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Sep - 2009

Five more journals in PubMed
  • Following journals are now included in PubMed database: 1. Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging 2. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery 3. Indian Journal of Orthopaedics 4. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 5. Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
IJC and IJO indexed with SCI
  • Indian Journal of Cancer and Indian Journal of Orthopaedics are now indexed with Science Citation Index Expanded, Journal Citation Reports and Web of Science.
New open access no-fee journal on rural neurosciences
  • Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice (www.ruralneuropractice.com) is new semi-annual peer-reviewed open access journal to be published from January 2010 on behalf of the Associacion Ayuda Enfermo Neuroquirurgico. The journal would not charge the authors for submission, processing or publication of manuscripts and would provide immediate free access to all its content.

Aug - 2009

Access and author-side fee policies
  • A new page giving 'at a glance' view of access and author-side fee policies of different journals published by Medknow has been created. This can be accessed from http://www.medknow.com/policies.asp.
Annals of African Medicine joins Medknow
  • Annals of African Medicine (AAM) to be published by Medknow. AAM is quarterly publication of Annals of African Medicine Society. The journal is peer-reviewed open access publication and would be available online from its new website www.annalsafrmed.org. Articles can be submitted online from www.journalonweb.com.

Jul - 2009

Annals of Saudi Medicine joins Medknow
  • From August 2009, the Annals of Saudi Medicine (www.saudiannals.net), a bimonthly multidisciplinary medical journal from the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, KSA, will be published by Medknow. The journal is largest circulated peer-reviewed publication in the Middle East. The journal is indexed with PubMed, EMBASE, Science Citation Index and had an Impact Factor of 0.6 for the year 2008. ASM will be made be open access and would not charge the authors any publication fee.
Full text of archives addedJCVJS is now online
  • Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine (www.jcvjs.com) is first peer-reviewed journal exclusively devoted the problems of craniovertebral junction. The journal does not charge the authors for submission, processing or publication of manuscripts. All articles will be made available online freely immediately on publication. The first issue will be published in January 2010. The journal will have two issues in its first year.
New no-fee, open access journal
  • Systematic Reviews in Pharmacy (www.sysrevpharm.org) is new open access journal published on behalf of the InPharm Association. The journal does not charge the authors for submission, processing or publication of manuscripts. All articles will be made available online freely immediately on publication. The first issue will be published in December 2009. To begin with the journal will be published semi-annually.
Saudi Journal of Anesthesia to be published by Medknow
  • Saudi Journal of Anesthesia (www.saudija.org) is the official publication of the Saudi Anaesthetic Association. From the November 2009, the journal will be published by Medknow and would be open access without author-side fees.
Two new titles in MEDLINE

Jun - 2009

2008 Impact Factor®
  • Impact Factor® 2008 for the Neurology India is 1.09. The IF has increased from 0.645 as in 2007
  • The 2008 Impact Factor® as announced by Thomson Reuters for the Journal of Postgraduate Medicine is 1.538. The journal got its first IF this year.
New journals available in PubMed CentralNew open access no-fee journal is online
  • Journal of Young Pharmacists (www.jyoungpharm.in) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, publication of the InPharm Association. The journal will provide immediate free access to all its contents and will not charge the authors for submission, processing or publication of articles.

May - 2009

Back volumes of more journals available for free access
  • Following two journals now provide free access to more issues from the archives:
    1. Journal of Medical Physics (www.jmp.org.in)
      - Issues available from vol 3, year 1978
    2. Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology (www.annalsofian.org)
      - Issues available from vol 1, year 1998

Apr - 2009

30,000+ full articles online with Medknow
  • Medknow now hosts 30,000+ full text articles either in the PDF and/or HTML formats.
    Medknow's collection is unique by many ways:

    1. Most of the articles are from traditional access journals which have converted to open access
    2. Readers do not have to register or login to access full articles including the PDF files
    3. Majority of these articles have been generated without a publication or processing fee
    4. The database includes latest articles published Ahead of Print; from current issues published online without any embargo; and from the archives dating back to 1951
    5. All the articles in a given journal are open access

