The Hippocratic Review exists to support the formation of medical trainees and clinicians and to foster dialogue with our community about the moral and formational dimensions of medicine and medical training.
As an initiative of the Hippocratic Society, The Hippocratic Review is especially invested in exploring themes such as virtue formation, medicine as a moral community, patient-centered care, human dignity, and medicine as a higher calling.
We welcome submissions from pre-medical and medical students, residents, attending physicians, scholars, and members of the medical community who wish to reflect thoughtfully on the moral, human, and formational dimensions of medicine. Whether through essay, narrative, poetry, or art, we invite contributions that join an ongoing conversation about what it means to practice good medicine.
| Type | Description | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Essays | Substantive, original essays engaging the moral and formational dimensions of medicine. | Max 3,500 words |
| Progress Notes | First-person narratives and reflections drawn from personal or clinical experience. | Max 1,500 words |
| Reviews | Critical reviews of books, essays, film, or works of art relevant to medicine and the humanities. | Max 1,000 words |
| Poetry | Original poetry engaging the journal’s themes. | Max 50 lines |
| Creative Writing | Original short fiction or creative prose. | Max 2,500 words |
| Original Art | Original visual art accompanied by a brief artist’s commentary. | Commentary max 500 words |
| Correspondence | Brief responses engaging with a piece published in a previous issue. | Max 500 words |
| Praxis | Reflections on the practical work of living out and teaching the medical humanities. | Max 2,500 words |
| Annals of Medicine | Historical essays or retrospectives on medicine, its practice, or its traditions. | Max 2,500 words |
Issue: General issue (no specific theme)
Submission Deadline: January 25, 2027
We invite submissions for the next general issue of The Hippocratic Review. There is no specific theme for this issue. We welcome writing and art exploring the moral, human, and formational dimensions of medicine, including physician formation, illness and suffering, the doctor-patient relationship, virtue in practice, medical humanities, and the philosophy of medicine.
Please submit through the online portal by January 25, 2027, following the category-specific limits and guidelines below. First-time writers and contributors from every stage of medical training and practice are welcome.
AI use is prohibited for direct content generation of submissions.
Authors retain copyright of all submitted work. By submitting, authors grant The Hippocratic Review a non-exclusive license to publish and use their work in promotional materials. All published work is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC) license, which permits non-commercial republication with author attribution. For-profit use requires permission from the author.
The Hippocratic Review conducts editorial review: submissions are read and evaluated by the journal’s own Editorial Board and Section Editors, rather than by anonymous outside subject-matter experts as in a peer-reviewed journal. Review is not blinded.
Editorial recommendations generally fall into three categories: Accept, Revise, or Decline. Where revisions are requested, a submission may go through more than one round of review before a final decision is reached.
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