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Journal of Pak International Medical College (JPIMC)

Welcome to JPIMC

The Journal of Pak International Medical College (JPIMC) is a peer-reviewed, double-blind, fully open-access biomedical journal published quarterly by Pak International Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan.

JPIMC is dedicated to advancing medical education, clinical practice, biomedical sciences, public health, and healthcare research through the publication and dissemination of scientifically sound, ethically conducted, and methodologically rigorous scholarly work.

The journal provides a platform for physicians, surgeons, researchers, academicians, educators, healthcare professionals, and policymakers to disseminate scientific knowledge that contributes to evidence-based medicine, improves patient care, strengthens healthcare systems, and advances biomedical and health sciences at national and international levels.

JPIMC is committed to maintaining high standards of scientific integrity, editorial quality, publication ethics, transparency, confidentiality, and editorial independence throughout the publication process.

Aim and Scope

The Journal of Pak International Medical College (JPIMC) publishes high-quality scholarly work across medicine, dentistry, public health, biomedical sciences, and allied health sciences.

The journal welcomes original and scientifically sound research addressing clinically relevant, scientific, educational, public health, and healthcare-related questions.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Basic Medical Sciences

  • Clinical Medicine

  • General Surgery and Surgical Specialties

  • Dentistry

  • Nursing

  • Pharmacy

  • Allied Health Sciences

  • Public Health

  • Epidemiology

  • Medical Education

  • Biomedical Research

  • Healthcare Management

  • Translational Research

  • Clinical Research

JPIMC publishes the following article types:

  • Original Research Articles

  • Review Articles

  • Systematic Reviews

  • Meta-Analyses

  • Case Reports

  • Short Communications

  • Editorials

  • Letters to the Editor

The journal encourages interdisciplinary research addressing contemporary healthcare challenges, improving clinical practice and patient outcomes, and contributing to evidence-based healthcare policy.

Mission

The mission of JPIMC is to:

  • Promote excellence in biomedical, clinical, and public health research.

  • Support evidence-based healthcare and clinical decision-making.

  • Encourage ethical, transparent, and responsible scientific publishing.

  • Provide an accessible platform for researchers, clinicians, educators, and healthcare professionals.

  • Foster national and international scientific collaboration.

  • Disseminate scientifically sound research that contributes to healthcare quality and improved patient outcomes.

Publication Frequency

The Journal of Pak International Medical College (JPIMC) is published quarterly, with four regular issues per calendar year:

  • Issue 1: January–March

  • Issue 2: April–June

  • Issue 3: July–September

  • Issue 4: October–December

Special issues or supplements may be published when scientifically justified. Research articles published in special issues or supplements are subject to the same applicable editorial, ethical, and external peer-review requirements as regular issues.

The Editor-in-Chief retains overall editorial responsibility for all content published by the journal, including special issues and supplements.

Open Access Policy

JPIMC is a fully open-access journal. All published scholarly articles are made immediately and permanently available online without subscription, registration, access fees, or embargo.

Readers may read, download, copy, search, link to, and reuse published articles in accordance with the applicable Creative Commons license.

All published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

The CC BY-NC 4.0 license permits users to share and adapt published work for non-commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), the journal, the source, and the license.

Authors retain copyright of their published work while granting JPIMC the right of first publication and the non-exclusive right to publish, distribute, archive, and preserve the work in accordance with the journal's copyright and licensing policy.

Editorial and Peer-Review Process

JPIMC follows a double-blind external peer-review process.

All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine their suitability for the journal. The initial assessment considers the journal's scope, originality, scientific quality, methodological soundness, ethical compliance, reporting quality, and potential plagiarism or inappropriate text overlap.

Manuscripts that pass the initial editorial assessment are sent for external peer review.

Each research article is evaluated by a minimum of two independent external peer reviewers with relevant subject expertise.

During double-blind peer review, the identities of authors are concealed from reviewers, and the identities of reviewers are concealed from authors.

Reviewers assess manuscripts, as applicable, for:

  • Originality

  • Scientific validity

  • Methodological quality

  • Statistical validity

  • Ethical compliance

  • Clinical or scientific relevance

  • Quality of reporting

  • Interpretation of findings

  • Overall contribution to the field

Based on reviewer recommendations and the Editor's assessment, the editorial decision may be:

  • Accept

  • Minor Revision

  • Major Revision

  • Reject

Revised manuscripts may be returned to the original reviewers when further external assessment is required.

The final decision regarding publication rests with the Editor-in-Chief or an appropriately delegated editor.

Editorials, invited commentaries, letters, and other non-research content may undergo an appropriate editorial assessment rather than the full external peer-review process, depending on the article type.

For complete information, please consult the journal's Peer Review Policy.

Editorial Standards and Publication Ethics

JPIMC is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics, editorial independence, transparency, confidentiality, and research integrity.

