EJ

European Journal of Internal Medicine

European Journal of Internal Medicine is the official journal of the European Federation of Internal Medicine and focuses on science and practice in internal medicine in Europe. It publishes original articles, editorials, reviews, internal medicine flashcards, and other content relevant to internal medicine and related fields, with attention to translational medicine, clinical studies, acute and critical care medicine, and emergency medicine.

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Subject Medicine, General & Internal
Impact Factor 6.1
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0953-6205
eISSN 1879-0828
Invitation Only No
Cost Range USD 3520 APC for open access articles; no open access publication fee for subscription articles.

Submission Instructions

European Journal of Internal Medicine accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Review Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A concise and factual abstract is required. Abstract must contain no more than 250 words.
Manuscript Review Articles should not exceed 3,500–4,000 words. Articles must be divided into clearly defined sections. Manuscripts must include keywords, mandatory highlights of 3 to 5 bullet points in a separate editable file, a conflict of interest statement, and a declaration of generative AI use in manuscript preparation upon submission.
References References in the text must be indicated by number in square brackets. References must be numbered in the order cited in the text, and for works with more than 6 authors the first 6 authors should be listed followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables included in the manuscript file must be placed next to the relevant text with the corresponding caption directly below each figure or table. All figures must include relevant captions, and tables must be submitted as editable text with titles, descriptions, and footnotes.
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Original Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A concise and factual abstract is required. Abstract must contain no more than 250 words.
Manuscript Original Articles should not be longer than 3,500–4,000 words. Manuscript must contain clearly defined sections including Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Manuscript must include keywords, mandatory highlights of 3 to 5 bullet points, a conflict of interest statement, and an AI-use declaration, with the exact statement "the authors declare they have no conflict of interest" required when there are no conflicts.
References References must be cited in the text using numbers in square brackets and listed in the reference list in order of first appearance, with more than 6 authors shortened to the first 6 followed by "et al.".
Figures & Tables Figures and tables included in the manuscript file must be placed next to the relevant text with the corresponding caption directly below each figure or table. All figures must include relevant captions and all tables must include titles, descriptions, and footnotes.
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Systematic Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A concise and factual abstract is required. Abstract must contain no more than 250 words.
Manuscript Systematic Reviews must not exceed 3,500–4,000 words. Systematic Reviews should be submitted as Original Articles and must include a description of the methods used, including at the end of the introduction a short description of article selection with the keywords and time period of the search. Manuscript must include keywords, mandatory highlights consisting of 3 to 5 bullet points, and a conflict of interest statement, and any use of generative AI in manuscript preparation must be declared upon submission.
References References in the text must be indicated by number in square brackets. References must be numbered in the order cited in the text, and for works with more than 6 authors the first 6 should be listed followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables included in the submission file must be placed next to the relevant text with the corresponding caption directly below each figure or table. All figures must include relevant captions, all tables must include titles, descriptions, and footnotes, and tables must be submitted as editable text rather than images.
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Letters To The Editor

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is not required for Letters To The Editor.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 1,500 words. IMRAD structure is not required. Manuscript must include keywords, highlights, a conflict of interest statement, and a declaration of any generative AI use in manuscript preparation.
References Reference list must contain no more than 10 references. Citations must be indicated by number in square brackets. References must be numbered in the order of appearance in the text, and for works with more than 6 authors the first 6 authors should be listed followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables included in the manuscript file should be placed next to the relevant text with the corresponding caption directly below each figure or table. Figures must include relevant captions and tables must include titles, descriptions, and footnotes.
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Case Reports

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A concise and factual abstract is required. Abstract must contain no more than 250 words.
Manuscript Article must be divided into clearly defined sections. Manuscript must include keywords, mandatory highlights consisting of 3 to 5 bullet points, a declaration of interest statement, and a declaration of generative AI use in manuscript preparation upon submission.
References References in the text must be indicated by number in square brackets, the reference list must be numbered in order of appearance, and references with more than 6 authors must list the first 6 followed by 'et al.'.
Figures & Tables Figures and tables included in the manuscript file must be placed next to the relevant text with the corresponding caption directly below each figure or table. All figures must include relevant captions, and all tables must include titles, descriptions, and footnotes.
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Recent Publications

Interpreting the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: severity, case mix, and clinical utility. Author's reply

Marco Vanetti, Antonio Spanevello

10.1016/j.ejim.2026.107236
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Receptivity and susceptibility to care models for Metabolic dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) in Europe: a mixed-methods, landscaping study

Leonard D. Broekman, Kirsi M.A. van Eekhout, Sophie Porro, Laura A.M. Konings, Sofia Carvalhana, Ioanna P. Kalafati, Manuel Romero-Gómez, Luca Miele, Jörn M. Schattenberg, Manuel Castro Cabezas, Jean W. Muris, Juan M. Mendive, Ghislaine J.M.W. van Thiel, Luisa Vonghia, Sven M. Francque, Maarten E. Tushuizen, Adriaan G. Holleboom, Oscar H. Franco, Diederick E. Grobbee, Maria do Mar d’Orey, Helena Cortez-Pinto, George V. Dedoussis, Evangelia Mentsiou-Nikolaou, Carmen Lara-Romero, Douglas Maya-Miles, Antonio Liguori, Maurice Michel, Francesca Braga, Jo Massoels

10.1016/j.ejim.2026.107191
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Phenotypes of diabetic kidney disease and cardiovascular outcomes

Sophie E Claudel, Runqi Zhao, Insa M Schmidt, Petter Bjornstad, Anand Srivastava, Sushrut S Waikar, Ashish Verma

10.1016/j.ejim.2026.107232
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Pulmonary artery diameter and sudden death in PAH. Is 40 mm a true threshold or a warning value? Author’s reply

Federico Donato, Massimiliano Palazzini, Elena Nardi, Alessandra Manes, Fabio Dardi

10.1016/j.ejim.2026.107228
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External validation of the SHARPEN score for predicting in-hospital mortality in infective endocarditis

Mohammad Said Ramadan, Lorenzo Bertolino, Anna Maria Carolina Peluso, Oriana Infante, Nathalie Scarpulla, Iolanda Cafarella, Fabian Patauner, Emanuele Durante-Mangoni

10.1016/j.ejim.2026.107227
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

4 days from submission to first decision; 30 days from submission to decision after review; 28 days from submission to acceptance.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access APC: USD 3520 excluding taxes for all articles. Subscription publication has no open access publication fee.

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Research Topics

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