Official Open-Access Student Medical Journal

Advancing Medical
Sciences Together

The peer-reviewed platform empowering undergraduate researchers, fostering critical scientific inquiry, and bridging the gap between clinical theory and academic publishing.

Institutional Prestige & Collaboration

Official Journal & Institutional Ownership

Owner & Publisher

Gomal Medical College

D.I. Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The Academic Journal

GSJMS

Gomal Student Journal of Medical Sciences

Collaborating Body

Student Research Society

Gomal Medical College, D.I. Khan

About The Journal

Introduction

Welcome to the Gomal Student Journal of Medical Sciences (GSJMS), a premier, open-access academic platform dedicated to fostering early-career scientific inquiry. Conceived and driven entirely as an initiative by undergraduate students, GSJMS provides a rigorous yet accessible avenue for aspiring medical professionals to step into the world of academic publishing. Our mission is to cultivate a culture of evidence-based medicine and critical thinking early in medical training, empowering students to contribute meaningfully to the global medical literature while mastering the fundamentals of scientific communication.

Undergraduate-Led

Conceived & driven by students

Evidence-Based

Rigorous scientific rigor

Open Access

Global academic reach

Institutional Governance

Ownership Details

The Gomal Student Journal of Medical Sciences is proudly owned and published by Gomal Medical College in collaboration with the institution's Student Research Society. This strong institutional foundation ensures that the journal adheres to the highest ethical and academic standards while remaining deeply rooted in its student-led identity. The collaborative ownership structure reflects a commitment to supporting student-driven academic endeavors and providing sustainable infrastructure for undergraduate research initiatives.

Publishing Institution

Gomal Medical College

Provides administrative backing, institutional oversight, and ethical publishing governance.

Student Initiative

Student Research Society (GMC)

Coordinates student peer review, manuscript solicitation, and scientific workshops.

Academic Focus

Aims and Scope

GSJMS specifically focuses on highlighting and advancing the research of undergraduate students across all disciplines of medical and health sciences. The journal serves as a dedicated platform for early-career researchers to publish original articles, systematic reviews, case reports, and short communications. Our scope encompasses a broad spectrum of topics, including clinical medicine, public health, epidemiological study design, basic medical sciences, and medical education. By prioritizing and exclusively championing undergraduate research, GSJMS aims to bridge the gap between classroom theoretical learning and practical, evidence-based clinical application, ultimately nurturing the next generation of physician-scientists.

Disciplines Within Our Scope

Clinical Medicine

Diagnosis, therapeutics, surgery, and patient case presentations.

Public Health & Epidemiology

Disease patterns, preventive health, and community health studies.

Basic Medical Sciences

Anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, and pharmacology.

Medical Education

Curriculum evolution, simulation, and student learning environments.

Accepted Article Categories: Original Articles • Systematic Reviews • Case Reports • Short Communications

Official Journal Governance & Academic Leadership

Editorial Board

Distinguished executive patrons, senior faculty editors, and student leadership upholding academic rigor, ethical integrity, and early-career medical inquiry at the Gomal Student Journal of Medical Sciences (GSJMS).

Patronage Gomal Medical College

Peer Review Double-Blind & COPE

Student Leadership Student Research Society

Open Science Diamond Open Access

Patron in Chief

Prof. Dr. Naseem Saba

Dean / CEO Gomal Medical College

Medical Teaching Institution (MTI), D. I. Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Executive Institutional Mandate

Provides apex institutional stewardship, ethical governance, and structural sponsorship for the journal. Sustains infrastructure for undergraduate scientific research and aligns publishing standards with national medical education accreditation.

patroninchief@gsjms.com Official Executive Correspondence

Dean / CEO

Managing Editor

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Shafiq

Chairperson Orthopedic Department

DHQ Teaching Hospital, D. I. Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Clinical Peer Review & Editorial Governance

Oversees clinical manuscript assessments, surgical sciences, case report integrity, and diagnostic studies. Directs double-blind peer review assignments, validates empirical clinical methodologies, and mentors student authors.

