About the Journal

The publisher of JIIMC is Islamic International Medical College, Riphah International University, Islamabad. This school of medicine was established in 1996. It is affiliated with Riphah International University, and located in Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Pakistan. The Journal of Islamic International Medical College (JIIMC) is an open access, peer reviewed, biomedical journal and published on quarterly basis. The  primary aim and objective of the journal is promotion and dissemination of medical research.  JIIMC publishes research papers contributed in the form of original articles, case reports, review articles, articles on medical education, commentaries, short communication, editorials and letters to the editor covering core medical education subjects, basic medical sciences and emerging community problems. The journal is prepared in accordance with the “Uniform requirements" for submission to medical journals, after peer review locally as well as internationally. 

PUBLISHER 

Islamic International Medical College, Riphah International University, Islamabad 

CORRESPONDENCE:
Chief Editor                                                   

Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Prof. Dr. Azhar Rashid  HI (M)

Islamic International Medical College                                  
274-Peshawar Road, Rawalpindi Pakistan

Principal Contact

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Nadim Akbar Khan

Managing Editor JIIMC
Westridge-III, Pakistan Railway Hospital
Islamic International Medical College, Rawalpindi- Pakistan

Support Contact
Mr. Muhammad Naveed Anjum
Email: [email protected]

AIMS AND SCOPE

  • Journal of Islamic International Medical College (JIIMC) is the official journal of Islamic International Medical College. It is a peer reviewed, open access, multi-disciplinary medical journal that publishes scientific research articles related to biomedical sciences. JIIMC is an OPEN ACCESS journal published both in print and online.
  • The journal covers a wide range of medical fields including basic medical sciences, subspecialities of clinical medical & dental sciences, allied health sciences, public health and quantitative as well as qualitative research related to the medical education.
  • The contribution by the international authors is encouraged and their manuscripts are published on a priority basis. Moreover, international authors are exempt from publication and processing charges.
  • The journal follows the uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals, (updated on http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/).
  • Target audience of JIIMC include medical graduates, post-graduates, post-doctoral, and all health professionals from different specialties.
  • JIIMC publishes original research articles, systematic review articles, case reports, short communication, editorials, and letters to the editor by biomedical sciences
  • All research articles are subject to peer review process as mentioned in peer review policy of JIIMC https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jiimc/Peer-Review-Policy
  • JIIMC strongly supports ethical medical journalism and promotes the integrity of science by practicing highest standard of research and publication ethics. Any misconduct noticed during or after publication in JIIMC is dealt according to  guidelines of COPE  .

HISTORY OF JOURNAL
The publication of JIIMC was started in print form in 2004. However, the regularity in the publication of journal was achieved in 2008. The journal was published biannually till July 2013. Quarterly publication of journal was started from September 2013. In 2011, website of JIIMC was developed and online publication of journal was started in July, 2011. Since then our journal is published in time and on regular basis.

PROCESSING AND PUBLICATION CHARGES

Original Article/ Review Article

  • Processing Charges (Revised with effect from 01 Feburary 2024)  = PKR 3,000/-
  • Publication Charges (Revised with effect from 01 Feburary 2024)  = PKR 12,000/-

Case Report

  • Processing Charges (Revised with effect from 01 Feburary 2024)  = PKR 3,000/-
  • Publication Charges (Revised with effect from 01 Feburary 2024)  = PKR 9,000/-

Processing and Publication charges are deposited in the form of Bank Draft in favor of “Journal of Islamic International Medical College.”Manuscript is processed only after the receipt of processing fee. JIIMC offers a whole or partial fee waiver on a case-to-case basis to medical students of Pakistan. International authors are exempt from publication charges. Bank draft in favor of “Journal of Islamic International Medical College” may be sent to the address below:

Managing Editor

JIIMC Office Pathology laboratory, Pakistan Railway Hospital Westridge 3 Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Tel: +92515481828 - Ext 220 Mob: 03465938890

WAIVER POLICY

JIIMC offers a whole or partial fee waiver on a case-to-case basis to medical students of Pakistan. International authors are exempt from publication charges.

