About the Journal

Focus and Scope

The Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences (JCMS) is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed open access publication of Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care, Iraq. JCMS launched in January 2015 with quarterly frequency and since 2019 it has been published bi-monthly.

The Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences provides a wide range of articles discussing current advancements in the field of clinical medicine, dentistry, and basic biomedical sciences, including but not limited to internal medicine, pediatrics, general surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, urology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, dermatology, hematology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, parasitology, entomology, infectious diseases, microbiology, virology, immunology, epidemiology, chemotherapy, community medicine, public health, and more.

The journal aims to publish original research, review articles and short communications about molecular and cellular processes in disease, in order to increase understanding of the fundamental principles and biological questions of medicine. Researchers in academic and clinical settings as well as health professionals are encouraged to publish their theoretical and experimental results in this journal, which aims to integrate expertise from the molecular and translational sciences, therapeutics, and diagnostics in different medical specialties.

Scope of the journal:

- Clinical Medicine

- Epidemiologic Studies

- Health Improvement Strategies

- Laboratory and animal investigation

- Pathogenesis of Disease

- Clinical Pharmacology

- Clinical Translational Research

Peer review process:

Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal. All manuscripts will be acknowledged upon presenting to the Journal office, if all stated requirements are met. According to the policy of peer review in our Journal, a large extent of manuscripts are rejected through an in-house evaluation process based on a category of criteria including over flow of manuscripts, out of scope cases, poor outcome, local studies, clinical contents etc.

Open Access Policy

JCMS provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making results of the research freely available to the public and scientists across the globe will help in improving the life of human being in all countries of the world. Under the Open Access policy, all articles are available as outlined by the Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Drugs Disclaimer: Advertisements and drugs mentioned in the journal are not endorsed by neither Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences nor Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care, Iraq.

Instructions to authors: For full instructions for manuscript preparation and submission see the pages of Instructions to Authors in each issue or visit: http://www.jocms.org/index.php/jcms/about/submissions

Double Blind Peer Review

Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences offers a double-blind peer review option. Neither the peer reviewers nor the authors are revealed to each other. Authors may suggest preferred and non-preferred reviewers during manuscript submission. However, the ultimate selection of the reviewers will be determined by the editor(s).

We ask reviewers not to identify themselves to authors while the manuscript is under consideration without the editor's knowledge. If this is not practicable, we ask authors to inform the editor as soon as possible after a reviewer has revealed his or her identity to the author.

Journal Impact Factor

The Journal Impact Factor is (0.2), The Impact Factor measures the average number of citations received in a particular year by papers published in the journal during the two preceding years. 2023 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2024)

Publication Fees

According to new policy imposed by the journal administration, from now (10 July 2022) corresponding authors are requested to pay the publication charge as mentioned below:

Article Type	Fees in USD or IQD (1 USD = 1600 IQD)
Review articles, Country Reports	Free of charge
Original article	500 USD
Short Communication	250 USD
Case Report	350 USD
Letter to the Editor	200 USD

For any specific enquiry, please contact the journal via Email.

Original papers submitted to this journal which do not adhere to the Instructions for Authors will be returned for appropriate revision to be in line with the Instructions for Authors. They may then be re-submitted.

If due to unethical practices the journal has to retract an article, the author is responsible for all potential costs of updating the indexing databases.

If you do not have funds to pay such fees, you will have an opportunity to waive each fee. We do not want fees to prevent the publication of worthy work.

For non-native English authors, a mandatory language editing fee is applied to ensure the highest linguistic standards, with transparency provided in our publication policies and clear communication during the submission process.