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]
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| Discipline | Pathology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Elizabeth Patton |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2008–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Yes | |
| 4.3 (2022) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Dis. Models Mech. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1754-8403 (print) 1754-8411 (web) |
| LCCN | 2008243837 |
| OCLC no. | 268958836 |
| Links | |
Scope and content
editDMM 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
editThe 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
editThe 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "About DMM | Disease Models & Mechanisms". dmm.biologists.org. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "News from DMM | Disease Models & Mechanisms". dmm.biologists.org. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ^ "Aims and scope | Disease Models & Mechanisms". dmm.biologists.org. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "Aims and scope | Disease Models & Mechanisms". dmm.biologists.org. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "Aims and scope | Disease Models & Mechanisms". dmm.biologists.org. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "DMM online | Disease Models & Mechanisms". dmm.biologists.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "Journal metrics | Disease Models & Mechanisms". dmm.biologists.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "Journal metrics | Disease Models & Mechanisms". dmm.biologists.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "Journal metrics | Disease Models & Mechanisms". dmm.biologists.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ "Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM) announces new Editor-in-Chief and Senior Editors". the Node. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
- ^ Hackett, Rachel (2016-02-01). "Disease Models & Mechanisms in 2016: a publisher's brief perspective". Disease Models & Mechanisms. 9 (2): 99–100. doi:10.1242/dmm.024620. ISSN 1754-8403. PMC 4770153. PMID 26839396.
- ^ E. Elizabeth Patton (2021-02-01). "The twin pillars of Disease Models & Mechanisms". Disease Models & Mechanisms. 14 (2). doi:10.1242/dmm.048951. ISSN 1754-8403. PMC 7927655. PMID 33619213.