Abbreviated title (ISO 4) clin. trials. Edited by Colin Begg Publication history 2004-present | Language English Publisher SAGE Publications | |
Discipline Clinical trials, medical research methodology | ||
Clinical Trials, subtitled as Journal of the Society for Clinical Trials, is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering clinical trials and related subjects in the field of medical research methodology. It is published six times a year by SAGE Publications on behalf of The Society for Clinical Trials (SCT). The journal's main editor is Colin Begg (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center).
Contents
Abstracting and indexing
Clinical Trials is abstracted and indexed in: Current Contents, MEDLINE, Scopus, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2010 impact factor is 2.356, ranking it 43rd out of 106 journals in the category "Medicine - Research & Experimental".
Scope
The journal focuses on statistical methods for analyzing and designing clinical trials, including methods to handle departures from randomization and quality of life assessment. It covers methods for handling missing data, sample size calculations, the use of economic outcomes, and diagnostic testing methods.
Trials within the journal's scope address synthesis and evidence evaluation, including quality assessment of clinical trials, and comparisons of clinical trials and alternative research methodologies. It offers historical reviews of important trials or syntheses, including interviews with senior investigators of landmark trials, methods for education and training in clinical trial methods, and tutorials on methods related to clinical trial conduct and analysis.