About the Journal

Journal Information
Journal title: Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Abbreviated title: Pak. Armed Forces Med. J.
Alias: PAFMJ
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN):
Online: 2411-8842  Print : 0030-9648
Licensing Information: The Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal is an open access journal and follows "CC BY NC creative commons" licensing https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.

Principal Contact
Prof Khadija Qamar
Editor, Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Phone: +92 51 513 6733
Email: editor@pafmj.org

Support Contact
Phone: +92 51 513 6733
Email: support@pafmj.org

Offical Contact
Phone: +92 51 513 6733
Email: pafmj@pafmj.org

Address
PAFMJ office C/O Army Medical College, Abid Majeed Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Publisher
Army Medical College, Abid Majeed Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Phone: +92 51 5517613
Email: info@amcollege.edu.pk

Publication Timelines

PAFMJ is a Bi – monthly medical journal. Timelines for print and online publications are as under: -

Issue Month Date
1 Jan, Feb 28th Feb
2 Mar, April 30th Apr
3 May, June 30th Jun
4 July, Aug 31st Aug
5 Sep, Oct 31st Oct
6 Nov, Dec 31st Dec

Processing /Publication Fee

For Local Authors (Pakistan)

  1. Processing Fee:
    • Amount: Rs. 2,000/- (non-refundable)
    • Payment Details:
      Payment must be made via Online Transfer or Bank Deposit to the PAFMJ-AMC account.
      • Clearly mention the author name, title, and article number on the fee slip.
      • After deposit/transaction, email a scanned copy of the fee slip to pafmj@pafmj.org.
      • Upload the fee slip to the "Discussion" tab on the OJS portal.
      • Send a hard copy of the fee slip to the PAFMJ Office, C/O Army Medical College, Abid Majeed Road, Rawalpindi-Pakistan, within 3 working days.
  2. Publication Fee (Payable Upon Acceptance):
    • AMC/ADC Officers: Rs. 5,000/-
    • Civil Authors: Rs. 10,000/-
    • Case Reports, Editorials, and Short Communications: 50% of the above charges.

For International Authors

To encourage global collaboration, all processing and publication charges for international authors are waived off.

Fast Track Processing Charges for Manuscripts (Optional)

  1. Local Authors (Pakistan):
    • Submission Fee: Rs. 3,000/- (non-refundable)
    • Publication Fee: Rs. 20,000/- (payable before issuance of acceptance letter).
  2. International Authors:
    • No Fees for submission or publication in Fast Track processing.

Account Details (for Local Authors Only)

Recipient Name: PAFMJ-AMC
Bank Name: HBL Bank
Bank Account Number: PK10HABB 00 24597000012201
Swift Code: HABBPKKA007
Postal Code: 46000

Refund Policy
The publication fee is non-refundable if the author withdraws the article after the acceptance letter is issued.

Revenue sources

The sources of revenue include the author fees and subscriptions from institutions & individuals.

Recognition: The journal is recognised by Higher Education Commission (HEC) and PM&DC

Indexing & Abstracting Information

Scopus

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

CROSSREF

Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR)

Directory of Open Access Scholary Resources (ROAD)

FATCAT

German Union Catalogue of Serials (ZDB)

WIKIDATA

Système Universitaire de Documentation (SUDOC)

Covered by: Google Scholar

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