About this journal

Aims and scope

Journal of CME ( JCME) is a PubMed-indexed journal publishing open access, peer-reviewed research on CME-CPD planning, design, delivery, assessment and regulation.

JCME aims to serve as the principal international journal for those who provide, accredit, partake in and benefit from the practice of CME-CPD.

The journal publishes:

  • Research Article: covering topics within the practice, methods, techniques and outcomes of CME-CPD programmes and systems from all stakeholder perspectives
  • Review Article (or Systematic Review): narrative or systematic reviews of the CME-CPD literature
  • Brief Report: narrowly focused articles expressing objective opinions, experiences or perspectives on an important area in CME-CPD
  • Editorial: on topics of general CME-CPD interest, written by the Editorial/Board members or solicited by the Editor-in-Chief
  • Meeting Report: proceedings or report of a relevant meeting
  • Letters to the Editor: topics include recent publications in JCME or timely developments in relevant topics published elsewhere
  • Comment: a personal opinion or a perspective about hte CME-CPD field, a recent publication in JCME, or timely developments in relevant topics published elsewhere
  • Collections: themed articles typically commissioned by the Editor-in-Chief



Additionally, JCME considers articles on learning theories and models in relation to use of the theories in practice, and on undergraduate and postgraduate education if the content is applicable to CME-CPD.

The journal actively champions and supports practical discussion regarding development of unified international accreditation standards.
Suggestions and enquiries from potential guest editors, meeting organisers and sponsors are welcomed.

The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy.

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 48K annual downloads/views

Speed/acceptance

  • 38 days avg. from submission to first decision
  • 61% acceptance rate

Editorial board

Editor-in-Chief
Robin Stevenson
Professor of Respiratory Medicine
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Prof. Stevenson has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Editorial Board

Alf Henrik Andreassen
Executive Medical Director, Helse Bergen
Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Norway
Dr. Andreassen has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Jörg Ansorg
Managing Director
Professional Board of German Surgeons
Berlin, Germany
Professor, Institute for Hospital Management and Public Health
Bayreuth University, Germany
Prof. Ansorg has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Martin Balzan
President
Medical Association of Malta
Gzira, Malta
Dr. Balzan has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Fulvio Braido
CME Committee Chairman
European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
Member European Board for Accreditation in Allergology & Clinical Immunology
Professor of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Allergy and Respiratory Diseases
University of Genoa
Genoa, Italy
Prof. Braido has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Andrés Cervantes
Member, Educational Committee
European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
Head of Section, Hematology and Medical Oncology Department
INCLIVA Health Research Institute
University of Valencia
Valencia, Spain
Prof. Cervantes has disclosed that he is a consultant/advisor to Amylin, Genentech and Merck Serono; and is on the speakers' bureau of Merck Serono and Roche.

Kathy Chappell
Senior Vice President
Accreditation, Certification, Measurement, and the Institute for Credentialing Research and Quality Management
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Dr. Chappell discloses that she sits on a Global Education Advisory Board, supported by Merck and Pfizer for which she receives no honoraria.

Darren Gillgrass
Senior Director, Commercial Solutions
Clarivate
Boston, US
Mr. Gillgrass has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Lino Gonçalves
Full Professor, University of Coimbra
Head of the Cardiology Department, Coimbra University Hospital Centre
Coimbra, Portugal
Dr. Gonçalves has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Reinhard Griebenow
Professor, Internal Medicine and Cardiology, University of Cologne
Chair, European Cardiology Section Foundation
Cologne, Germany
Prof. Griebenow has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Wolfgang Grisold
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental und Clinical Traumatology
Prof. Grisold has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Arcadi Gual
General Secretary
Spanish Accreditation Council for CME (SACCME)
Chairman, Department of Physiological Sciences
University of Barcelona Medical School,
Barcelona, Spain
Dr. Gual has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Peter Henning
Professor of Computer Science
Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
Institute for Computers in Education
Karlsruhe, Germany
Prof. Dr. Henning has disclosed that he is CEO of the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Digital Education & IT, and involved in the organisation of the LEARNTEC Conference and Trade Fair.