    Keep a check on www.medknow.com for the latest article count and new statistics.
5,000 manuscripts submitted for the year
  • The monthly submissions to Medknow journals now crosses the mark of 1,250. Today, on 30th April, the 5,000th manuscript was submitted on Medknow's manuscript submission site www.journalonweb.com.
Full Archives of IJHG online
  • Indian Journal of Human Genetics (www.ijhg.com) now has its entire archive from Vol 1, 1995 onwards available online with free access.
Medknow partners with GlobEthics to develop ethics journals
  • GlobEthics and Medknow Publications have signed an agreement to cooperate in the acquisition, production, subscription, distribution, availability and marketing of online and print journals on applied ethics, worldwide, with a special focus on ethics journals from developing and transition countries.
    The objective is to increase global access to these journals, especially via the Globethics.net Online Library and the journals’ individual websites. Most of the journals in the project would offer immediate open access to the contents.
    African Journal of Business Ethics would be the first journal to go full text online as a part of this project. It is expected that at least 15 journals would be participating in the project in its first year.

Mar - 2009

New peer-reviewed open access journal in Ayurveda
  • The International Journal for Ayurveda Research (IJAR), a publication of Dept. of AYUSH, Govt. of India, is a quarterly peer-reviewed international journal. This is the first journal from India that can present to the world the wealth of science generated in Ayurveda in the medical schools and research organizations in the country. The journal aims to provide a common platform for publication of research in Ayurveda and to promote research culture among students of Ayurveda. IJAR will update its reader on research in Traditional medicine in the country and abroad. The journal will also have a special section for research students giving them a direction for their future goals.

    The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. The journal does not charge for submission, processing or publication of manuscripts and even for color reproduction of photographs. Articles to IJAR can be submitted online from www.journalonweb.com/ijar.

Feb - 2009

Back issues of Indian Journal of Psychiatry available
  • Back volumes, beginning from issue 1, 1958, are now available online without subscription or registration barrier.
IJO in PMC
  • Indian Journal of Ophthalmology is now available from PubMed Central.
Medknow journals in EMBASE / EMCARE from 2009More Medknow journals in CAB Abstracts and CINAHL

Jan - 2009

Author Institution Mapping
  • All Medknow journals now map the institutions of all the authors for a given issue on Google Map. The link is from the Archives page.
    Here is an example from JPGM.
Conservation and Society to be published by Medknow
  • Conservation and Society www.conservationandsociety.org is a quarterly peer-reviewed open access interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practice of conservation. The journal draws on both natural and social sciences and covers basic and applied research in areas including but not restricted to political ecology, human-wildlife conflicts, decentralised conservation, conservation policy, ecosystem structure and functioning, systematics, community and species ecology, behavioural ecology, landscape ecology, restoration ecology and conservation biology.

    The journal publishes submitted and commissioned articles, debates and discussions, editorials, book reviews, comments and notes, and reader feedback. Articles can be submitted online from www.journalonweb.com.
MEAJO to be OA and published by Medknow
  • Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology (MEAJO), will be a quarterly peer reviewed open access journal to be published by Medknow on behalf of Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology (www.meaco.org). The journal will not charge for submission, processing or publication of articles.

Two new OA titles from Medknow
  • From 2009, Medknow will publish following new open access journals
    1. Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
      www.jcvjs.com
    2. Journal of Education and Ethics in Dentistry
      www.jeed.in
    Both the journals will be online by February end. Both the journals will have no author-side fee and articles can be submitted online from
    www.journalonweb.com.

Dec - 2008

JGID: New open access journal
  • Journal of Global Infectious Diseases (JGID, www.jgid.org) is an international peer-reviewed journal founded by a network of experts across the globe recognized as the International Infectiologists Network. The mission of JGID is to promote and publish infectious diseases research in areas of basic sciences, clinical medicine and public health.
    The journal will be published semiannually in 2009, four monthly in 2010 and quarterly from 2011 (March, June, September and December).

    The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. The journal does not charge for submission, processing or publication of manuscripts and even for color reproduction of photographs.
    Online Submission Site: www.journalonweb.com/jgid.