managingeditorms@gsjms.com Clinical Editorial Inquiries

Chairperson Orthopedics

Managing Editor

Prof. Dr. Samina Qadir

Chairperson Research Cell

Gomal Medical College, D. I. Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Research Oversight & Methodological Rigor

Directs institutional research verification, bioethics committee liaison, and epidemiologic study design. Oversees basic medical sciences submissions, biostatistical review standards, and faculty mentor engagement.

managingeditorsq@gsjms.com Research Methodology Inquiries

Prof. Dr. Samina Qadir - Managing Editor

Chairperson Research Cell

Student Chief Editor

Ihtiram Ullah

President Student Research Society

Gomal Medical College, D. I. Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Student Editorial Operations & OJS Management

Spearheads student editorial operations, manuscript onboarding, and peer-review workflows through Open Journal Systems (OJS). Coordinates author communication, student reviewer development, and leads the Student Research Society's publishing initiatives.

chiefeditor@gsjms.com General Editorial Office

President SRS

National Faculty & Student Editors

Distinguished international researchers and clinical faculty bringing worldwide peer review expertise, methodological governance, and global scientific outreach to GSJMS.

4 International Members

Saudi Arabia

Husna Irfan Thalib

Batterjee Medical College

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

husnairfan@gsjms.com

Italy

Muhammad Eisa Ali

University of Pavia

Pavia, Italy

eisaali@gsjms.com

USA

Khayyam Haider

Brooklyn Hospital Center

New York, USA

Via Editorial Office US Member

Turkiye

Emile Cyubahiro

Gaziantep University

Gaziantep, Turkiye

emilecyubahiro@gsjms.com

Official Directory

Editorial Board Summary Table

Consolidated register of executive leadership, faculty managing editors, and student governance.

15 Board Members Registered (4 Executive • 7 National • 4 International)

Editorial Post	Member Name	Official Designation & Department	Official Email	Governance Focus
Patron in Chief	Prof. Dr. Naseem Saba Executive Patron	Dean / CEO Gomal Medical College, MTI, D. I. Khan	patroninchief@gsjms.com	Institutional oversight, medical education accreditation & strategic patronship.
Managing Editor	Prof. Dr. Muhammad Shafiq Faculty Managing Editor	Chairperson Orthopedic Department DHQ Teaching Hospital, D. I. Khan	managingeditorms@gsjms.com	Clinical manuscript reviews, surgical sciences & double-blind peer review integrity.
Managing Editor	Prof. Dr. Samina Qadir Faculty Managing Editor	Chairperson Research Cell Gomal Medical College, D. I. Khan	managingeditorsq@gsjms.com	Research Cell oversight, epidemiology, basic medical sciences & bioethics compliance.
Student Chief Editor	Ihtiram Ullah Chief Student Editor	President Student Research Society Gomal Medical College, D. I. Khan	chiefeditor@gsjms.com	Student editorial leadership, OJS platform management & author communications.
National Editorial Board Members (Pakistan)
Editorial Board Member	AH Aitezaz Hassan National Member	Gomal Medical College D. I. Khan, Pakistan	aitezazhassan@gsjms.com	Manuscript vetting, peer review coordination & student liaison.
Editorial Board Member	NF Noor Fatima National Member	Gomal Medical College D. I. Khan, Pakistan	noorfatima@gsjms.com	Peer review management & clinical article evaluations.
Editorial Board Member	MY Muhammad Younas National Member	Gomal Medical College D. I. Khan, Pakistan	muhammadyounas@gsjms.com	Literature verification & double-blind review tracking.
Editorial Board Member	AI Aman Iqbal National Member	Gomal Medical College D. I. Khan, Pakistan	amaniqbal@gsjms.com	Clinical case report reviews & author correspondence.
Editorial Board Member	RU Rahim Ullah National Member	Gomal Medical College D. I. Khan, Pakistan	rahimullah@gsjms.com	Research methodology & ethical clearance verification.
Editorial Board Member	MS Muhammad Sharjeel National Member	Gomal Medical College D. I. Khan, Pakistan	muhammadsharjeel@gsjms.com	Epidemiologic study designs & biostatistical checks.
Editorial Board Member	AB Abdul Basit National Member	Gomal Medical College D. I. Khan, Pakistan	abdulbasit@gsjms.com	Manuscript onboarding & OJS review tracking.
International Editorial Board Members
International Member	HT Husna Irfan Thalib Saudi Arabia	Batterjee Medical College Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	husnairfan@gsjms.com	Global peer review, clinical education & international research liaison.
International Member	EA Muhammad Eisa Ali Italy	University of Pavia Pavia, Italy	eisaali@gsjms.com	European academic partnerships & biomedical study methodology.
International Member	KH Khayyam Haider USA	Brooklyn Hospital Center New York, USA	Via Editorial Office	US hospital medicine, clinical protocols & quality assurance standards.
International Member	EC Emile Cyubahiro Turkiye	Gaziantep University Gaziantep, Turkiye	emilecyubahiro@gsjms.com	International peer review, clinical collaborations & student research mentoring.

