The RISE Health Research Journal, published by the RISE-Health Research Unit and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), has just launched a Special Issue dedicated to the theme ‘Biomarkers in Medicine: From Discovery to Clinical Application’, with the Call for Papers now open.

The Special Issue, which will be coordinated by José Paulo Andrade, João Sérgio Neves (RISE-Health, FMUP) and Rui Medeiros (Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Porto), aims to bring together high-quality research on the discovery, validation and clinical implementation of biomarkers, covering the entire spectrum of biomedical research.

The initiative accepts original research articles, review articles (including systematic reviews and meta-analyses), perspective articles and clinical guidelines in the following areas:

• Biomarkers in major diseases (cancer, cardiovascular, neurological)
• New biomarkers (genomic, proteomic, metabolomic)
• Diagnostic, prognostic and predictive biomarkers
• Imaging and digital biomarkers
• AI- and data-driven biomarker discovery
• Clinical validation and real-world evidence

With submissions open until 6 September, the RISE Health Research Special Issue is due to be published by the end of 2026.

Further information on submissions can be found on the RISE Health Research Journal website.