臨床科學是醫學學術的聲音。其國際編輯委員會負責在以下主題類別中選擇具有高科學價值的原創論文:《心血管系統》;胃腸道和肝臟;免疫力;炎癥和腫瘤;代謝、內分泌和營養;分子醫學與遺傳學;腎臟學和流通;神經科學;呼吸系統和血管生物學。該雜志還設有評論，一個快速溝通的部分，為簡潔高質量的論文，邀請意見和科學通信有關已發表的論文。此外，它還包括兩份年度增刊，其中包括在醫學研究學會會議和拜耳講座上發表的論文摘要。

Clinical Science is the voice of academic medicine. Its international editorial board is charged with selecting original papers of high scientific merit in the following subject categories: Cardiovascular System; Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver; Immunity; Inflammation and Oncology; Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition; Molecular Medicine and Genetics; Nephrology and Circulation; Neuroscience; Respiratory System and Vascular Biology. The journal also features reviews, a rapid communications section for concise high-quality papers, invited comments and scientific correspondence relating to published papers. In addition it includes two annual supplements containing the abstracts of papers presented at the meetings of the Medical Research Society and the Bayer Lecture.