Call for Papers

Submission Deadline: March 3, 2025

Publication Date: June 2025

The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine (YJBM) will be publishing an issue devoted to Epigenetics, with topics ranging from public health and medicine to basic molecular biology. We are inviting authors to submit reviews, perspectives, case reports, or original research articles within this field. We are also now accepting original research featuring negative results. The following list includes the guiding themes for the issue, but it is by no means exclusive:

• Epigenetics and Disease
• Environmental Epigenetics
• Developmental Epigenetics (Fetal Programming)
• Social Epigenetics
• Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Gene Expression
  • DNA methylation
  • Chromatin Remodeling
  • Histone Modifications
  • Noncoding DNA/RNAs
  • Epigenetic Inheritance
  • Epigenetic Therapies

YJBM is a PubMed-indexed, peer-reviewed, open-access journal whose mission is to provide both graduate students and medical students with experience in writing, reviewing, and publishing articles. The journal has been in publication since 1928 and is supported by an editorial board of both students and faculty members. Manuscripts are peer-reviewed by faculty in the field and there is no publication fee. YJBM has a Scopus CiteScore of 5.0 for 2023 and an Impact Factor of 3.434 for 2021.

The length of the manuscript can vary roughly between 2000 (min) to 6000 (max) words depending on the article type, with no more than 6 figures and around 25-50 references. For more specific information, you can find guidelines for authors on our website (https://medicine.yale.edu/yjbm/authorguidelines/). As part of YJBM’s diversity efforts, we are switching to double-blind peer review. Reviewer bias (conscious or otherwise) should not affect the science that is published. While we encourage you to submit an anonymized manuscript, we will not reject a manuscript if it is not blinded.

Submission Deadline: April 1, 2025

Publication Date: September 2025

The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine (YJBM) is pleased to announce a forthcoming issue focused on the History of Medicine. We invite submissions from scholars, researchers, and graduate students across disciplines for this issue, which will examine historical perspectives on medicine and health through diverse and interdisciplinary lenses. This issue aims to address significant social, ethical, and scientific developments that have shaped medical history globally, while highlighting intersections between medicine, society, and ethics.

Topics of Interest Include (but are not limited to):

• Bias in Medical Education and Practice
• Eugenics and Forced Sterilizations
• Environmental History and Medicine
• Global History Of Medicine
• History of Mental Health
• Indigenous and Traditional Medicine
• Legal Histories of Medicine
• Marginalized Populations and Medical Experimentation
• Medical Ethics and Bioethics
• Medical Technologies & Innovations
• Queer Histories of Medicine

We welcome original research articles, review essays, case studies, and critical perspectives that explore these and related themes. Submissions should offer rigorous scholarship and contribute novel insights into the historical dimensions of medicine, health, and related sciences.

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

1. Manuscript Types: YJBM accepts original research articles, review articles, case reports, and perspectives. Each type has specific formatting requirements.
2. Formatting: Manuscripts should be double-spaced with numbered pages. Include an abstract of up to 300 words summarizing the study.
3. References: Use the NLM citation style for references, listing all authors when possible. In-text citations should be numbered sequentially using brackets.
4. Figures, Tables, and Images: Submit figures, tables, and images separately, with appropriate captions and labels. Ensure high-quality images and number tables and figures consecutively.
5. Ethical Considerations: All research involving human subjects must include ethical approvals and informed consent statements.

For detailed instruction on manuscript preparation and submission, please refer to the YJBM Manuscript Submission Guidelines.

Deadline for Submissions: Please submit manuscripts by April 1, 2025. We encourage early submissions for preliminary feedback. For inquiries, please contact the editorial team at YJBM at yjbm@yale.edu.

We look forward to reading your submissions to this special issue on the History of Medicine.