Nov - 2008

JIAOMR is now online and open access
  • Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology is now online at www.jiaomr.org. The journal is a quarterly peer-reviewed publication. JIAOMR will not charge the authors for submission, processing and publication of manuscripts. Articles can be submitted online.
Journal of the Indian Society of Periodontology to be published by Medknow
  • The Journal of the Indian Society of Periodontology publishes original scientific articles to support practice, education and research in the dental specialty of periodontology and oral implantology. JISP is now online at www.jisponline.com.
    The journal will provide immediate free access to its contents and would not charge the authors for processing or publication of articles.

Oct - 2008

Four new launches on Open Access Day
  • Medknow is pleased to announce launch of two new open access journals. These are
    1. PVRI Review < www.pvrireview.org >: A quarterly publication of the Pulmonary Vasculature Research Institute, UK.
    2. Journal of Dental Implants < www.jdionline.org >: A quarterly peer-reviewed publication of the Indian Society of Oral Implantologists.


    Additionally, two more journals being published by Medknow are now online. These are
    1. Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine < www.ijnm.in >: A quarterly peer-reviewed international journal, published under the auspices of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India
    2. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine < www.ijpm.info > is a quarterly peer-reviewed international journal, published for the Indian Psychiatric Society, South Zone.
IETE journals to be published by Medknow
  • Three peer-reviewed journals in the field of electronics and telecommunications, official publications of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers are now online at www.ietejournals.org. These are IETE Journal of Research, IETE Technical Review, and IETE Journal of Education.
    All the three journals are available free of any toll or registration barrier. Articles for these can be submitted online.
New open access journal in ophthalmology on World Sight Day
  • Oman Journal of Ophthalmology a peer-reviewed publication of Oman Ophthalmology Society has been launched on the World Sight Day. The inaugural issue is online now.

    The journal will be published 3 times a year and will be available free on the web. Manuscripts can be submitted online from www.journalonweb.com.

Sep - 2008

ATMPH is now online
  • The inaugural issue of Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, the official publication of Africa Health Research Organization, is now online at www.atmph.org. The journal will be published twice in the year 2008 and subsequently four times in a year.
    ATMPH considers for publication both solicited and unsolicited manuscripts dealing with issue on tropical medicine, microbiology, epidemiology, virology, therapeutics, public health, social sciences and laboratory medicine.
    Articles can be submitted electronically from www.journalonweb.com/atmph. There is no fee for submission, processing or publication of articles.
IJMM and IJPM included in SCI-E
  • Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology and Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology have been included for coverage in Science Citation Index Expanded, Journal Citation Reports, and Web of Science by the Thomson Reuters. Both the journals will get official Impact Factor in the year 2011.
JLP is now online
  • Journal of Laboratory Physicians is now online at www.jlponline.org.
New journal on urology launched
  • Urology Annals is a quarterly peer-reviewed international journal, published under the auspices of the Saudi Urological Association. The first issue of the journal will be launched in January 2009.

    Articles can be submitted online from www.journalonweb.com/ua. The journal does not charge for submission, processing or publication of manuscripts and even for color reproduction of photographs.

    The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository.

Aug - 2008

Journal of Carcinogenesis moves to Medknow
  • Journal of Carcinogenesis is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal designed to bring together many aspects of research to develop the understanding of carcinogenesis. The journal is now published by Medknow on behalf of Carcinogenesis Press.
Two more Medknow journals in SCI
  • Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology and International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries have been included for coverage in Science Citation Index Expanded, Journal Citation Reports, and Web of Science by the Thomson Reuters. Both the journals will get official Impact Factor in the year 2011.

Jul - 2008

AJPS converts to open access journal
  • African Journal of Paediatric Surgery is now fully open access. Full text articles of latest issue are available online from http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org.
    Journal also accepts articles online and manuscripts can be submtted from www.journalonweb.com/ajps. Authors do not have to pay a fee for publication of articles.
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics is now online and free
  • Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics (AJP) is peer-reviewed, quarterly, open access journal published under the auspices of TIFAC-CORE in Green Pharmacy and B R Nahata College of Pharmacy, India.
    AJP is now online at http://www.asiapharmaceutics.info. Articles can be submitted online from www.journalonweb.com/ajp. There is no fee for submission, processing, or publication of manuscripts.
JETS inaugural issue online at www.onlinejets.org
  • Journal of Emergencies Trauma and Shock (JETS) is the official journal of the INDO-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative. The inaugural issue is now online at www.onlinejets.org.

