The ''Journal of Pakistan Medical Association'' is a monthly
peer-reviewed medical journal published by the
Pakistan Medical Association
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-la ...
. It publishes editorials, original articles, case reports, and letters concerning
medicine
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and health practices. The
editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Fatema Jawad.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in
Index Medicus
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/
MEDLINE
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/
PubMed
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,
BIOSIS Previews
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BIOSIS Previews ...
, and the
Science Citation Index Expanded.
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2012
impact factor
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of 0.409.
References
External links
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English-language journals
General medical journals
Healthcare in Pakistan
Monthly journals
Academic journals published by learned and professional societies
Publications established in 1951
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