About the Journal

AIMS AND SCOPE

GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences is an official publication of Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences . It is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, and case reports in all areas of medical science. The journal's full text is available online at https://gjms.gaims.ac.in/ojs/index.php/gjms

GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences is an open access, blind peer-reviewed medical journal with aim of publishing and disseminating high quality original research in the field of medical science.

Scope of Journal: GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences is a multi-disciplinary journal of medical sciences.The journal has a broad coverage of relevant topics in all fields of Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Pediatrics, Radiology, Psychiatry, Orthopedics, Anaesthesia, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology, Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Medical Education.

Language of publication: English

Starting year: 2021

Types of articles: The types of articles accepted include original research articles, review articles, meta-analyses, insightful editorials, medical news, case reports, short communications, correspondence, images in medical practice, clinical problem solving, perspectives and new surgical techniques.

Frequency of publication: GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences is published bi-annually and available in online version (Online ISSN: 2583-1763)

OPEN ACCESS POLICY

The journal allows free access to its contents. GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences is dedicated to bringing medical community around the world the best research and key information. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

EDITORIAL PROCESS, BLIND PEER-REVIEW PROCESS AND PLAGIARISM POLICY

We at GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences understand the importance of the blind peer-review process in upholding the quality of scholarly publications. Once the manuscript is received from authors it passes from following stages:
The manuscript is first handled by the GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences journal management team (team consists of subject experts). During this process, the manuscript is checked for plagiarism and grammatical errors using free online softwares/websites (https://smallseotools.com/plagiarism-checker/, https://plagiarismdetector.net/) to detect plagiarized content and grammatical errors in the manuscript ensures more accuracy in this process. Subject experts decide the relevance of the scope of the manuscript and its category with GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences scope.
After successfully passing this step, the manuscript is assigned a unique code, and the decision regarding further process is communicated to the corresponding author. The coded manuscript is then forwarded for the blind peer-review process.
The manuscript is then forwarded for reviewers evaluation. Reviewers are selected by the GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences management team on set parameters including the area of expertise, experience, and availability. All reviewers are provided with a template of reviewers report facilitating structured review in a uniform format. Reviewers need to submit their evaluation report within the stipulated time.
Evaluation report received by the reviewers are then analyzed by the journal management team and communicated to one of the editorial board members for his / her approval for publishing in the upcoming issue of GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences.
The entire report/decision is then communicated to the corresponding author to make suggested changes in the manuscript. Authors are also provided with copyright form along with a journal template to resubmit their manuscript with necessary corrections.
The corrected manuscript is then handled by the journal management team for possible copyediting. Copyright form, ethics clearance letter, a letter from the institutional review board, the informed consent form is scrutinized by the journal management team for its authenticity.
The authors are then communicated about the publication of the corrected manuscript in the upcoming issue of GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences and the possible date of publication.
This process may take a few months depending upon the reviewers’ response to the manuscript evaluation. GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences does not guarantee fast review or publication.
The process ensures that the identity of reviewers is kept confidential and cannot be revealed to authors.

PUBLICATION ETHICS

No plagiarism policy: No manuscript with plagiarized content shall be considered for publication in GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences.
Proper copyright permission: Manuscript in GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences shall not be published until authors submit copyright form duly signed by all authors .
Declaration of Conflict of Interest: Manuscript without a signed declaration on ‘Conflict of Interest’ by authors shall not be considered for publication in GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences.
Proper Ethical Clearance: Research work / clinical investigation involving patient and animal studies cannot be considered for publication in GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences without submission of Ethical Clearance Letter / Institutional Review Board’s permission, informed consent, and other necessary documents as suggested by COPE.
Good Clinical Practice: Reports of clinical trials submitted to GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences for publication should be in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and Good Clinical Practice.
Reproducing or coping published content of GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences: Manuscripts published in GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences cannot be reproduced in whole or in part without written permission from the GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences journal management team. If scholars need to refer content of the manuscript for their research/review work, then it should be cited appropriately in the part of references of their work.
Plagiarism, scientific misconduct committed by authors noticed by the GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences journal management team shall be dealt with promptly and precisely.
GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences journal management team is authorized to suspend the manuscript immediately on observing scientific misconduct by authors until the issue is cleared legitimately. Authors accused of scientific misconduct shall be given enough time and support to put forward their views on the issue.
GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences journal management team then refers to the issue to Editorial Board members of GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences. A separate (independent) investigation committee will be set up to investigate the matter as per the severity of the misconduct.
If found guilty, the issue of scientific misconduct shall be communicated to the author’s institutional officials for the future course of action. Such authors will be banned to publish manuscripts in GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences in the future.
Complaints received from readers will be handled promptly by the GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences journal management team in a structured way. All complaints and reported scientific misconduct shall be handled as per the guidelines given by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association) and WAME (World Association of Medical Journals).
If a manuscript (under consideration or published) is violating journal publication ethics on the ground of plagiarism, infringement of professional ethical code, multiple submissions, bogus claim of authorship, fraudulent / manipulated data would be retracted as per the guidelines given by COPE

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COPYRIGHT TERMS

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REPOSITORY POLICY

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