Open access · Peer reviewed · Open Access Pub
International Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
Research on how bone forms and remodels, how the body keeps its calcium and phosphate in balance, and how metabolic bone disease is diagnosed and treated.
About the journal
The journal publishes basic, translational, clinical and population research on the skeleton and mineral metabolism, with a clear connection to bone or mineral metabolism. It is written for endocrinologists, rheumatologists, nephrologists, nutrition scientists, clinicians and basic scientists who work on the skeleton.
- Full title
- International Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
- Short title
- IJBM
- Publisher
- Open Access Pub
- Access and license
- Open access under the CC BY 4.0 license; authors retain copyright.
- Peer review
- Single-blind by default; double-blind review is available on request.
- Fees
- No submission fee. The article processing charge is USD 1,200 for every article type, payable only after acceptance; withdrawal after submission is subject to the journal's withdrawal policy.
- Contact
- info@openaccesspub.org
Aims and scope: from mechanism to patient
The journal welcomes work at every point on this range, including the research areas below. The list is illustrative, not exhaustive. Manuscripts should show a clear mechanistic, clinical or population-level connection to bone and mineral metabolism. Read the full Aims and Scope.
- MOLECULE / CELL
Bone biology
Osteoblast and osteoclast function, bone remodeling, matrix biology, growth factors and signaling pathways.
- MINERAL
Mineral metabolism
Calcium and phosphate homeostasis, vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, FGF23 and the hormonal regulation of mineral balance.
- DISEASE
Metabolic bone disease
Osteoporosis, osteomalacia and rickets, Paget disease of bone, osteogenesis imperfecta and CKD-mineral bone disorder.
- SYSTEMS
Bone and other systems
Muscle-bone crosstalk, bone-kidney and cardiovascular interactions, immune interactions and the gut microbiome.
- CLINIC / POPULATION
Therapy, diagnosis and populations
Antiresorptive and anabolic therapies, densitometry, biomarkers and imaging, fracture-risk assessment, nutrition and prevention.
Article types
The journal accepts eight article types.
- Original Research
- Review
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Methods or Technical Note
- Short Communication
- Case Report
- Commentary
- Letter
Instructive Case Reports are accepted; case series are classified as Case Reports. Instructions for Authors
From submission to publication
Every manuscript follows the same path. Payment, membership or role does not change how a manuscript is reviewed or decided.
- SubmitThrough ManuscriptZone, with ethics approval and data availability statements where applicable.
- Editorial screeningScope, ethics, completeness and similarity screening before review.
- Peer reviewIndependent expert reviewers assess scientific validity and relevance to the field.
- DecisionAccept, revise or decline, based on the editors' assessment of the reviews.
- PublicationAccepted articles are published open access under CC BY 4.0.
Published articles
-
The Use of Mirnas as Activators of Dental Implant Surfaces, A Review
Riccardo Di Gianfilippo
- Published
-
Insufficiency of Vitamin D in adolescents of the South of Brazil
William Cordeiro de Souza, André de Camargo Smolarek, Luis Paulo Gomes Mascarenhas
- Published
The Editorial Board
View profileEditorial Board
Doaa Adel-Khattab
Egypt
View profileEditorial Board
Gabriela Fernandes
India
View profileEditorial Board
Javier Martinez-Reina
Spain
Submit a manuscript
Authors must use only one submission route for the same manuscript. Before submitting, read the Instructions for Authors and the Editorial Policies.
There are no fixed length limits for any article type; manuscripts should be concise and proportionate to their content.
- Primary routeManuscriptZone
- Alternative routeSimple manuscript submission form
- Assisted routeEditorial office: info@openaccesspub.org