Disease Models & Mechanisms
Template:Infobox Journal Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM) is a monthly peer-reviewed Open Access biomedical journal published by The Company of Biologists that launched in 2008.[1] DMM is partnered with Publons, is part of the Review Commons initiative and has two-way integration with bioRxiv.[2]
Scope and content
DMM publishes original research, resources and reviews that focus on the use of model systems to better understand, diagnose and treat human disease.[3]
Model systems of interest include:[4]
- Vertebrates such as mice, zebrafish, frogs, rats and other mammals
- Invertebrates such as Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans
- Unique in vitro or ex vivo models, such as stem-cell-based models, organoids and systems based on patient material
- Microorganisms such as yeast and Dictyostelium
- Other biological systems with relevance to human disease research
Disease areas of interest include:[5]
- Cancer
- Neurodegenerative and neurological diseases
- Psychiatric disorders
- Metabolic disorders, including diabetes and obesity
- Cardiovascular diseases, stroke and hypertension
- Gastrointestinal diseases
- Infectious diseases
- Autoimmunity and inflammation
- Developmental diseases
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Renal or liver disease
- Eye disorders
- Drug and biomarker discovery/screening
- Stem cell therapies in regenerative medicine
The journal operates on a continuous publication model. The final version of record is immediately released online as soon as it is ready.[1]
All papers are published as Open Access articles under the CC-BY licence.[6]
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and/or indexed by:[7]
- BIOBASE
- CAB abstracts
- Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
- Clarivate Analytics Web of Science
- EMBASE
- Medline
- Scopus
It is a member of OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association) and is indexed in the DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals).[8]
Disease Models & Mechanisms is a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).[9]
Management
The founding editor-in-chief was Vivian Siegel (2008-2013), followed by Ross Cagan (2013-2016)[10] and Monica J. Justice (2016-2020).[11]
Elizabeth Patton[12] was appointed Editor-in-Chief in December 2020, with Elaine Mardis as Deputy Editor-in-Chief.
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External links
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