Welcome letter from Yemen Journal of Medicine

Fahmi Yousef Khan

Author Affiliation

Consultant, Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha-Qatar, Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Arrayan, Qatar

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DOI: 10.32677/yjm.v1i1.3420

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DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.32677/yjm.v1i1.3420

Publish Date: 28-05-2022

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The past few decades have witnessed several attempts to establish renowned medical journals in the Republic of Yemen. Some of these initiatives were successful but fell short of the researchers’ expectations, because they failed to meet international standards of scholarly writing in the medical field. Recently, the civil war has dashed any hopes of launching such a journal from within the country. We believe that this is the right time to establish a new peer-reviewed medical journal of high standards which meet the expectations of all Yemeni researchers across the board, from both within and outside the country. As a result of enormous efforts, discussions, and extensive collaboration, we have now been able to finalize the structure and content of the Yemen Journal of Medicine (YJM).

It is my great pleasure to announce the release of the first issue of our journal, the YJM. I earnestly welcome you all as authors, reviewers, and readers alike. YJM is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal which will be published bi-annually in the initial phase. The journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts which meet its general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. The journal will publish original articles in all fields of medicine, as well as case studies, review articles, short communications, letters to the editor, and clinical images. I am deeply aware of the responsibilities, in which the editor’s role entails, and I approach my new role with both excitement and willingness to strive harder. My main goal would be to help our journal’s team in selecting high-quality articles so that it increases the readability and helps the journal establish its rightful presence in the international research spectrum.

Peer review remains an integral part of our assessment of the submitted articles. We have assembled a respected co-editor and a group of editorial board members to ensure timely review of all manuscripts and to adhere to the highest standards of quality and scientific rigor while providing equal opportunities for the publication of studies to all researchers. We also aim to reduce the time from acceptance to publication of articles as well as to increase the ranking of the journal.

We look forward to your valued contributions to the journal and also hope that we will be able to meet the expectations of our authors and readers so that we are able to contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge, which is particularly related to diseases inherent to our community