INTRODUCTION: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF
MEDICAL SCIENCES (Pak J Med Sci) is a peer reviewed journal. It is
published quarterly and we practice open peer review system. It has
controlled circulation.
Objective: The journal aims at promoting the art and science of
medicine to improve healthcare besides being a useful source of CME
for healthcare professionals offering healthy, balanced and
constructive debates on controversial issues that effect medicine,
keeping up the professional ethics in medical journalism. We accept
original research, review articles, guest editorials, case reports,
short communications, drug trials and letters. Complimentary copies
are sent to all the medical libraries, teaching institutions and other
important medical centres in the country. Others can have the copy by
sending a crossed Bank Draft/Money Order for Rs. 400/- in the name of
“PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES”. Minimum publication charges
for articles, manuscripts is Rs.3,000/- (in case of overseas US$ 100/-
) up to 4 printed pages in the journal. Rs.500/- extra will be payable
for each additional page. Charges for photograph, films and
illustrations are additional. Publication charges are payable in
advance once the manuscript has been accepted for publication by the
Editorial Board after peer review. Those who cannot afford to pay the
publication charges can request for financial assistance and the
management will manage it from the special fund created for this
purpose. Main author will be sent one copy of the journal. Additional
reprints can be obtained from online edition which contains all the
published manuscripts in PDF format. Authors and coauthors can order
additional copies at a concessional price of Rs.300/- per copy at the
time of returning computer print out after proof reading. (For
detailed instructions to authors visit our website pjms.com.pk)
Payment
should be made either through
Pay Order, Bank Draft or Money Order
Business & Editorial Offices:
Professional Medical Publications,
Room No. 522, 5th Floor, Panorama Centre, Bldg. No. 2,
Raja Ghazanfar Ali Road, P. O. Box 8766, Saddar, Karachi, Pakistan.
Phone: 5688791, 5689285. Fax: 5689860.
E-mail: pjms@pjms.com.pk
Online edition ISSN 1681-715X
Abbreviated key title: Pak J Med Sci
Website: www.pjms.com.pk
PRICE
PER COPY RS. 400/-
Annual Subscription
Pakistan
Rs.2000/-, India, Bangladesh & SAARC Countries US$ 100
UK £ 100, USA & other
countries US$ 175
Note: Please send all
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of "Pakistan Journal of
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Desk Top Publishing: Zahid Hussain
Circulation:
Shahnaz Perveen
Published
by Shaukat Ali Jawaid for Professional Medical Publications and
printed
at Punjab Printing Press Karachi, Pakistan
Whilst
every effort is made by the publishers and the Editorial Advisory
Board of the Journal to see that no inaccurate or misleading data,
opinion or statement appears in this Journal, they wish to make it
clear that the data and opinions appearing in the articles and
advertisements herein are the responsibility of the contributor or
advertiser concerned. Accordingly, the publishers and the editorial
committee and their respective employees, officers and agents accept
no liability whatsoever for the consequences of any such inaccurate or
misleading data, opinion or statement – Chief Editor