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About This Journal

About the Journal

The Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal is a distinguished, internationally peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary journal dedicated to advancing medical knowledge and practice. Published quarterly online, SQUMJ offers free access to full-text articles, ensuring the dissemination of groundbreaking research to a global audience.

SQUMJ is fully funded by Sultan Qaboos University, allowing it to operate without charging authors for publication or readers for access. The journal is indexed in prominent databases, including PubMed, SCOPUS, the Directory of Open Access Journals, the Al Manhal database of Arab journals, and the WHO Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, reflecting its commitment to high-quality scholarly communication. By fostering global collaboration in healthcare and providing a platform for innovative research, SQUMJ plays a pivotal role in the medical community, both regionally and internationally.

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Journal History

Our Journal was founded in 1999 under the guidance of Professor Abdallah Daar, who was the Editor-in-Chief at the time, and was initially called the Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Scientific Research - Medical Sciences. It managed to publish 1–2 issues per year until publication was halted in 2004. In 2006, the Journal was revived as the Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal (SQUMJ) under the leadership of Professor Lamk Al-Lamki, Editor-in-Chief, and Professor Samir Al-Adawi, Editor. The SQUMJ started publishing two issues per year until 2011, where it has started to publish four issues per year. Under the guidance of Prof. Lamk and Prof. Samir, along with a team of dedicated subject editors and assistant editors, the SQUMJ continued to gain international recognition as a platform for high-quality publications. In 2016, the SQUMJ achieved a milestone by being the second medical journal in the Middle-East to be indexed in Pubmed®. In an effort to reduce our carbon footprint, SQUMJ has halted printing of issues and has gone fully online in 2020. To date, SQUMJ receives submissions from all parts of the world. Its breadth and depth has grown as an international medical journal and window of Oman to the world.

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Publishing Schedule

The Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal (SQUMJ) previously followed a quarterly publication schedule, releasing four issues per year. However, we have now transitioned to a continuous publishing model, ensuring that accepted articles are published promptly rather than waiting for a scheduled issue. This approach enhances the accessibility and timeliness of cutting-edge medical research, allowing new findings to reach the scientific community without delay.

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Publisher/Editorial Office

Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University
SQU Road, Al Khoud, Muscat, Oman

+96824143076

Editorial office
SQUMJ Editorial Office
Room #1023, 1st floor, Microbiology corridor, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al Khoud, Muscat, Oman

+96824143457

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Language

The Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal (SQUMJ) publishes articles exclusively in English, ensuring accessibility to a global audience and fostering international collaboration in medical research.

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Digital Archiving

The SQUMJ is securely preserved in CLOCKSS and Portico, two leading digital preservation archives that ensure long-term accessibility. Additionally, all articles are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) through CrossRef, providing a permanent and reliable means of retrieval.

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