Open access · Peer reviewed · Inaugural issue January 2027
The Biomedical
Commons
Advancing public trust in biomedical research from bench to bedside to community.
Call for Manuscripts: Submit to the inaugural issue by December 11, 2026.
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Upload original research, clinical reports, reviews, or perspectives. Every submission includes a plain-language Commons Summary.
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Free to read, free to share. Browse research written for scientists, patients, caregivers, and policymakers alike.
Browse articlesAbout the journal
Rigorous science the public can actually read.
The Biomedical Commons is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal that requires findings to be accessible to the general public. We publish work that is held to full scientific standards and written so that anyone affected by it can understand it, closing the gap between complex research and public trust.
- Open access
- Every article is free to read and share under a Creative Commons license. Authors keep their copyright.
- Peer reviewed
- Every manuscript gets double-blind review by at least two independent experts. Review alone decides publication.
- Readable by design
- Each paper carries a 250-word Commons Summary at an 8th-grade reading level: the “so what” for patients, caregivers, and policymakers.
Submission tracks
Six ways in. One commons.
Articles are organized by the impact they make, not only by method. Choose the track that fits your work when you submit.
- 1
Discovery
The Bench
Primary, original foundational research.
- 2
Care
The Bedside
Clinical reports, pilot care models, and nursing science.
- 3
Impact
The Community
Public health impact, advocacy studies, and community-based participatory research.
Perspectives
Commentaries, opinion pieces, and policy analysis.
Commons Explainers
High-level syntheses of fast-moving fields, such as AI in healthcare.
Emerging Innovation Track
An incubator for pilot studies, proof-of-concept work, and data sprints by Emerging Leaders and Next Gen students.
Be part of Volume 1, Issue 1.
— days remain to submit for the inaugural January 2027 issue. Read the author instructions, then send us your work.