Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN 1819-7973 · eISSN 1997-2067 · Gomal Medical College, D.I.Khan, Pakistan · Pakistan
Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 95 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences is published by Gomal Medical College, D.I.Khan, Pakistan and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Child Nutrition and Water Access, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders and Maternal and fetal healthcare, together about 18.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences (GJMS) is the official journal of Gomal Medical College, Dera Ismail Khan (D.I.Khan), Pakistan. It is published since 2003. It is fully open access. The work published here is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License. The authors retain the copyrights. GJMS is double-blind peer-review multi-disciplinary medical journal and is published quarterly.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing6.8%
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMedicine5.8%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine5.8%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine4.9%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine4.9%
- Urinary Tract Infections ManagementMedicine4.9%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.19Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.07LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.51Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 95LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 178 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 11 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 39 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | PKR 8,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | PKR 8,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | PKR 8,000 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0 Model summary
It is fully open access. The work published here is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
GJMS is double-blind peer-review multi-disciplinary medical journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Gomal Medical College, D.I.Khan, Pakistan
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1819-7973
- Electronic ISSN
- 1997-2067
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences
What CAS zone is Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .