PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS

INTRODUCTION: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (Pak J Med Sci) is a peer reviewed journal. It is published quarterly and we practice open peer review system. It has controlled circulation.Objective: The journal aims at promoting the art and science of medicine to improve healthcare besides being a useful source of CME for healthcare professionals offering healthy, balanced and constructive debates on controversial issues that effect medicine, keeping up the professional ethics in medical journalism. We accept original research, review articles, guest editorials, case reports, short communications, drug trials and letters. Complimentary copies are sent to all the medical libraries, teaching institutions and otherimportant medical centres in the country. Others can have the copy by sending a crossed Bank Draft/Money Order for Rs. 400/- in the name of “PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES”. Minimum publication charges for articles, manuscripts is Rs.3,000/- (in case of overseas US$ 100/- ) up to 4 printed pages in the journal. Rs.500/- extra will be payable for each additional page. Charges for photograph, films and illustrations are additional. Publication charges are payable in advance once the manuscript has been accepted for publication by the Editorial Board after peer review. Those who cannot afford to pay the publication charges can request for financial assistance and the management will manage it from the special fund created for this purpose. Main author will be sent one copy of the journal. Additional reprints can be obtained from online edition which contains all the published manuscripts in PDF format. Authors and coauthors can order additional copies at a concessional price of Rs.300/- per copy at the time of returning computer print out after proof reading. (For detailed instructions to authors visit our website pjms.com.pk)