Jun - 2008

Annals of Pediatric Cardiology goes online
  • The inaugural issue of the Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, publication of Pediatric Cardiac Society of India (PCSI) is online at www.annalspc.com.
    The open access journal on pediatric cardiology and related disciplines is probably the first freely available journal on this specialized subject. The journal accepts articles through online submission and does not charge the authors for submission, processing or publication of the manuscripts.
Back issues of SJKDT available online
  • Full text articles from Vol 5 onwards of Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation are now available for free access from www.sjkdt.org.
CINAHL indexes 2 journals
  • Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology and Annals of Thoracic Medicine have been included in CINAHL databases and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature print index.
CytoJournal moves to Medknow
  • CytoJournal, an open Access, peer-reviewed publication of Cytopathology Foundation Inc., USA, will be published by Medknow beginning from 1st July 2008.

    The journal will continue to be online at www.cytojournal.com.

    Manuscripts can be submitted online from www.journalonweb.com/cytojournal. The CytoJournal, unlike other Medknow journals, charges article processing fee. However, there would be substantial reduction in the APC e.g. an individual can become a CF Member and get complete waiver from the APC.
More journals selected for SCI indexing
  • Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Journal of Cytology have also been selected by Thomson Reuters for coverage in the following prestigious databases:
    Science Citation Index Expanded
    Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, &
    Web of Science
New journal on dermatosurgery
  • Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery (JCAS), is now online at www.jcasonline.com.
    JCAS, an open access peer-reviewed journal, is official publication of the Association of Cutaneous Surgeons of India.
    The journal's manuscript system is online at www.journalonweb.com/jcas. Articles are published without any fee of processing or publication.
Two more Medknow journals enters in SCI
  • Annals of Thoracic Medicine and Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics have been included for coverage in Science Citation Index Expanded (also known as SciSearch®), Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, and Web of Science by the Thomson Reuters.

May - 2008

Back files of IJO from vol 1 available for free access:
  • Back files of last 55 years of Indian Journal of Ophthalmology are now available online from www.ijo.in (except for a couple of issues). The entire collection of over 3,500 articles is available for free access. IJO is PubMed and SCI indexed journal with a print circulation of over 10,000. The journal's website is accessed by over 1,500 visitors every day, mainly from the USA and Europe.
JOC goes online and open access
  • The Journal of Cytology is the official quarterly publication of the Indian Academy of Cytologists. It is in the 25th year of publication in the year 2008. The journal covers all aspects of diagnostic cytology, including fine needle aspiration cytology, gynecological and non-gynecological cytology.

    JoC is now available online for free access to everyone from its newly designed website http://www.jcytol.org.

    JoC accepts articles electronically and manuscripts can be submitted online from www.journalonweb.com/joc. There is no fee required to be paid for submission or processing of articles.

Apr - 2008

IJPM converts to open access
  • Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology the official quarterly publication of the Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists is now open access. The full text of the latest issues is online from www.ijpmonline.org. Back issues would also be made available from the site in future.
    IJPM is indexed with PubMed/MEDLINE and would participate in LinkOut. Articles for the journal can be submitted online from www.journalonweb.com/ijpm.
Indian Association of Laboratory Physicians launches new open access journal
  • Journal of Laboratory Physicians is being launched by the IALP. The journal will be a semi-annual publication and would be available online at www.jlponline.org.
    Articles for the journal can be submitted online from www.journalonweb.com/jlp.
JETS goes online
  • Journal of Emergencies Trauma and Shock (JETS) the official journal of the INDO-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative, is online at www.onlinejets.org.
    JETS encourages research, education and dissemination of knowledge in the fields of Emergency Medicine, Traumatology and Shock Resuscitation thus promoting translational research by striking a synergy between basic science, clinical medicine and public health.
    The journal will be published semiannually (June and December) in 2008 and quarterly from 2009 (January, April, July, and October).
    Articles for the journal can be submitted online from www.journalonweb.com/jets.

