Journal profile
Journal of Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College
ISSN 2706-7238 · eISSN 2706-7246 · Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College · Pakistan
Journal of Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College is published by Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovations in Medical Education, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, together about 26.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The JAFMDC aims to promote innovative research in academia and to provide a free-of-cost platform to researchers with eminence contributions towards the scientific community to publish their valuable research work in the form of original articles, systemic reviews/meta-analyses, short communications, and case reports. Being a medical journal we also aim is to improve the health care system focusing on all the areas of health and medical sciences. We publish articles in all the fields of medical, dental, nursing, and Allied health sciences. We also encouraged the articles on medical education. It is an open access double-blind peer-reviewed medical journal for the provision, promoting consistency in pursuing relevant scientific themes and dissemination of high-quality medical research worldwide. We aim to index our journal with various databases for easy search of scientific literature and increasing citations. Open Acess Policy JAFMDC provides online free and open access to all of its research publications as Research is the outcome of an investment by society and hence its fruits should be returned to all people without any limitation or discrimination, thence serving society universally and in a transparent fashion.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine10.4%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine8.2%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine8.2%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine6%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions6%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine4.4%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine4.4%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
IMEMR, Google Scholar, Scilit, PASTICPublisher 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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 193 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 17 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 8 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 13 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 13 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 6 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 3 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–10
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship i) Authorship criteria:
The ICMJE recommends that authorship should be based on the following 4 criteria:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Vancouver style references; limits by article type; local literature search of last five years. Model summary
The author should ensure reference to locally published studies by doing proper literature search of at least last five years.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statement:
Authors are encouraged to give the data availability statement in the manuscript whether data supporting finding of the article is publically available or available on request or not.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics committee/IRB approval required; approval letter submitted with manuscript. Model summary
All studies must be approved by the relevant Ethics Committee/Institution Review Boards of the respective institutions and approval letter should be submitted along with the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under Creative Commons Attribution non-commercial 4.0 licence; authors retain copyright. Model summary
JAFMDCis fully compliant with open access mandates, by publishing its articles under the Creative Commons Attribution non-commercial 4.0 licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by two expert reviewers. Model summary
All articles submitted undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process by two expert reviewers
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Manuscripts screened with Turnitin; similarity index above 19% will not be published. Model summary
Plagiarism: Manuscripts are screened for plagiarism using Turnitin software. Articles with similarity index within more than 19% will not be published
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
- Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2706-7238
- Electronic ISSN
- 2706-7246
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College
How long does peer review take at Journal of Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–10; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .