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Annals of African Medicine

Annals of African Medicine


Annals of African Medicine is a peer-reviewed open access medical journal covering all aspects of medicine, in particular in relation to Africa. It was established in 2002 and is published by Medknow Publications on behalf of the African Medicine Society. The editor-in-chief is Emmanuel A. Ameh.

Publication details
History2002–present
Publisher
Medknow Publications on behalf of the African Medicine Society
FrequencyQuarterly
Open access
yes
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Ann. Afr. Med.
Indexing
ISSN1596-3519 (print)
0975-5764 (web)
LCCN2006243134
OCLC no.163466253
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Annals of African Medicine

The Annals of African Medicine is published by the Annals of African Medicine Society. The journal is intended to serve as a medium for the publication of research findings in the broad field of Medicine in Africa, and other developing countries, and elsewhere, which have relevance to Africa. It will serve as a source of information on the state of the art of Medicine in Africa, for continuing education for doctors in Africa and other developing countries, and also for the publication of meetings and conferences. The journal will publish articles in any field of Medicine and other fields which have relevance or implications for Medicine.

The journal will be published Quarterly. 
Permission is granted for the photocopying of materials in the journal for the purpose of teaching and research. For other purposes, written permission must be obtained from the Editor-in-Chief before reproduction.

Abstracting and Indexing Information
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

  • Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases
  • African Index Medicus
  • CAB Abstracts
  • EBSCO Databases
  • Excerpta Medica/EMBASE
  • Expanded Academic ASAP
  • Global Health
  • Health & Wellness Research Center
  • Health Reference Center Academic
  • MEDLINE/Index Medicus
  • ProQuest
  • PubMed
  • Scopus
  • SIIC databases
  • Tropical Diseases Bulletin

Emerging Sources Citation Index 

Journal Ethics
Wolters Kluwer and Journal/Association are committed to meeting and upholding standards of ethical behavior at all stages of the publication process. We follow closely the industry associations, such as the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), that set standards and provide guidelines for best practices in order to meet these requirements. For a summary of our specific policies regarding duplicate publication, conflicts of interest, patient consent, etc., please visit www.Medknow.com/EthicalGuidelines.asp

Open Access Publication and Creative Commons Licensing
This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.

Digital Archiving
Wolters Kluwer Medknow provides for long-term digital preservation through two primary partnerships, Portico and CLOCKSS.

Portico is a leading digital preservation service worldwide. The content is preserved as an archival version and is not publically accessible via Portico, but is provided when required under specific conditions, such as discontinuation of the collection or catastrophic failure of the website.

CLOCKSS will enable any library to maintain their own archive of content from Wolters Kluwer Medknow and other publishers, with minimal technical effort and using cheaply available hardware.

Ahead of Print policy
Articles published online under the Ahead of Print model are considered published and can be cited and quoted using the DOI as the reference source. Wolters Kluwer Medknow has a policy that changes will not be made after publication of an article without following accepted procedures for making corrections to the scientific record.

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While advertisements are crucial to this journal to be able to keep all content free for everyone, ethical considerations are in place to ensure the integrity of the journal and its content:

"Pop-up" and "banner" ads appear on a random, rotating basis. The advertiser has no control or input over the pages where their ads appear.
The Editorial Board has full and final approval over the content of all advertisements.
Advertisers will never be shown any manuscripts or other content prior to publication.
    Medknow Publications Top
Medknow, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, is one of the largest open access publishers worldwide with more than 300+ medical journals in its portfolio. Students, researchers, clinicians and other healthcare professionals worldwide access Medknow journals to help them fuel new discoveries and improve patient care.

Founded in 1997, Medknow is a well-respected medical publisher that fully supports many of the popular open access models through its peer-review management system. Medknow pioneers in the ‘fee-less-free’ model and provides immediate free access to the electronic editions of the journals without charging the author or author’s institution for submission, processing or publication of the articles. Medknow’s open access policy has resulted in more than a half a million article downloads monthly for all of its journals.

Wolters Kluwer Health (Philadelphia, PA) is a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Serving more than 150 countries and territories worldwide, Wolters Kluwer Health’s customers include professionals, institutions and students in medicine, nursing, allied health and pharmacy. Major brands include Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ovid®, UpToDate®, Medi-Span®, Facts & Comparisons®, Pharmacy OneSource®, Lexicomp® and ProVation® Medical. Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company with annual revenues (2011) of €3.4 billion ($4.7 billion), approximately 19,000 employees worldwide and operations in over 40 countries across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

Medknow Specialties
Online and Print Scholarly Publishing, Peer-Review System, Specialized in Medical Research, Largest Open Access Publisher


Other websites related to this journal: http://www.annalsafrmed.org/ and Bioline: http://www.bioline.org.br/am

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