Official Journal Publication Standard

Author Guidelines

Comprehensive criteria, ethical standards, empirical methodologies, and structural requirements for publication in the Gomal Student Journal of Medical Sciences (GSJMS).

Quick Jump: 1-3. Authorship 4-6. Submission 7. Article Types 8-9. Title & MeSH 10. Tables & AI 13. Original Article (IMRAD) Vancouver Refs

1. Number and Order of Authors

A maximum of 12 authors are allowed. The contribution to the work should determine the rank of the authors. All authors should concur on the number and arrangement.

2. Principal and Corresponding Authors

Author with the most significant contribution should be ranked as the principal/first author. First author or the primary author should be the person who contributed the most. The principal author may, with the consent of all authors, either be the corresponding author himself or nominate another author for it.

3. Authorship Criteria (ICMJE Guidelines)

Official ICMJE Recommendations

GSJMS follows the International Committee of Medical Journals Editor (ICMJE) guidelines for authorship criteria as “Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors”. Each author must have made enough contributions to the work to be considered an author, according to the principal author. One must fulfil all four of the following criteria for authorship:

Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND

Drafting the work or reviewing it critically for important intellectual content; AND

Final approval of the version to be published; AND

Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

Non-Qualifying Activities:

The mere arrangement of a research grant, the gathering of data, or general project management cannot justify authorship. Such actions could also be acknowledged in various ways. When submitting the work, the primary author must include the names of other authors in the proper order. Later additions of authors are not permitted. Contributions from authors will be published alongside the document.

Authorship Disputes: The editorial board will decide on any authorship disputes in accordance with ICMJE and Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) norms.

Multi-Center Group Authorship: The authors who assume primary responsibility for the manuscript should be identified when the study was carried out by a sizable, multi-center group. The above-described standards for authorship should be fully met by these. The corresponding author should explicitly identify all authors in a group author manuscript before submitting it. The acknowledgements section needs to list the other group members. After submission, changes to the authors' names or order are not permitted.

4. Submission of Manuscripts & Originality

Only original material in the manuscript will be considered for publication. Neither the manuscript nor essential substance of the manuscript should be submitted for publication elsewhere before appearing in this journal.

5. Online Submission via Open Journal Systems (OJS)

PKP OJS 3.x Integrated

Manuscript submissions, peer review, and editorial tracking for GSJMS are strictly managed through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform. On our portal, the corresponding author must create an account or log in to their existing OJS account. Once authenticated, authors complete the standardized 5-step OJS submission process: (1) Start & Submission Checklist, (2) Upload Blinded Submission Files, (3) Enter Metadata & MeSH Keywords, (4) Confirmation, and (5) Next Steps.

Double-Blind OJS Protocol: The manuscript document uploaded to OJS must be completely blinded, with no indication of authors' names, designations, departments, institutions, or towns in the text or file properties. Author identities and affiliations must be entered strictly in the OJS metadata fields.

