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Aims and scope

Alexandria Journal of Medicine is a peer-reviewed, international, open access journal that publishes research in the broad field of medical sciences.

Alexandria Journal of Medicine has a particular focus on diseases of high prevalence in the Middle East and North Africa and comparisons to their profile worldwide. Contributions are welcome from all over the world to encourage interregional scientific collaborations.

The journal publishes original research articles, review articles and clinical trials.

Alexandria Journal of Medicine operates a double anonymized peer review policy.

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Journal metrics

Usage

127K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

0.8 (2023) Impact Factor
3.6 (2023) 5 year IF

Speed/acceptance

34 days avg. from submission to first decision
36 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
16 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
34% acceptance rate

Understanding and using journal metrics

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We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.

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Journal metrics in brief

Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).

Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.

Citation Metrics

Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.

Speed/acceptance

From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.

For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.

*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus

Editorial board

Editor-in-Chief
Professor Ayman El Shayeb
Tropical Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt

Deputy Editors
Maha Ghanem
Forensic Medicine/Forensic Toxicology/Medical Ethics, Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
Nader Bayoumi
Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt

Editorial Office
[email protected]

Editorial Board Members
Eric Lartigau - Radiation Oncology, Centre Oscar Lambret, Academic Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Lille II, France
Gayle E Woloschak - Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Jean Pierre Gerard - Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France
Peter Roland - Otology, Department of Otolaryngology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA
William Small Jr. - Radiation Oncology, Loyola University Medical Center, IL, USA
Nahed Baddour - Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
Amira Amer - Microbiology and immunology, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Alexandria University, Egypt
Iman Abou-Elnaga - Parasitology, Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
Sameh Shehata - Pediatric Surgery, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
Khaled Karara - Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
Shefaa Alsawy - Histology & Cell Biology, Alexandria University, Egypt
Mervat SA Alsedeek - Obstetrics & Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
Alessandro Giustini - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Italian Neurorehabilitation Society, Italy
Mahmoud I. Mahmoud - Chest Disease, Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
Ashraf Elghandour - Hematology/Hematologic Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
Maha Abdellatif - Cell Biology & Molecular Medicine, Department of Cellular Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers University-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA
Diaa Mohasseb - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
Nagwa Kobbia - Anesthesia & Surgical ICU, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt
Mona Fouad - Preventive Medicine, Division of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, UAB, AL, USA
R.K. Gorea - Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Gian Sagar Medical College, Ram Nagar, Rajpura, Patiala, Punjab, India
Ahmad Samarji - Forensic Science Education, Phoenicia University, Lebanon
Amir Sadig Mohmoud Hamad - Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Elribat University, Sudan

Associate Editors
Osama S. Abdelaziz - Neurosurgery, Egypt
Doaa Abdelmonsef - Biochemistry, Egypt
Hesham Abouelenin - Surgery, Egypt
Samir Assaad - Internal Medicine, Egypt
Iman El-Gohary - Internal Medicine, Egypt
Shahira El Metainy - Anaethesia, Egypt
Hoda Ibrahim - Microbiology and Immunology, Egypt
Radwa A. Mehanna - Physiology, Egypt
Hala Metwalli - Microbiology and Immunology, Egypt
Pacinte Moez - Clinical Pathology, Egypt
Samir Rafla - Cardiology, Egypt
Randa Salah - Internal Medicine, Egypt

Abstracting and indexing

Alexandria Journal of Medicine is included in the following abstracting and indexing services:

ESCI® / Web of Science
DOAJ
Google Scholar
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
WorldCat Local (OCLC)
Portico
Journal TOC
EZB - Electronic Journals Library
DTU Findit
Microsoft Academic
E-lib Breman
Publons
Zetoc
Embase
Africa Journals Online
Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL)
JUFO, Finland
NHN - Naver Academic

Open access

Alexandria Journal of Medicine is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article

Article Publishing Charges (APC)

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