About the Journal

About the Journal

Avicenna Journal of Medical Sciences (AJMS) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to the publication and dissemination of high-quality research across the basic, clinical, translational, and applied health sciences.

AJMS is an official journal of the Avicenna Medical & Research Initiative (AMRI) and provides an academic platform for researchers, clinicians, educators, healthcare professionals, and early-career investigators to communicate scientific evidence relevant to healthcare practice, education, research, and policy.

The journal is committed to promoting scientific integrity, evidence-based practice, translational research, research capacity development, and scholarly collaboration. AJMS particularly encourages rigorous research with relevance to patient care, healthcare systems, medical education, population health, and the advancement of biomedical and clinical sciences.

The journal also seeks to support the professional and scholarly development of early-career researchers through constructive peer review, scientific communication, mentorship, and engagement with the wider academic community.

Aims & Scope

The Avicenna Journal of Medical Sciences aims to publish scientifically rigorous, ethically conducted, and clinically or academically relevant research across the broad spectrum of medical and health sciences.

The journal seeks to strengthen the connection between basic science, translational research, clinical practice, public health, health professions education, and healthcare policy, with particular interest in research that contributes to improved patient outcomes, healthcare delivery, education, research methodology, and evidence-informed decision-making.

AJMS welcomes submissions from a broad range of disciplines, including but not limited to:

  • Basic and molecular sciences
  • Clinical medicine
  • Cardiovascular sciences
  • Pharmacology and therapeutics
  • Medical and health professions education
  • Public health and epidemiology
  • Population and global health
  • Neurosciences
  • Genetics and molecular medicine
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology and infectious diseases
  • Virology
  • Oncology and cancer biology
  • Physiology and pathology
  • Allied health sciences
  • Translational medicine
  • Implementation science
  • Clinical trials
  • Observational and population-based research
  • Research methodology and scientific reporting
  • Health systems and policy research

The journal considers quantitative, qualitative, clinical, epidemiological, laboratory, translational, and methodological research, including studies involving human participants, laboratory investigations, animal models, and healthcare systems where appropriate.

Article Types

AJMS considers a broad range of scholarly contributions, including:

  • Original Articles
  • Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses
  • Scoping Reviews
  • Narrative Reviews
  • Clinical Trials
  • Case Reports
  • Case Series
  • Short Communications
  • Methodological Articles
  • Viewpoints and Perspectives
  • Editorials
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Special Communications
  • Practice Guidelines
  • Conference Abstracts and approved Special Issues

The Editorial Board may also invite editorials, reviews, perspectives, and other scholarly contributions on topics of particular scientific, educational, or clinical importance.

Peer Review and Editorial Assessment

All submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial assessment for scope, originality, scientific quality, ethical compliance, methodological appropriateness, and adherence to journal requirements.

Manuscripts considered suitable for further evaluation are normally subjected to double-anonymized peer review by appropriately qualified reviewers. Final publication decisions remain the responsibility of the Editorial Board.

Submitted manuscripts must represent original work and must not be simultaneously submitted to or under consideration by another journal.

Publication Frequency

Avicenna Journal of Medical Sciences is published twice annually (biannually).

Special issues, supplements, or additional scholarly content may be published when approved by the Editorial Board.

Editorial and Publication Standards

The Avicenna Journal of Medical Sciences is committed to internationally recognized standards of responsible research and scholarly publishing.

The journal aligns its editorial and publication practices with the recommendations and guidance of:

  • International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)

AJMS is committed to maintaining high standards in research integrity, publication ethics, authorship, conflicts of interest, peer review, transparency, ethical oversight, data reporting, and responsible scientific communication.