About the Journal
General:
The Iraqi National Journal of Medicine (IqNJM) is a peer-reviewed, open access, biannual publication with a single volume and two issues per year. The journal is published by the Iraqi Association for Medical Research and Studies (IAMRS).
Aim:
IqNJM aims to support the research community and promote high-standard scientific research in Iraq and the region. It facilitates the development of medical research, education, and health services while providing authors with an opportunity to widely disseminate their work and increase its visibility through our open access policy. This allows Iraqi and regional scientific work to reach a global audience, enabling researchers worldwide to evaluate and utilize the data for a more global scientific perspective. IqNJM strives to achieve this goal through the following measures:
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Author Support & Author-Friendly Policy:
- Free of charge submission, reviewing, biostatistical evaluation, plagiarism scanning, proofreading, publication, and printing.
- An author-friendly submission process with easy communication via email, WhatsApp, or other platforms.
- Peer review, acceptance, and publication times range from 3-6 months.
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Research & Publication Ethics: IqNJM implements the highest research and publication ethics by creating an ethical committee within IAMRS & IqNJM. This committee reviews the author’s documents, papers, and institutional ethical committee approvals, ensuring that the manuscript complies with international ethical standards, such as:
- Helsinki Declaration
- ARRIVE Statement (Animals in Research: Reporting In Vivo Experiments)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines for animal use in research
- COPE Core Practice Guidelines for Publication Ethics.
Indexing & Archiving:
The journal is working diligently to be indexed in prominent global databases. After being indexed in Iraqi Academic Scientific Journals (IASJ) and EBSCO, it is also archived and assigned DOI through Crossref and ROAD. We are actively working to be included in DOAJ, PubMed, and Scopus. IqNJM uses Open Journal Systems to ensure transparency and efficiency.
Scope:
IqNJM covers all fields of medicine with a special focus on clinically relevant publications. The journal accepts a broad range of scientific work, including:
- Original articles (randomized controlled trials, intervention studies, screening and diagnostic tests, outcome studies, cost-effectiveness analyses, case-control studies, and surveys with high response rates)
- Review articles, meta-analyses
- Cohort studies, clinical trials
- Case series and case reports
- Ideas and innovations, letters to the editor, discussions
IqNJM targets national, regional, and international research and aims for a worldwide audience.
Open Access:
IqNJM is an open-access journal, published online with a paper version, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Ethics of Publication:
The journal adheres to international standards of publication, following the guidelines set by:
- Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
- Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
- International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
- World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)
Submission:
First-time users must register on the site. Registration is FREE but mandatory. Registered authors can track their submissions by logging in with their username and password.
Author Guidelines & Submission Information
Authors can communicate with the journal office via Email: contact@iqnjm.com or WhatsApp: +9647801336393 / +9647721669983, or other social media platforms.
For more information on how to submit, please visit our YouTube channel or watch the following video: