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Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications Template

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About the Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications format

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Ethics in Clinical Research, Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inEthics in Clinical Research Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Health Policy Implementation Science
ISSN2451-8654
Citation impact (2-yr)1.64
h-index41
i10-index469
Total citations15,397
Article processing charge$1,890
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereHarvard University
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications per year

1
2014
17
2015
72
2016
125
2017
103
2018
200
2019
184
2020
172
2021
163
2022
189
2023
163
2024
163
2025

Citation impact of Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications by publication year

2
2014
156
2015
1.2K
2016
1.7K
2017
3.1K
2018
2.9K
2019
2K
2020
1.6K
2021
1.1K
2022
901
2023
434
2024
176
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications

Factors associated with clinical trials that fail and opportunities for improving the likelihood of success: A review

David B. Fogel · 7 Aug 2018

Clinical trials are time consuming, expensive, and often burdensome on patients. Clinical trials can fail for many reasons. This survey reviews many of these reasons and offers insights on opportunities for improving the likelihood of creating and executing successful clinical trials. Literature from the past 30 years was reviewed for relevant data. Common patterns in…

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Different ways to estimate treatment effects in randomised controlled trials

Jos W. R. Twisk, Lisa C. Bosman, Trynke Hoekstra et al. · 28 Mar 2018

BACKGROUND: Regarding the analysis of RCT data there is a debate going on whether an adjustment for the baseline value of the outcome variable should be made. When an adjustment is made, there is a lot of misunderstanding regarding the way this should be done. Therefore, the aims of this educational paper are: 1) to…

Choosing primary endpoints for clinical trials of health care interventions

Charlie McLeod, Richard Norman, Edward Litton et al. · 12 Nov 2019

The purpose of late phase clinical trials is to generate evidence of sufficient validity and generalisability to be translated into practice and policy to improve health outcomes. It is therefore crucial that the chosen endpoints are meaningful to the clinicians, patients and policymakers that are the end-users of evidence generated by these trials. The choice…

Barriers and facilitators to the participation of subjects in clinical trials: An overview of reviews

Edgardo Rodríguez-Torres, Margarita M. González-Pérez, Clemente Díaz-Pérez · 3 Aug 2021

BACKGROUND: The demand for clinical trial participants is today one of the highest it has ever been and continues to increase. At the same time, subject recruitment continues to be problematic and the major reason for clinical trial premature terminations. The literature on clinical trial recruitment, which spans several decades and includes hundreds of studies,…

Master protocol trials in oncology: Review and new trial designs

Akihiro Hirakawa, Junichi Asano, Hiroyuki Sato et al. · 23 Aug 2018

In oncology, next generation sequencing and comprehensive genomic profiling have enabled the detailed classification of tumors using molecular biology. However, it is unrealistic to conduct phase I-III trials according to each sub-population based on patient molecular subtypes. Common protocols that assess the combination of several molecular markers and their targeted therapies by means of multiple…

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications use?
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications uses Numbered (Elsevier) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 12 (2023) 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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