If required, supplementary files such as raw datasets, ethical approvals, and survey questionnaires can be uploaded alongside the main text into OJS.

6. Language

GSJMS is published in English. Use of British English is preferred; however, American English can also be employed where convenient. Consistency in spelling style throughout the manuscript is required.

7. General Typography & Layout Style

Please use Times New Roman, size 12, justified, with a line spacing of 1.0. Tables and illustrations (figure/chart/image) should be placed where specified, not at the conclusion of the document.

Submission Format According to the Type of Manuscript

Type A

Review Article

Max 3500 words (excluding references)
35 references (minimum)
Comprehensive literature synthesis

Critical systematic analysis

Type B (Core)

Original Article

Max 2500 words (excluding abstract & refs)
250-word structured abstract
20 references (minimum)
Full IMRAD architecture

Primary Empirical Research

Type C

Short Reports / Cases

Max 1250 words (excluding title page)
150-word unstructured abstract
Max 2 tables or figures
10 references (max)
Max 6 authors allowed

Special / Short Communications

8. Title Formulation & Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

It must include the study's design, objectives, and variables. It should also include information about the characteristics and geographical location of the population of interest. Use of abbreviations should be avoided in the title.

Keywords Requirement: Each manuscript should include five to ten key words drawn from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) of the United States National Library of Medicine.

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9. Abbreviations

Only standard abbreviations should be used. For each abbreviation, the full term should be presented first, followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis. A well-known and widely used abbreviation may be used in this capacity.

10. Standards for Tables and Illustrations

1. Quantitative Demand: There is no limit to the number of tables and illustrations (graphs/ charts/ images) that can be included. These should be in accordance with the manuscript's rational demand.
2. Self-Contained / Stand-Alone: Each table and illustration should stand alone, displaying all of its contents/meanings without referring to the text.
3. Legends and Titles: Each table and illustration must have a legend below the table/illustration. The title of the table and picture should be a summary of the manuscript's title.
4. Quality: Illustrations must be of high quality. Graphs and charts should be editable.
5. Captions: Where applicable, a legend should be included with the table or illustration.
6. Attribution: If a table or illustration is taken from a published work, the source must be cited.
7. Permission: To reproduce a previously published illustration, the author must obtain permission from the author/publisher.

Use of Generative AI and AI-Assisted Tools in Figures, Images, and Artwork

STRICT PROHIBITION: The journal does not permit the use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools to create, modify, or manipulate images, figures, or artwork in submitted manuscripts. This includes enhancing, obscuring, moving, removing, or adding elements within an image or figure.

Basic Adjustments: Basic adjustments to brightness, contrast, or color balance are acceptable only if they do not alter or obscure original data. Submitted manuscripts may be screened using image forensics tools or specialized software to detect potential image irregularities.

Methodological Exception: The only exception is when AI or AI-assisted tools are an integral part of the research methodology—for example, in AI-assisted imaging used for data generation or interpretation in fields such as biomedical research. In such cases, the use of AI tools must be clearly and reproducibly described in the Methods section, including:

How the AI tool was applied in image creation or modification;
The name of the model or tool, its version and extension number, and the manufacturer;
Confirmation of adherence to the AI software’s usage policies and proper attribution of generated content.

Raw Files Verification: Authors may be asked to provide original, unaltered images or raw composite files for editorial verification.

Graphical Abstracts & Cover Art: The use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools to produce graphical abstracts or other illustrative artwork is not permitted. Limited exceptions may apply to cover art, but only with prior approval from the journal editor and publisher, and if authors demonstrate that: (1) All necessary usage rights have been secured; and (2) Appropriate credit and attribution are provided.

11. Units of Measurements

Please use Systems International (SI) units, where possible (e.g. mg/dL, cm, kg, mm Hg). Standard metric prefixes should be adhered to.

12. Drug Names

Generic names of drugs are preferred. Where essential, the proprietary / brand names can be given in parenthesis following the generic chemical designation.