Eva Hofstaedter-Thalmann
External Scientific Relations Director
Medical Affairs Europe, Oncology/Hematology
Janssen Cilag Pharma GmbH
Vienna, Austria
Dr. Thalmann has disclosed that she is an employee of Janssen, The Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson and a stock shareholder in Johnson & Johnson.

Krzysztof Jakubowski
General Practitioner
Weybridge, United Kingdom
Dr. Jakubowski has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Dean Jenkins
Director
Outcomes Engine Ltd.
Cornwall, UK
Dr. Jenkins has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Steven Kawczak 
Medical Director, Center for International Medical Education
Co-Medical Director, Center for Continuing Medical Education
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Director, Educators Collaborative, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, United States
Dr. Kawczak has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Graham McMahon
President and CEO
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
Professor of Medical Education (adj)
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, United States
Dr. McMahon has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Don Moore
Professor of Medical Education
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Director, Office for Continuing Professional Development
Director of Evaluation, AMA Reimagining Residency Project
Vanderbilt University Medical Centre
Dr. Moore has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Suzanne Murray
CEO & Founder
AXDEV Group International
Brossard, Quebec,
Canada
Ms. Murray has disclosed that she has no relevant financial relationships.

Jonas Nordquist
Director, Medical Case Centre
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
Dr. Nordquist has disclosed that he has received grant/research (mobility) funds for educational exchange by Swedish Government for Uganda and Ethiopia; and is a consultant/advisor to EIMSED and Johnson & Johnson.

Eugene Pozniak
Managing Director
Siyemi Learning
Programme Director
European CME Forum
Manchester, United Kingdom
Mr. Pozniak has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Carolin Sehlbach
Assistant Professor, School of Health Professions Education, Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Dr Sehlbach has no relevant financial relationships.

Lawrence Sherman
Meducate Global, LLC
International Development
Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)
Mr. Sherman has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Vaibhav Srivastava
Director
Insignia Communications Pvt Ltd
Mumbai, India
Mr. Srivastava has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Lisa Sullivan
Managing Director
In Vivo Academy Limited
Sydney, Australia
Dr. Sullivan has disclosed that she has no relevant financial relationships.

Alistair Thomson
Associate Postgraduate Dean (CPD and Recognition for Trainers)
Health Education NorthWest (HENW)
Consultant Paediatrician
Leighton Hospital
Crewe, United Kingdom
Dr. Thomson has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

David B. Vodušek
Chair, CME Experts Permanent Committee, BioMed Alliance
Emeritus Professor of Neurology
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Prof. Vodušek has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Mark Westwood
Consultant Cardiologist
Director of Education
Barts Heart Centre
St Bartholomew's Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Dr. Westwood has disclosed that he has no relevant financial relationships.

Sophie Wilson
Business Lead & Director of CME Services
International Medical Press
London, United Kingdom
Dr. Wilson discloses that she is an employee of International Medical Press (IMP); IMP receives grant support from multiple organizations to provide independent educational activities; Dr. Wilson has disclosed that she has no other relevant financial  relationships.

Abstracting and indexing

JCME is indexed and covered by
DOAJ
Google Scholar
Health Research Premium Collection
Hospital Premium Collect
PMC
PubMed
ProQuest Central
ProQuest Pharma Collection

Since JCME is a relatively new journal (launched in 2011), the Publisher is currently dedicated to having it indexed/tracked/covered by a number of relevant databases, including MEDLINE and Scopus, and also to work toward an impact factor.

The bibliographic reference lists in all articles of Journal of CME are included in the Open Citations Corpus.

Material in JCME will also be distributed by EBSCO, one of the world's largest content aggregators and research database providers, which helps link the content in the Journal into the research literature.

Open access

Journal of CME is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

  1. Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
  2. Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
  3. Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
  4. Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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