The journal follows relevant recommendations and best practices of:

  • International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)

  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

  • World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)

  • EQUATOR Network

  • Declaration of Helsinki, where applicable

The journal requires, where applicable:

  • Institutional Review Board or Ethics Committee approval

  • Appropriate informed consent

  • Consent for publication of identifiable case information or images

  • Conflict of Interest disclosure

  • Funding disclosure

  • Data Availability Statement

  • Similarity/plagiarism screening

  • Compliance with appropriate reporting guidelines

Authors are encouraged to follow relevant reporting standards, including:

  • CONSORT for randomized controlled trials

  • STROBE for observational studies

  • PRISMA for systematic reviews and meta-analyses

  • CARE for case reports

  • STARD for diagnostic accuracy studies

  • ARRIVE for animal research

  • COREQ for qualitative research

  • Other applicable EQUATOR Network reporting guidelines

Detailed requirements are provided in the journal's publication ethics, research ethics, and author-guideline policies.

Case Reports and Patient Consent

JPIMC requires appropriate ethical and publication safeguards for case reports and case series.

Authors must obtain written informed consent for publication from the patient or legally authorized representative, where applicable, when a case contains potentially identifiable clinical information, photographs, radiological images, pathological images, or other identifiable material.

Authors must remove unnecessary identifying information and comply with applicable patient confidentiality requirements.

Case reports should follow the CARE reporting guideline where applicable.

Each case report must include an appropriate statement regarding consent for publication.

Further requirements are provided in the journal's Case Report and Patient Consent Policy.

Copyright and Licensing

Authors retain copyright of their published work.

Published articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Users may share and adapt published work for non-commercial purposes provided that appropriate attribution is given to the original author(s), the journal, and the source.

For complete information, please consult the journal's Copyright and Licensing Policy.

Article Processing and Publication Charges

JPIMC is a fully open-access journal supported partly through transparent article processing and publication charges.

Author Fees

Fee Amount
Initial Manuscript Submission Fee PKR 0
Manuscript Processing Fee PKR 10,000
Publication Fee for Accepted Article PKR 30,000
Total Processing and Publication Fee PKR 40,000

No fee is charged at the initial submission stage.

The PKR 10,000 processing fee is applicable for the editorial and manuscript-processing stage according to the journal's fee policy.

The PKR 30,000 publication fee is applicable to manuscripts accepted for publication and covers the journal's production and publication services.

The total applicable processing and publication charges are therefore PKR 40,000 per accepted article.

Fee and Editorial Independence

Payment of any processing or publication fee does not guarantee acceptance or publication.

Editorial decisions are based on the scientific quality, originality, methodological soundness, ethical compliance, relevance, and overall merit of the manuscript.

Author fees do not influence peer review, editorial decisions, or acceptance decisions.

The journal does not provide preferential editorial treatment based on payment of publication charges.

All applicable fees are disclosed to authors before publication.

Any available waiver or fee-reduction arrangements are described in the journal's Publication Fee Waiver Policy.

Journal Information

Information  Details
                       Journal Title Journal of Pak International Medical College (JPIMC)
                      Publisher Pak International Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan
                  Publication Frequency Quarterly
                    Access Model Fully Open Access
                    Peer-Review Model Double-Blind External Peer Review
                    Minimum External Reviewers Two Independent External Reviewers for Research Articles
                    Publication Language English
                    Copyright Retained by Authors
                    License CC BY-NC 4.0
                    Submission Fee None
                    Processing Fee PKR 10,000
                    Publication Fee PKR 30,000
Total Processing and Publication Fee PKR 40,000

Target Audience

JPIMC serves an international readership including:

  • Physicians and Surgeons

  • Medical and Dental Faculty

  • Biomedical Researchers

  • Public Health Specialists

  • Allied Health Professionals

  • Nurses and Pharmacists

  • Medical Students and Postgraduate Trainees

  • Healthcare Administrators

  • Health Policy Professionals

  • Researchers and Academicians

Indexing and Abstracting

Information regarding JPIMC's indexing, abstracting services, digital preservation, memberships, and scholarly infrastructure is available on the dedicated Indexing & Abstracting page.

The journal updates this information periodically to reflect its current and officially confirmed status.

JPIMC does not claim inclusion in an indexing or abstracting service unless such inclusion has been officially confirmed by the respective service.

Digital Preservation

JPIMC is committed to the long-term preservation and continued accessibility of its published scholarly record.

The journal maintains digital preservation and archiving arrangements in accordance with its Digital Archiving and Preservation Policy.

Information about the journal's active preservation services and archiving arrangements is provided on the dedicated Digital Archiving and Preservation page.

For Authors

JPIMC welcomes high-quality submissions that comply with the journal's scientific, editorial, and ethical requirements.

Before submitting a manuscript, authors should consult:

  • Instructions for Authors

  • Submission Checklist

  • Reporting Guidelines

  • Journal Policies

  • Cover Letter Requirements

  • Copyright and Licensing Policy

  • Author Undertaking

  • Conflict of Interest Requirements

  • Data Availability Requirements

  • Case Report and Patient Consent Requirements, where applicable

  • Publication Fee and Waiver Policy

Authors are responsible for ensuring that submitted manuscripts comply with the journal's ethical, scientific, authorship, reporting, and formatting requirements.

Commitment to Scientific Integrity

The Journal of Pak International Medical College (JPIMC) is committed to promoting excellence in biomedical and health research through transparent editorial practices, independent peer review, ethical publishing, and unrestricted access to scholarly information.

The journal welcomes scientifically sound and ethically conducted research from Pakistan and the international research community.

JPIMC is committed to maintaining the integrity, reliability, transparency, accessibility, and permanence of the scholarly record and to continuously improving its editorial and publishing standards.