Mar - 2008

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine will be published by Medknow
  • The semi-annual journal will be published by Medknow from 2008. The journal will be available for free online reading. Articles can be submitted online from www.journalonweb.com without having to pay any submission, processing or publication fee.
JHRS first issue launched
  • The journal was inaugurated at the ISAR 2008, Bhubaneswar by Dr. Kamini Rao, President of Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction.
    The full texts of all articles are available from www.jhrsonline.org.

Feb - 2008

Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine moves to Medknow
  • The official publication of Society of Nuclear Medicine, India is a quarterly publication. From the year 2008, it will be published by Medknow. The journal will be online for free access from www.ijnm.in.
    Articles can be submitted online from www.journalonweb.com/ijnm.
Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery: a new journal
  • JCAS is a new open access journal of Association of Cutaneous Surgeons of India. The journal will be online at http://www.jcasonline.com.

Jan - 2008

International Journal of Green Pharmacy is online and free
  • IJGP is now online at www.greenpharmacy.info. The quarterly journal is published on behalf of BR Nahata Smriti Sansthan. The website provides free access to its content. The journal does not charge for submission or publication of articles. Online submission facility is available from www.journalonweb.com/ijgp.

Dec - 2007

ACA will be published by Medknow from 2008
  • Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia (ACA), a quarterly peer-reviewed journal, is the official journal of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular Thoracic Anaesthesiologists. The journal is indexed with PubMed/MEDLINE, IndMed and MedInd.

    The journal’s full text will be online at www.annals.in. With the aim of faster and better dissemination of knowledge, we will be publishing articles ‘Ahead of Print’ immediately on acceptance. In addition, the journal would allow free access (Open Access) to its contents. Authors do not have to pay for submission, processing or publication of articles in ACA.

    Articles can be submitted online from the manuscript submission site (www.journalonweb.com/aca).


Chemical Abstracts indexes two journals
  • Hepatitis B Annual and Asian Journal of Transfusion Sciences have been included in Chemical Abstracts by the Chemical Abstracts Service.
New open access journal on pediatric cardiology being launched
  • In the year 2008, Medknow would launch the peer-reviewed open access publication of the Pediatric Cardiology Society of India. The journal entitled ‘Annals of Pediatric Cardiology’ will be published 2 times (Semiannual) in a year and would be available online from www.pediatriccardio.org. Articles can be submitted from www.journalonweb.com/apc. Authors do not have to pay for submission, processing or publication of articles.

Nov - 2007

IJHG gets indexed with SCI-E and WoS
  • Indian Journal of Human Genetics is now indexed with Web of Science and Science Citation Index Expanded. IJHG is an open access publication of Indian Society of Human Genetics and published 3 times in a year.

    The journal is the fourth journal from Medknow to be indexed with the Thomson Scientific’s databases in the last 2 months. Medknow now has 8 journals indexed with the Thomson Scientific’s databases. These journals were being published for a long time, but got indexed by Thomson Scientific and many other international bibliographic databases only recently. This clearly suggests that the better visibility and higher ‘research impact’ offered by the open access policy of these journals has helped to get the international recognitions
IJoY to be published from 2008
  • International Journal of Yoga (IJoY) will be published from 2008. The journal's site (http://www.ijoy.org.in) provides access to articles published ahead of the print schedule. The first issue will be launched in December 2007.
Medical Law Cases for Doctors – a new journal
  • Medknow would be launching first of its kind, innovative and informative reporter for doctors of all disciplines in India. ‘Medical Law Cases for Doctors’ being launched in December will report judgments, which directly or indirectly affect the medical practice, of various courts including consumer courts in India. Each judgment will be accompanied by a short summary of the case and suggested precautions for the medical fraternity to help improve the clinical practice. MLC will be a must read monthly magazine for every practitioner in India.
OAI access to journals' metadata from Medknow

Oct - 2007

CABI indexes four Medknow journals
  • Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Indian Journal of Psychiatry, Indian Journal of Orthopaedics and The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society have been included in CAB Abstracts and Global Health.
Indian Journal of Cancer becomes official publication of ICON also
  • Indian Journal of Cancer, official publication of the Indian Cancer Society and Indian Society of Oncology, now also becomes official organ of the Indian Co-operative Oncology Network (ICON). The journal would now also be distributed amongst 300+ members of ICON.

