About the Journal

Editorial status

The Journal of the Portuguese Society of Internal Medicine is the official organ of the Portuguese Society of Internal Medicine (SPMI) and was founded in 1994.  It is dedicated to promoting the science and practice of Internal Medicine, covering all aspects of Internal Medicine. To this end, it publishes peer-reviewed papers according to the following typology: Originals, Reviews, Points of View, History of Medicine, Short Communications, Letters to the Director, Imaging Medicine, Clinical Cases, Case Series and Guidelines/Consensus). The journal also publishes news and articles on the activities and policies of the Portuguese Society of Internal Medicine.

The Journal is published quarterly, with 4 editions a year. It is exclusively online and open access at https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi. As soon as it is available, the edition is sent out via Newsletter to all SPMI Members.

The Journal adopts the ICMJE definition of editorial freedom described by the World Association of Medical Editors, which states that the editor-in-chief assumes complete authority over the editorial content of the journal. The SPMI, as owner of the Journal of the Portuguese Society of Internal Medicine, does not interfere in the process of evaluating, selecting, programming or editing any manuscript, and the Editor-in-Chief has complete editorial independence.

The Journal is governed by the biomedical publishing standards drawn up by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), available at http://www.ICMJE.org and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The Journal's editorial policy incorporates into the review and publication process the Editorial Policy Statements issued by the Council of Science Editors, available at http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/resource-library/editorial policies/white-paper-on-publication-ethics/, which covers the responsibilities and rights of the editors of journals with scientific arbitration.

 

These standards are in line with the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (ICMJE Recommendations), available at: http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/.

REGISTER

Registration with the Media Regulatory Authority (ERC) No. 127925

Periodicity
Quarterly (4 issues per year)

 

Indexed in: Index RMP

Journal Following the ICMJE Recommendations (5/7/15)

Indexing:
SciELO: Scientific Electronic Library Online
DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals

Normas de Publicação | https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/normas

This journal subscribes to the principles and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) www.publicationethics.org