Hello student-run clinic community!

 

The Journal of Student-Run Clinics (ISSN 2474-9354) is a student-run, peer-reviewed publication with a specific focus on student-run clinics (SRCs). The primary goals are to spread inspiration for and increase communication regarding SRCs and best practices in patient care, student education, and practice management in such clinics through the regular showcasing of original media submitted by students and faculty actively involved in SRCs around the globe. Welcoming content from a wide range of topics, the publication is primed to highlight insights and innovations related to different aspects of SRCs, from clinic models to quality improvement to ethics and beyond. The content is free to access and there are no submission, processing, or publication fees. Finally, the Journal of Student-Run Clinics seeks to be a nexus of inter-clinic and inter-disciplinary engagement and collaboration through shared participation in the publishing process at all levels in associated institutions everywhere.

 

Submissions are accepted continuously and the Journal of Student-Run Clinics publishes on a rolling basis. Submissions are categorized by article type to determine level of review. All articles undergo an initial screening by trained student reviewers at affiliated institutions using a structured review form to assess relevance and readability, as well as general methodological and ethical validity. The screening process is not designed to exclude works based on perceived impact, but rather to select for articles of potential interest to the greater SRC community. If a manuscript passes the initial screening and is of an article type that requires further review, it is sent for evaluation by faculty experts. Utilizing the comments and recommendations from the reviewers, the editorial board then classifies a submission for acceptance with or without revision or rejection.