BMC Medicine invites research on the relationship among sleep, mental health, and cognition, exploring sleep mechanisms, disorders, and clinical and public health impacts. Deadline: 17 October 2025.

BMC Public Health seeks papers on how poverty shapes health outcomes, access to care, policy solutions, and lived experiences to address healthcare inequities worldwide. Submission deadline: 17 October 2025.

BMC Psychiatry invites research on postpartum depression, highlighting risk factors, impacts, treatments, and social support to advance care and maternal mental well-being. Submission deadline: 16 October 2025.

JAMA invites manuscripts that explore innovations in clinical trial design, implementation, funding, regulation, education, and application that may bring randomized trial evidence to more effectively address needs in clinical practice. There is no submission deadline.

BMC Palliative Care invites research on home-based palliative care, emphasizing its role in enhancing the quality of life for patients facing life-limiting illnesses through innovative models, caregiver experiences, and the integration of technology. Deadline: 10 November 2025.

Peer review is evolving under new pressures, shifting practices, and rapid innovations. This trends report by the technology company Silverchair — despite its corporate biases — takes a crack at predicting where scientific publishing is headed when it comes to peer review.

Learn the significance of ClinicalTrials.gov, the policies and regulations affecting clinical trial registration, and techniques to navigate and interpret study records and search results in the database in this on-demand class offered by the National Library of Medicine.

Vascular Medicine invites submissions on venous disease for a special issue to appear in Spring 2026. Topics include epidemiology, research, diagnostics, and treatment. Deadline: 1 October 2015.

Academic publisher Wiley seeks research into practices promoting healthy living, prevention, and effective care for diverse health needs at every age. Work can be submitted to any of the 45 journals participating. Recommended submission deadline: 31 October 2025