Journal profile
mjl@ lkwf@ lTby@
ISSN 1993-517X · eISSN 2709-4464 · Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa · Iraq
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mjl@ lkwf@ lTby@: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 45 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
mjl@ lkwf@ lTby@ is published by Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress and Sperm and Testicular Function, together about 18% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aim Kufa Medical Journal (KMJ) offers a variety of articles on recent development in Clinical Medicine, Dentistry, and Basic biomedical sciences, like Internal medicine, Pediatrics, General surgery, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Urology, Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Dermatology, Hematology, Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Parasitology and Entomology, Infectious diseases, Microbiology and Virology, Immunology, Epidemiology, Chemotherapy and Community medicine, public health, Human Histology, Anatomy, Medical Physiology, Cardiology, Medical Research, etc. Kufa Medical Journal (KMJ) is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes original articles aiming to advocate changes in, or illuminate aspects of medical and health sciences making such science available for those who are interested. Scope Kufa Medical Journal (KMJ) accepts submission of State of the art full-length research papers\articles, Review articles, Case Reports, and Communication articles. KMJ considers the double-blind peer-review system to assure the quality of the publication and tests plagiarism at twice for each submission. As trusted sources of medical scientific information, KMJ sets the following regulations for all submissions; They must: be original. be experimental or theoretical. not have been published the results elsewhere. not be considered for publication elsewhere while being reviewed at KMJ.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Arafat AldujailiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iraq 23, United States 2, United Kingdom 2, Iran 1, Pakistan 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine6.8%
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressMedicine6%
- Sperm and Testicular FunctionMedicine5.2%
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine5.2%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine5.2%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine4.8%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine4.8%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine4%
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
Google Scholar, EBSCO, Dimensions, CLOCKSS, Crossref, Iraq Academic Scientific Journals (IASJ), Internet archive, LOCKSS, PKP PNPublisher 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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 493 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 21 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 25 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 18 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 30 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 22 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | IQD 150,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | IQD 150,000 | Yes | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- case reportsCase ReportsLength not stated
- communication articlesCommunication ArticlesLength not stated
- original articleIdentification of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases (ESBLS) in Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa through both Phenotypic and Genotypic Methods in Kerb…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal ArticlesLength not stated
- review articlesReview ArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics Allegations of Misconduct
Kufa Medical Journal is so keen to research misconduct and uses all means available to prevent publishing miscounted research. Though there is no standard definition of research misconduct, the Council of Editors defines research misconduct broadly in three categories of action and conducts. KMJ uses this definition while dealing with this issue and follows strictly the COPE follow chart in dealin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Model summary
Kufa Medical Journal is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which allows users to copy, create extracts, abstracts, and new works from the Article, alter and revise the Article, and make commercial use of the Article (including reuse and/or resale of the Article by commercial entities), provided the user gives appropriate credit (with a link to the formal pub…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review; plagiarism tested at submission and after reviewers' comments. Model summary
KMJ considers the double-blind peer-review system to assure the quality of the publication and tests plagiarism at two stages, at submission and after considering the reviewers' comments.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defined as the appropriation of another person's ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit. Another category of plagiarism is self-plagiarism when the author published his own idea, data, and text in different journals when no need for such duplication exists. KMJ uses all means to detect plagiarism. As a matter of quality assurance, a similarity of more t…
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to mjl@ lkwf@ lTby@
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatReference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; Cover letter: Required.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesIQD 150,000 (DOAJ), waivers availableFee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 12 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Kufa
- Country or region
- Iraq
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1993-517X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2709-4464
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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 mjl@ lkwf@ lTby@
How long does peer review take at mjl@ lkwf@ lTby@?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 mjl@ lkwf@ lTby@?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of mjl@ lkwf@ lTby@ based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iraq (23), United States (2) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index mjl@ lkwf@ lTby@?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, mjl@ lkwf@ lTby@ is indexed in DOAJ.
Is mjl@ lkwf@ lTby@ open access, and what is the APC?
mjl@ lkwf@ lTby@ is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .