Journal of Transition Medicine

Journal of Transition Medicine is published by De Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare, Child and Adolescent Health and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, together about 57.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

About this journal The Journal of Transition Medicine (JTM) is to be officially discontinued at the end of the year and we don’t accept any submission of manuscripts Journal of Transition Medicine is the OPEN ACCESS Journal of the SOCIETY OF TRANSITION MEDICINE. ObjectiveThe Journal of Transition Medicine (JTM) is a multidisciplinary, open access, peer-reviewed journal seeking to publish new research findings in the field of transition medicine ranging from the basic biological and behavioral sciences to public health and policy. The journal is aiming to help young people with chronic diseases to receive better medical care throughout the transition from paediatric to adult medicine. Besides medical doctors, all disciplines working with or committed to improving transitional care, e.g. sociologists, psychologists, social workers, nurses or health service researchers, are asked for submissions. All contributions submitted for publication undergo single-blind peer-review by at least two renowned experts in the field, selected and invited by the Editor-in-Chiefs, allowing a first decision to be reached within 35 days of submission. The Journal of Transition Medicine is the official organ of the Society for Transition Medicine (GfTM), a multidisciplinary organization committed to improve the healthcare transition of adolescent patients. One of the society's primary goals is the development, synthesis, and dissemination of scientific and scholarly knowledge unique to transition medicine. To meet this goal, the society established the Journal of Transition Medicine in 2017. Topics behavioral sciences education health service medical care mental health nursing politics psychology public health social work sociology youth development Article formatsJTM welcomes English language Original Articles, Reviews, Case Reports, Patient Reports, Opinion Papers, and Perspectives covering all topics related to the transition from paediatric to adult medicine. JTM also publishes Editorials, Letters to the Editor, as well as Guidelines and Recommendations. Article processing chargesAll articles published in the Journal of Transition Medicine are fully open access. The article processing charge is 500 EUR. Your Benefits You are kindly invited to contribute to the next issues of Journal of Transition Medicine. Short turnaround times High quality single-blind peer-review International and renowned editorial board International readership and global reach Follow @DegruyterJtm on Tw

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Editor-in-chief Martina OldhaferPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

DOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

EBSCO, ProQuest, Baidu, OCLCPublisher website

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Impact

h-index

10OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

i10-index

11OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

2-year mean citedness

0OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

Share of gold OA articles

0%LetPub · 2026-11-01

Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.

Average review time (community reports)

about 12 weeksLetPub · 2026-11-01

Submission to first decision

35 daysPublisher website · 2026-11-01

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 12 weeksDOAJ · 2026-11-01

Peer review

Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.

• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ

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Publisher

De Gruyter

Country or region

Germany

Language

English

ISSN

2568-2407

Society / sponsor

Society of Transition Medicine

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
• Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
• Special issues ↗Publisher website
• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗DOAJ
• Editorial board ↗DOAJ
• Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