studies
  • Observational studies
  • Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
  • Translational and mechanistic research

What the Editors Typically Value

  1. Evidence on long-term outcomes, adherence or discontinuation that short trials cannot provide.
  2. Comparative studies that help clinicians choose between pharmacological, surgical and behavioural options.
  3. Research on equity, access or cost that informs service planning and policy.
  4. Studies of treatment in groups often excluded from trials, such as older adults or people with multiple conditions.

Paper Ideas You Could Develop

Weight regain after stopping medicationA cohort study following patients who discontinue anti-obesity medication to describe weight trajectories and associated factors.
Surgery versus pharmacotherapyA target trial emulation using routine data to compare metabolic outcomes of bariatric surgery and incretin-based therapy.
Access to treatmentA mixed-methods study of barriers to obesity treatment in primary care, including referral patterns and patient perspectives.

Your Plan to the Deadline

A suggested schedule working back from 2 March 2027. Adjust it to the stage your work has reached.

  1. By 16 Jan 2027

    Open the official collection page and the BMC Medicine submission guidelines; confirm the scope, article types and guest editors.

  2. By 30 Jan 2027

    Write a one-paragraph statement of your research question, design and the contribution your paper makes to the collection.

  3. By 9 Feb 2027

    Complete the analysis and agree the key findings, figures and tables with your co-authors.

  4. By 20 Feb 2027

    Draft the full manuscript to the BMC Medicine article type and the relevant reporting guideline.

  5. By 25 Feb 2027

    Circulate the draft to co-authors and an independent reader; revise for clarity, accuracy and completeness.

  6. By 28 Feb 2027

    Complete final checks: formatting, references, declarations, data availability statement and cover letter.

  7. By 2 Mar 2027

    Submit through the journal’s online system, selecting the collection, after re-checking the official call page.

What you gain from publishing here

  • Publication in BMC Medicine, reaching readers working on this topic.
  • A themed collection that groups your paper with related work.
  • Editorial and peer feedback that can strengthen the work, whatever the decision.
  • A peer-reviewed output for your CV, thesis or grant reporting.

What happens after you submit

  1. Submission: upload through the BMC Medicine online system and select the collection.
  2. Editorial screening: the editors check fit with the collection; papers outside its scope may be returned without review.
  3. Peer review: suitable papers are sent to reviewers under the journal’s review model.
  4. Revision and decision: respond to each reviewer comment and keep a record of the changes.
  5. Production: accepted papers move to proofs and open access publication, with the article processing charge set out by the publisher.

What the Collection Is Looking For

The collection seeks research that addresses the practical challenges of treating obesity and examines emerging opportunities for better outcomes. In keeping with BMC Medicine’s remit, it is likely to favour studies with clear clinical or public health relevance, including trials, robust observational analyses, systematic reviews and translational work. Manuscripts that address long-term effectiveness, safety, access and the delivery of care across health systems sit well within the stated scope.

Read the call itselfThis guide summarises the call. Open the official collection page before you plan a submission, and record the date you checked it and the guest editors listed.Open the official call

Expert help

How Pubrica Can Help With This Submission

Pubrica’s subject specialists can review, write, edit, format and prepare your manuscript for this call, planned back from the deadline. You remain the author of your work.

Original research article writingManuscript writing from your data, structured to the journal’s article type and reporting guideline. Biostatistics and statistical programmingStatistical analysis plans, analysis, simulation code and statistical review of results. Systematic reviewProtocol, screening, data extraction and risk-of-bias assessment for review articles. Journal formattingFormatting of the manuscript, references, figures and tables to the journal’s guidelines. Cover letterA cover letter that explains how the manuscript fits the collection and the journal’s scope. Journal submissionPreparation of submission files and completion of the journal’s online submission system.
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FAQs

Questions Authors Ask

The published deadline is 2 March 2027. Collections can close early or be extended, so confirm the date on the official call page before you plan your submission.

The guest editors are listed on the official collection page. Check their research interests, as they help to judge whether your manuscript fits the collection.

An economic evaluation may fit if it addresses a treatment challenge or opportunity and is relevant to clinical or policy decisions. Authors should check whether economic evaluations are among the accepted article types on the official call page before submitting.

BMC journals publish articles open access, and an article processing charge normally applies on acceptance. Check the journal’s fees and funding page, and whether your institution has an agreement that covers the charge, before you submit.

Sources

  1. BMC Medicine. (2026). Challenges and opportunities in obesity treatment [Collection call for papers]. BMC, part of Springer Nature. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://link.springer.com/collections/hggiefigfg

How to cite this page

Pubrica Insights. (2026). Call for Papers: Challenges and opportunities in obesity treatment (BMC Medicine). Pubrica. https://pubrica.com/insights/calls-and-conferences/challenges-and-opportunities-in-obesity-treatment/

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