MANUSCRIPT WITHDRAWAL BY AUTHOR
Submission of a manuscript to the JIIMC grants full publishing rights to the editorial board of the journal.Therefore, request of withdrawal of a manuscript at any stage of processing, peer review and publication is not acceptable. However, in case of genuine reason/justification of withdrawal, the request will be considered as a special case by the editorial board. It will be the prerogative of editorial board to make final decision about the withdrawal of manuscript. Decision of the editorial board will be absolute final.

OPEN ACCESS,COPYRIGHT & PERMISSIONS

  • JIIMC is an  OPEN ACCESS JOURNALand offers free full text downloading of its online contents to the readers or their institution without charging, immediately upon publication.
  • The work published by JIIMC is licensed and distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 2.0 Generic License .
  • USERS are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or access the link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher.
  • The work published in JIIMC may be “Shared -copied and redistributed in any medium or format” and “Adapt- remix, transform, and build upon the material.”

  • AUTHORSretain the rights according to CC BY-NC Attribution-NonCommercial  of free downloading/unlimited e-print of full text and sharing/ disseminating the article or the link to the article on journal website without any restriction, by any means including twitter, scholarly collaboration networks like Google Scholar, LinkedIn, Academia.edu, ResearchGate, Twitter, Facebook and any other professional or academic networking sites.

COMPLAINT POLICY

Every effort is made to avoid mistakes/errors in the publication of JIIMC. However, at time mistakes may take place. Readers are welcome to submit their comments, questions, or criticisms about any manuscript published in JIIMC, issues related to inappropriate authorship, undeclared conflicts of interests, plagiarism, unethical research; manipulation/falsification of results, research standards violations, reviewer bias or any contribution to JIIMC that infringes copyright or other intellectual property rights.  They can submit their complaints to the managing editor through following email:  [email protected]. The matter will be investigated thoroughly and cautiously, and the explanation/decision will be communicated to the complainant  as soon as possible. The management of journal will publish all corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies when needed.

PLAGIARISM AND PUBLICATION ETHICS

JIIMC follows the standard definition of plagiarism and the recommendations/ guidelines of Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE) https://publicationethics.org/corepractices , ICMJE www.icmje.org, WAME, https://www.wame.org/policies, Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan policies about plagiarism https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/faculty/Plagiarism/Pages/default.aspx

The cases of plagiarism will be dealt according to the rules/ regulations and recommendation of the ICMJE, COPE and WAME and HEC. The disciplinary committee of JIIMC comprises of the Editor in Chief and Managing editor of the journal to deal with cases of plagiarism. All  articles  submitted  to  JIIMC are  checked by  antiplagiarism software “TURNITIN” to determine Overall Similarity Index (OSI) and Single Matched Similarity Indexed (SMSI). The details of these policies are available in JIIMC policies (https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jiimc/JOURNAL-POLICIES) and Instructions For Authors (https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jiimc/Instructions-For-Authors).

PEER REVIEW POLICY

JIIMC follows double-blind peer review process by a panel of experts in peer review with diverse knowledge and expertise in their specialties and having a vast experience as researcher. Complete detail of peer review process is available on the website at: JIIMC POLICIES (https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jiimc/JOURNAL-POLICIES) and also mentioned in “INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS”

(https://journals.riphah.edu.pk/index.php/jiimc/Instructions-For-Authors).

Peer review details cannot be shared publicly because of double blind peer review process; however it can be shared with indexing agencies on demand or during the evaluation of JIIMC.

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION OF PRINTED JOURNAL
Annual subscription of print form of JIIMC for the institutions/individuals is Rs. 10,000 in Pakistan and USD 100 for overseas. Online access to full text is free to all readers. The print copies of journal are published on controlled circulation basis and distributed among the faculty of IIMC and all Medical and Dental Colleges of Pakistan. Limited number of complimentary copies are sent to HEC, PMC, CPSP, Medical Universities, Medical and Dental Colleges, Libraries and General Practitioners of Pakistan.

SPONSORS
Islamic International Medical College (Riphah International University), Islamabad, Pakistan: https://www.riphah.edu.pk/

SOURCES OF SUPPORT
Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan: Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad.