Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM) is a monthly peer-reviewed Open Access biomedical journal published by The Company of Biologists that launched in 2008. DMM is partnered with Publons, is part of the Review Commons initiative and has two-way integration with bioRxiv.

Scope and content

DMM publishes original research, resources and reviews that focus on the use of model systems to better understand, diagnose and treat human disease. Model systems of interest include: Disease areas of interest include: The journal operates on a continuous publication model. The final version of record is immediately released online as soon as it is ready. All papers are published as Open Access articles under the CC-BY licence.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and/or indexed by: It is a member of OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association) and is indexed in the DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals). Disease Models & Mechanisms is a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).

Management

The founding editor-in-chief was Vivian Siegel (2008-2013), followed by Ross Cagan (2013-2016) and Monica J. Justice (2016-2020). Elizabeth Patton was appointed Editor-in-Chief in December 2020, with Elaine Mardis as Deputy Editor-in-Chief.