About the Journal

Mirpur Journal of Medical Sciences is a bi-annual open-access, peer-reviewed Multidisciplinary journal which publishes original Research Articles, Review Articles, Mini-Reviews, Short Communications and Letters in all fields of medical and allied health sciences. The Journal is the official publication of the Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College, Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)

Mirpur Journal of Medical Sciences follows the ICMJE guidelines “Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly work" in medical journals; available at: http://icmje.org/recommendations/

Aims and Objectives

  • To encourage the publication of scholarly research and articles with the objective to expanding medical knowledge and enhancing patient care.
  • To provide a platform for healthcare professionals and researchers to share their findings and ideas, fostering collaboration and discussion within the medical community.
  • To provide evidence of the effectiveness of medical interventions and treatments to ensure medical professionals may make informed decisions regarding patient care.

Our content focuses on, but is not limited to, these areas of medicine and health science;

  • Medicine/Surgery/Dentistry and Allied Health
  • Medical Ethics
  • Medical Education/Public Health
  • Critical Care and Emergency Medicine
  • Family Practice
  • Alternative and Complementary Medicine
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Medical Sociology
  • Biological Sciences
  • Data Science in Medicine and Health Care

Open Access Policy

MJMS is committed to promoting open access to scholarly research publications. As such, the journal adopts the following policies:

  • All articles published are freely available to readers immediately upon publication, without any subscription or access fees.
  • Publishing the article under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which allows others to distribute, remix, and build upon the work, even commercially, as long as they credit the original creation.
  • To comply with the Budapest Open Access Initiative, the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, and other relevant open access initiatives.