Structured Abstract (Max 250 words)

Word count should be within 250 words (it may be up to 350 in exceptional cases). It must have the following four sub-headings:

1. Background: 1-3 sentences regarding the introduction of your problem/s of interest and objective/s.

2. Material & Methods: Study design, duration, setting, population & sampling, data collection (variables and their attributes) and analysis plans.

3. Results: Key numerical findings, percentages, parameters, and hypotheses test statistics.

4. Conclusion: The summary of your results in simple non-statistical words.

Main Text Architecture follows IMRAD: Introduction → Material and Methods → Results → Discussion & Conclusion.

A INTRODUCTION: Scientific Context & Global-to-Local Funnel

This section should have nearly all the following components. Bring here data in quantities (numbers & figures) regarding all your variables of interest as per your objectives. It may include prevalence and/or incidence of the disease of interest/ under investigation, its distribution by socio-demographic factors, its various determinants or its treatment.

Instead of prevalence, distribution, determinant and treatment of a disease, the researcher may determine any health related event in a population, like level/ concentration/ score of some anthropometric measure/ biochemical parameter, like weight, height, blood pressure (BP), random blood sugar (RBS) etc. Here bring the level/ concentration/ score of your parameters of interest.

The Funnel Principle: The data is collected from global populations/ studies, then regional, then national, and lastly local populations/ studies.

The manuscript should clearly state: research problem, knowledge gap, research question, research objective, hypothesis, and significance of the study.

B MATERIALS AND METHODS: Methodological Rigor & Data Architecture

This section must rigorously include all the following six components:

1. Design, Setting & Duration

Please mention the study design (cross-sectional / case-control / cohort / trial) with name of the academic/ professional department and name of the academic/ professional institution with city and country (demonstrating ownership). Add duration of the study with day, month and year.

2. Ethical & Institutional Clearances

Technical approval from the Institutional Research Board (IRB), ethical approval from the Institutional Ethical Committee, and documented informed patients' / participants' consent.

3. Population & Sampling Philosophy

“Research is a problem-solving activity for a specified population; never for a sample.”

Please specify/ define your population by count, geographic location, socio-demographic, and disease factors. Then describe how you calculated the sample size as required by the design of your study with formula/calculation or online calculator/software with reference/link. Then specify the sampling technique. Give inclusion and exclusion criteria for one group or separately for each group in case of two or more groups.

4. Equipment, Procedure, Intervention & Follow-up

Narrate all steps taken from enrolment of a subject to discharge from the study, including history, general & systemic examination, investigations, and any intervention (health education, food, exercise, vaccine, drug, device, laser or surgery). Provide details of equipment, instruments, appliances and tools used, citing name, model, version, company name, and manufacturing city in parenthesis.

5. Data Collection Plan & Questionnaire Design

Data Collection Methods:

Literature survey: Secondary data collected by other researchers, mostly qualitative.
Questionnaire: Structured queries administered to subjects.
Interview: In-person or oral responses.
Observation: Clinical examination, laboratory & imaging tests, pre/per/post drug-treatment/device-procedure/operation notes/findings as morbidities, disabilities, mortalities (giving primary first-hand quantitative data). State which methods were utilized.

KAP Surveys & Questionnaire Framing:

Questionnaire is framed from literature to transform qualities into quantities (e.g. Knowledge, Attitude & Practice Surveys). Its reliability must be pretested by a pilot study and reported as Cronbach’s alpha. It should be based on a 5-point Likert scale, with a range of 1-5 scores (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree) respectively. It includes respondent demographics. The questionnaire must not be on nominal or ordinal scale.