JCRT gets indexed with MEDLINE/PubMed
  • Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics has been included into MEDLINE/PubMed by the National Library of Medicine, USA. The journal will be indexed from volume 1 and issue 1 and all articles published in JCRT so far would be indexed with PubMed.
Three journals included in CINAHL
  • Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries and Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine have been included by Cinahl Information Systems in CINAHL database and CUMULATIVE INDEX TO NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH LITERATURE.
Three journals included in Science Citation Index / Science Citation Index Expanded
  • Three more journals published by Medknow are now part of ISI’s Science Citation Index / Science Citation Index Expanded. These are

    Indian Journal of Pharmacology: included in SCI and Journal Citation Report. It is indexed from 2007 and would get official Impact Factor in 2010.

    Indian Journal of Ophthalmology and Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology: Included in SCI-E from the year 2008, both these journals would get official Impact Factor for the year 2010

Sep - 2007

JSMAG to be launched in 2008
  • Journal of Sexual Medicine, Andrology & Gender, a new published from Ageing, Gender, Andrology & Sexual sciences Society of India (AGASSI) to be launched in 2008.
New journal on gynecological endoscopy from 2008
  • Medknow would be publishing Journal of Gynecological Endoscopy and Surgery (JGES) a semi-annual peer-reviewed international journal under the auspices of Indian Association of Gynaecological Encoscopists. The journal’s website will be online at www.gynecendoscopy.org. With the aim of faster and better dissemination of knowledge, we will be publishing articles ‘Ahead of Print’ immediately on acceptance. In addition, the journal would allow free access (Open Access) to its contents without charging the authors / authors’ institutions for submission, processing or publishing of manuscripts.

    The journal will cover technical, clinical and bioengineering aspects of obstetric and gynecological endoscopy including endoscopic female sterilizations, as a part of maternal, child health and family welfare services and ethical and social issues. The Journal would publish peer-reviewed original research papers, case reports, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and debates. The Journal is ready to accept submissions and articles for JGES can be submitted online from www.journalonweb.com/jges.

Aug - 2007

IJSTD goes open access
  • From 2007 onwards, the Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases will be published by Medknow and will be available online at www.ijstd.org. The journal is semiannual publication of Indian Association for the Study of Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS.

Jul - 2007

African Journal of Pediatric Surgery will be published by Medknow
  • African Journal of Paediatric Surgery (ISSN 0189-6725) a semiannual periodical, affiliated to Pan-African Paediatric Surgical Association and Association of Paediatric Surgeons of Nigeria, will be published by Medknow. The journal would continue to provide free access from www.afrjpaedsurg.org'.

    The journal publishes peer-reviewed original articles, case reports, letters to the editor, editorials, review articles, commentaries and special communications. It also serves as a medium for publicizing meetings and news relating to advances in Paediatric Surgery and child health within Africa and related regions of the world.
Indian Journal of Nephrology joins Medknow

Jun - 2007

IJCM to be published by Medknow
  • Indian Journal of Community Medicine, publication of IAPSM will be published by Medknow from June 2007 onwards. The journal's new website (www.ijcm.org.in) will provide immediate free access to its contents.
New journal from 2008
  • The Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences (JHRS) a quarterly peer-reviewed international journal is being launched in January 2008 under the auspices of Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction. The journal will cover all aspects human reproduction including Andrology, Assisted conception, Endocrinology, Physiology and Pathology, Implantation, Preimplantation Diagnosis, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis, Embryology as well as Ethical, Legal and Social issues. The journal will publish peer-reviewed original research papers, case reports, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and debates.

    The journal is available online at www.jhrsonline.org and articles can be submitted from www.journalonweb.com/jhrs.