Contemporary Clinical Trials is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes manuscripts pertaining to all aspects of clinical trials, including, but not limited to, design, conduct, analysis, regulation and ethics. Manuscripts submitted should appeal to a readership drawn from disciplines including medicine, biostatistics, epidemiology, computer science, management science, behavioural science, pharmaceutical science, and bioethics. Full-length papers and short communications not exceeding 1,500 words, as well as systemic reviews of clinical trials and methodologies will be published. Perspectives/commentaries on current issues and the impact of clinical trials on the practice of medicine and health policy are also welcome.

The following topics are covered in the journal:
Unconventional design features of specific trials and their rationale
Preliminary or full results of clinical trials with unconventional design features
Statistical methods for all aspects of clinical trials
Methodologies for clinical trial operations including trial management and optimization; patient recruitment and retention; and trial quality monitoring and assessment
Data management methodologies including data collection; database maintenance; data quality assurance; safety monitoring and risk management; and patient registries
Regulatory requirements and their impact on clinical trials
Ethical and legal considerations in clinical trials
Risk-benefit, cost-effectiveness and decision analyses in clinical trials


Contemporary Clinical Trials is unique in that it is outside the confines of disease specifications, and it strives to adapt and grow with an expanding clinical trials landscape as the needs of clinical research evolve in today's dynamic healthcare environment.

Having taken upon the important role as a platform for knowledge exchange between experts in different disciplines related to clinical trials, the ultimate goal of Contemporary Clinical Trials is to advance this field of research for the benefit of patients.

We look forward to receiving your contribution!
Authors are also welcome to submit to the journal's open access companion title, Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications.

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Full Length Articles
Short Communications
Letters to the Editor

Editor-in-Chief
Zheng Su
Deerfield Institute, 780 Third Avenue, 37th floor, New York, New York, NY 10017, USAEmail Zheng Su
Senior Editor
Sue-Jane Wang
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Associate Editors
Christine Armbruster
Vienna, Austria
Kathryn Blake
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Patricia A. Cleary
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Andreas Clemens, MD
Basel, Switzerland
Mace Coday
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Joseph Collins
Perry Point, Maryland, USA
Denise Faustman
Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
Rochelle Fu
Oregon, USA
Zhezhen Jin
New York, New York, USA
Linda Larkey
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Yunzhi Lin
Deerfield, Illinois, USA
Bing Lu
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Barry Mangum, FCP
Durham, North Carolina, USA
JoAnn Manson
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Phyllis Richey
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Yaffa Rubinstein
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Consolato Maria Sergi
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Mei-Chiung Shih
Stanford, California, USA
Tajinder Singh
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Mark Stuntz
New York, New York, USA
Say Beng Tan
Singapore
Rochelle Tractenberg
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Maria Valsecchi
Monza, Italy
Guosheng Yin
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Ming Zhu
Chicago, Illinois, USA