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Mayo Clinic Journals

The Mayo Clinic family of journals is grounded in the institution’s iconic three shields, representing patient care, research, and education. Across the portfolio, authors benefit from rigorous peer review, Mayo Clinic’s legacy of clinical excellence, and broad visibility among healthcare professionals worldwide.

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Mayo Clinic Proceedings turned 100 this year! In celebration, we presented a series of article collections, monthly editorials and a dedicated flipbook for the occasion.

Mayo Clinic Proceedings turned 100 this year! We’re celebrating its 100th Yearly Volume with this special digital flipbook. Join us as we reflect on the contributions and trajectory of one of healthcare's most influential clinical journals.

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Integrity you can count on

As research continues to evolve, authors need journals they can trust — journals that uphold rigorous standards, protect the scholarly record, and make quality visible.

That is what Mayo Clinic’s journal family was built to do.

Through peer review, transparency, correction processes, and clear editorial standards, we provide the integrity signals authors rely on when choosing where to publish. These signals help ensure that research is reviewed responsibly, communicated clearly, and connected to a trusted scholarly ecosystem.

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Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Impact Factor: 6.5

Mayo Clinic Proceedingsopens in new tab/window is one of the most highly regarded internal general and internal medicine academic journals. With over 6 million yearly article downloads, Mayo Clinic Proceedings has had almost 100 years of publishing the most important and high-impact research studies from academic centers worldwide.

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Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health

First Journal Impact Factor: 5.0

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Healthopens in new tab/window is an online only, open access journal focused on digital health solutions. The journal goes outside of the standard scientific paper format and covers ground-breaking case studies, implementation examples and disruptive methods to test efficacy, validity and safety as well as regulatory issues, entrepreneurship and commercialization of digital health.

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Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes

First Journal Impact Factor: 4.5

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes opens in new tab/window(MCP: IQ&O) is an open access journal that welcomes submissions from the global community.

MCP: IQ&O focuses on promoting human well-being by offering a trusted knowledge platform encompassing innovations, quality, and outcomes research across the entire spectrum of the health-care ecosystem.

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“Growing in influence”

This year, Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes and Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health will receive their inaugural Journal Impact Factors, further enhancing the visibility and impact of research published across the Mayo Clinic journal portfolio.

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See why authors choose Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Explore the benefits of publishing in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings and see why authors continue to choose these trusted platforms for their most important research.

Mayo Clinic Proceedings anniversary archive

Mayo Clinic Proceedings celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. To mark this milestone, we published two special article collections—one honoring the journal’s rich history and enduring legacy, and another highlighting influential work that is shaping the future of medicine.

We hope you enjoy below special collections.

Honoring Our Past

Historic & Seminal Articles

The historical articles in this special collection underscore key advancements in general and internal medicine.

For example, Mayo Clinic Proceedings published the first-ever medical description of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which has become a leading cause of liver failure worldwide.

Seminal work like this has spurred new research, diagnostic approaches, and treatment strategies, illustrating how foundational contributions continue to shape our understanding and practice in medicine today.

Shaping Our Future

Editor’s Choice Article Collection

The articles selected feature innovative solutions across various fields, including nephrology, cardiology, and more. These articles highlight cutting-edge research and practices that address contemporary challenges and pave the way for improved patient care and outcomes.

Open access and subscription publishing options

While Mayo Clinic Proceedings offers both traditional subscription-based and open access publishing options, Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health and Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes are fully open access journals.

Learn more about open access

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