Questionnaire: To-Do List

• Items (questions) extracted from existing literature
• Designed as per list of variables & theoretical framework
• Items should be short, concise, and to the point

Avoid in Questionnaire: Not-To-Do List

• Double-barrel questions
• Putting words in mouth of respondent (leading Qs)
• Memory-dependent questions (use cash memory)
• Emotionally loaded Qs (anger, fear, hatred, happiness)
• Personal/private culturally sensitive questions
• Technical jargons
• Too many questions or overly long questionnaires
• Negative questions (if used, reverse scoring at analysis)

Variable Categorization & Classification:

Demographic variables: gender, age in years, age groups, education level, residence, experience, income etc.
Research variables: pain in flank, category of pain in throat, level of knowledge/attitude/practice, weight in Kg, height in cm, volume in ml, RBS in mg/dL, T3 level in pcg/ml.
Attributes of Categorical Variables: Age grouping (e.g. Group 1 up to 50 yrs, Group 2 >50 yrs); Residence (urban, rural); Education (matric=1, graduation=2, masters=3, MPhil=4, PhD=5); KAP Likert sum scores.
Variable Roles: Identify independent, dependent, confounding and matching variables.
Data Types: Nominal (gender, residence, pain in flank); Ordinal (age groups, education levels, category of pain in throat); Interval / Ratio / Continuous (age in years, KAP Likert scores, VAPS pain score, weight in kg, height in cm, RBS in mg/dL, T3 in pcg/ml).
Attachments & Tools: Attach proforma and questionnaire if any. Mention calculator or software used for data analysis.

6. Data Analysis Plan: Statistical Computation Standards

Research is for a specified population; never for a sample. It is ideal to observe the entire population, but not feasible. Statistics helps collect data for a sample, analyze it for the sample (descriptive statistics) and infer it onto the population from which it was drawn (inferential statistics: parameter estimation and hypothesis testing).

Clarification on Cross-Sectional Hypotheses: It is widely stated that cross-sectional studies don’t require a hypothesis. This is a misunderstanding. Cross-sectional studies DO require hypotheses (e.g. evaluating magnitude, distribution, or determinants).

Descriptive Analysis:

Describes the sample alone. Categorical data (nominal/ordinal) analyzed by count and percentage.
Numeric data (interval/ratio) is subjected to normality tests (Skewness, Kurtosis, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test & Histogram). If normal: Mean, SD, minimum, maximum, range. If skewed: Median, Q1, Q3, and IQR (Q3 - Q1).

Inferential Analysis:

Data for sample inferred onto population.
Estimation of Parameters: Construct 95% Confidence Intervals around mean or proportion (e.g., Mean RBS was 110 [95% CL, 105.5-114.5] mg/dL; DM frequency was 45 [15%, 95% CL, 12.5-17.5%]).
Hypothesis Testing: Parametric and non-parametric tests applied with exact p-values.

C RESULTS: 12-Step Empirical Reporting Protocol

1. Preparing sample for analysis; number of subjects

2. Total enrolled at inception (cases/controls/specimens)

3. Group-wise number of participants at inception

4. Frequency (count) & percentage of survey responses

5. Explicit mention if any subject died during study

6. Dropouts & reasons (complications, surgery, etc.)

7. Number of participants lost to follow-up

8. Documentation of missing data at follow-ups

9. Actual finalized sample size analyzed

10. Descriptive analysis as per data plan

11. Estimation of parameters (95% CI)

12. Testing of hypotheses (significance tests)

D DISCUSSION: 8 Comparative Rules

Put your findings for your first objective/variable. Add studies with similar findings from local, then national, regional, and global studies/literature. Then add studies with higher findings and lastly lower findings. Proceed variable by variable.
The comparison is to be based on estimation of parameters (indices of population), not merely sample statistics. Further, it should be based on hypothesis testing.
Comparisons must be grounded in numerical indices (counts, percentages, means) from populations, not merely philosophical arguments.
Each comparison study must cite author name, city & country, duration, sample size, and relevant data.
Prioritize studies already cited in the Introduction.
Bring only relevant data matching your objectives/variables.
Conclusion of Discussion: Summarize your results in simple non-statistical English. Do not import conclusions from other authors.
Recommendations: May be added as a separate heading or final paragraph. Here you may go beyond your own findings.

E CONCLUSION

It should be strictly based on the objective and principal findings. False, ambiguous conclusions and speculations must be scrupulously avoided.

