Journal profile · Health Professions-Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences
ISSN 1995-2198 · eISSN 2410-2180 · Dow University of Health Sciences · Pakistan
Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 105 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences is published by Dow University of Health Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovations in Medical Education, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, together about 19.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS) is a double-blind peer-reviewed open access health sciences journal, aims to provide valuable knowledge and understanding of health problems and their solutions to basic and clinical scientists, and allied health sciences researchers. The journal has a special emphasis on primary research conducted in the field of health sciences in low and middle-income countries and considers original articles, review articles, short communications, case reports, commentary, and student articles on all aspects of health sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine7.8%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology6%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine5.4%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine4.8%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology4.8%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine4.2%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine4.2%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine3.6%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q4 | 539/669 | 19th |
| Health Professions (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 82/101 | 19th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Index Medicus, Google Scholar, EBSCO, CrossrefPublisher 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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,021Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 348 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 54 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 52 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 66 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 75 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 52 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 42 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
105 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 14 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 105 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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 | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,500 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- auditThe JDUHS offers submission of manuscripts in the form of Original Article, Systemic Review, Meta-Analysis, Review Article, Short Communication, Case Report, St…Length not stated
- case reportpear in this section. The word count of case report should be 1200-1500 words with a minimum of 3 keywords. It should have a non-structurmain text ≤ 1,500 words · abstract ≤ 150 words · references ≤ 10
- commentarybstract of 150 words. The length of the commentary should be from 2500 to 3000 words with a minimum of 20 and maximum of 40 references. Three tomain text ≤ 3,000 words · abstract ≤ 150 words · references ≤ 40
- letter to the editorLetters should normally not exceed 400 words, with not more than 5 references and be signed by all the authors-maximum 3 are allowed. Preference is given to tho…main text ≤ 400 words · references ≤ 5
- meta-analysisThe JDUHS offers submission of manuscripts in the form of Original Article, Systemic Review, Meta-Analysis, Review Article, Short Communication, Case Report, St…Length not stated
- original articleOriginal article should normally report original research focusing on new and important aspects of the study. The manuscript should be of about 2000-2500 words,…main text ≤ 2,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- review articlebstract of 250 words. The length of the review article should be from 3000 to 4000 words with a minimum of 40 and maximum of 60 references. A maximumain text ≤ 4,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 60
- short communicationas per MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Short Communications Short communications should be of about 1500-2000 words. It should contain a non-structured abstrac…main text ≤ 2,000 words · abstract ≤ 150 words
- student articleThe JDUHS offers submission of manuscripts in the form of Original Article, Systemic Review, Meta-Analysis, Review Article, Short Communication, Case Report, St…Length not stated
- systemic reviewThe JDUHS offers submission of manuscripts in the form of Original Article, Systemic Review, Meta-Analysis, Review Article, Short Communication, Case Report, St…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- Authorship AUTHORSHIP CRITERIA
Consistent with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines (http://www.icmje.org/), all listed authors must meet the following criteria:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest statement
Conflict of interest declaration required. Model summary
Authors must declare any financial, institutional, personnel and other relationship that might lead to bias their work or conflict of interest. All sources of funding should be acknowledged in the manuscript. If the author(s) does not have any conflict of interest than a statement “All authors do not have any conflict of interest” must be stated.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Funding declaration required. Model summary
Financial support by any agency/organization needs to be declared.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc/4.0/. This license permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium; provided the original work is properly cited and initial publication in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely avaiable without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with Budapest Open Access I…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity index must be less than 19% with no single source above 5%; screened using Turnitin. Model summary
The similarity index of the submitted manuscript should be less than 19% with no single source of more than 5%.
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
- Dow University of Health Sciences
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1995-2198
- Electronic ISSN
- 2410-2180
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, 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 the Dow University of Health Sciences
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences?
The publisher reports about 105 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 14 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 the Dow University of Health Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,500 words; 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 the Dow University of Health Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences 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: .