Journal of King Abdulaziz University - Medical Sciences ; مجلة جامعة الملك عبد العزيز - للعلوم الطبية

To create an influence on the medical community and to become among the world's most influential medical science journals.

Mission

To support, disseminate, and promote excellence in medical research.

JKAU-Med Sci aims to advance evidence-based knowledge in health professions, and it is dedicated to original and impactful medical research. The journal publishes experimental and observational clinical and laboratory-based research, together with short communications, case reports, letters to editor, computational data-set analyses, and reviews related to diagnostic approaches, clinical presentations, treatment update as well as epidemiology and control of the common health problems with particular emphasis on those most frequently encountered in our region. Manuscripts in all the fields of applied medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and nursing lie within the scope of the journal

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Manuscripts of applied research in all fields of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and nursing are encouraged. The journal publishes experimental and observational studies, short communications, reviews, theoretical and computational analyses, editorials as well as clinical studies relevant to the common health problems in our region and all over the world. Letters to the editor and relevant case reports will be also considered.

Manuscripts types:

Original articles

Any medical and health topics of broad interest. The word count of such articles is no more than 3500 words (maximum of 8 printed pages). Abstract, acknowledgement, references or tables/figures are excluded from this word count. Number of references should not exceed 45.

Reviews

A comprehensive and fully referenced article on topics of importance to most international readers. Maximum word count of the main manuscript is 4000 words in addition to a brief abstract and 1-2 figures/tables. Number of references should not exceed 50.

Correspondence and Letters to the Editor

Maximum length 400 words related to papers recently published in the Journal or reporting concise reports of remarkable or preliminary findings with no original data. One table or figure is allowed and no more than 10 references.

Case Reports

Thoroughly documented reports describing unusual presentations or have i

- Editor(s) will conform and control the journal’s double-blind peer review procedure.

- JKAU-Med Sci Editor(s) ensure that all accepted manuscripts are peer reviewed by competent reviewers with a relevant expertise as concluded by their list of publications. Editor(s) should warrant nonexistence of any kind of conflict of interest for all peer reviewers.

- Each manuscript should be reviewed by either two independent reviewers with no or just one reviewer nominated by the author.

- Editor(s) will abide by the double-blind peer-reviewing rules, however, in certain unusual or emergent situations, Editor(s) may decide to accept publication on just one peer review statement if such report meets the peer-reviewing standards of the journal.

- Peer review responses must be in English and offer helpful critical evaluations of all aspects of the submitted manuscript. Editorial decisions will not be made upon brief, shallow peer reviewer reports.

- Manuscripts such as book reviews, opinion, or letters to the editor may be judged by the Editor(s) if the subject matter lie within their scientific capability. Otherwise, such topic should be evaluated by a single independent reviewer or assigned to a member of the Editorial or Advisory Boards.

After Acceptance

Once accepted, the article will be processed. After typesetting is complete, you will be asked to confirm Authors names, arrangement & affiliations and you will have also