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About Cureus

About

Cureus

The Open Access medical journal for a new generation of doctors, researchers and patients.

We’re eliminating barriers to the generation and dissemination of medical knowledge.

We’re eliminating barriers to the generation and dissemination of medical knowledge.

The Cureus Difference

Based in San Francisco, California, Cureus is a Springer Nature journal leveraging the power of an online, crowdsourced community platform to share and promote published medical knowledge around the world.

Better research

Faster publication

Access for everyone

No paywalls

No red tape

Authors retain copyright

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Editors-in-Chief

John R. Adler Jr., M.D.

Founder, President, Co-Editor-in-Chief

John R. Adler is the Dorothy & TK Chan Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology (Emeritus) at Stanford University. Dr. Adler's scholarly interests center on translational research, especially the development of new minimally invasive surgical approaches to a wide variety of intra- and extracranial diseases.

Alexander Muacevic, M.D.

Co-Founder, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Alexander Muacevic is the medical director of the European Radiosurgery Center in Munich, Germany and a professor at the University of Munich Hospitals. Dr. Muacevic's main clinical and scientific interest is full body radiosurgery using advanced image-guided robotic technology.

Editors-in-Chief

John R. Adler Jr., M.D.

Founder, CEO, Editor-in-Chief

John R. Adler is the Dorothy & TK Chan Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiation Oncology (Emeritus) at Stanford University. Dr. Adler's scholarly interests center on translational research, especially the development of new minimally invasive surgical approaches to a wide variety of intra- and extra-cranial diseases.

Alexander Muacevic, M.D.

Co-Founder, Co-Editor-in-Chief

Alexander Muacevic is the medical director of the European Radiosurgery Center in Munich, Germany and a professor at the University of Munich Hospitals. Dr. Muacevic's main clinical and scientific interest is full body radiosurgery using advanced image-guided robotic technology.

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About the Journal

Cureus is an Open Access, multispecialty, online-only medical journal owned by Springer Nature Group. For information on journal leadership, please refer to our FAQ page. For information about the journal’s business model, please refer to the Policies and Procedures section of our Author Guide.

Cureus is a signer of DORA – the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment – and does not promote the use of journal impact factors. While we recognize that impact factor has value to many, we instead focus on article-level metrics such as reads, downloads and citations. Cureus also encourages all readers to submit an SIQ (Scholarly Impact Quotient) score for each article. SIQ is our unique post-publication rating that assesses article importance and quality by embracing the collective intelligence of the Cureus community-at-large. The following stats are from the prior six months. Averages are displayed for monthly reads, submission to publication time, and accepted articles published for free.

3.3

Million

Monthly Reads

51%

Acceptance Rate

37

Days

Submission to Publication Time

36%

Accepted Articles Published for Free

Accepted Medical Specialties

Cureus currently recognizes the following medical specialties. Don’t see your specialty listed? Contact us at [email protected].

Total Percentage of Article Reads by Country

Featuring a global community of readers, the Cureus Journal of Medical Science showcases the value of providing accessible medical knowledge to clinicians, researchers, caregivers and patients around the world.


Rank Country Percentage