F REFERENCES: Vancouver Referencing Standard

1. Vancouver Style: Vancouver referencing style must be strictly followed.
2. Serial Citation: References should be numbered serially and cited in digits within the text.
3. Author Naming: Last/family/surname in full, then capital initials of 1st and 2nd names with no gap. List up to six authors; for more than six authors, append et al.
4. Journal Titles: Journal titles should be written in full form followed by the issue and volume number.
5. Digital Identifiers: Add DOI where available; otherwise add valid online link.

Standard Journal Article Example:

Sharmin SN. Prognostic Value of Serum D-dimer in Predicting Outcomes in COVID-19 Positive Pregnant Women. Scholars International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2024; 7(11): 554-9. doi: 10.36348/sijog.2024.v07i11.004.

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Editorial & Publishing Ethics

Journal Policies

Commitment to research integrity, ethical standards, artificial intelligence transparency, and open-access dissemination.

AI & Image Manipulation

STRICT PROHIBITION: GSJMS does not permit generative AI to create or manipulate images, clinical figures, or artwork.

Basic adjustments (brightness, contrast, cropping) are acceptable solely if they do not obscure or distort authentic primary data. Manuscripts may be subjected to forensic image analysis algorithms during technical screening.

Methodological AI Exception: AI models may only be utilized if they constitute an intrinsic component of the research inquiry (e.g. machine learning algorithm for imaging categorization). Such methods must be fully documented in the Methods section.

Open Access & Licensing

GSJMS is a diamond open-access publication. All articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0).

Permits unrestricted sharing, adaptation, and redistribution provided the original author and journal source are appropriately cited.

No Article Processing Charges (APC): In keeping with our undergraduate mission, no submission or publication fees are levied upon student authors.

Peer Review & Editorial Integrity

Every manuscript undergoes rigorous double-blind peer review by at least two independent expert reviewers (including senior faculty referees and trained student editors).

Editorial decisions are based exclusively on scientific merit, originality, methodological rigor, and academic clarity, free from institutional or commercial conflicts of interest.

Ethical Approvals & Privacy

All studies involving human participants must have documented approval from a recognized Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee, complying with the Declaration of Helsinki.

Privacy Policy: Author and reviewer contact details registered in this portal will be utilized solely for official correspondence related to journal operations and will never be shared with third parties.

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Contact the Chief Editor and Editorial Office for ethical inquiries.

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Official Journal & Institutional Ownership

Gomal Medical College

GSJMS

Student Research Society

Introduction

Ownership Details

Gomal Medical College

Student Research Society (GMC)

Aims and Scope

Disciplines Within Our Scope

Clinical Medicine

Public Health & Epidemiology

Basic Medical Sciences

Medical Education

Editorial Board

Prof. Dr. Naseem Saba

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Shafiq

Prof. Dr. Samina Qadir

Ihtiram Ullah

Editorial Board Members (National)

Aitezaz Hassan

Noor Fatima

Muhammad Younas

Aman Iqbal

Rahim Ullah

Muhammad Sharjeel

Abdul Basit

Editorial Board Members (International)

Husna Irfan Thalib

Muhammad Eisa Ali

Khayyam Haider

Emile Cyubahiro

Editorial Board Summary Table

Author Guidelines

1. Number and Order of Authors

2. Principal and Corresponding Authors

3. Authorship Criteria (ICMJE Guidelines)

4. Submission of Manuscripts & Originality

5. Online Submission via Open Journal Systems (OJS)

6. Language

7. General Typography & Layout Style

Submission Format According to the Type of Manuscript

Review Article

Original Article

Short Reports / Cases

8. Title Formulation & Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

9. Abbreviations

10. Standards for Tables and Illustrations

11. Units of Measurements

12. Drug Names

Structured Abstract (Max 250 words)

A INTRODUCTION: Scientific Context & Global-to-Local Funnel

B MATERIALS AND METHODS: Methodological Rigor & Data Architecture

C RESULTS: 12-Step Empirical Reporting Protocol

D DISCUSSION: 8 Comparative Rules

E CONCLUSION

F REFERENCES: Vancouver Referencing Standard

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