The Kirkuk Journal of Medical Sciences (KJMS) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the University of Kirkuk, Iraq. The journal was established in 2013 under the title Journal of Kirkuk Medical College and was renamed in 2021 to reflect its broader scientific and medical scope.
KJMS publishes one annual volume comprising two semiannual issues: Issue 1 covers January–June, and Issue 2 covers July–December. To support timely publication and avoid unnecessary delays after peer review and revision, the journal uses an Issue in Progress model. Accepted articles are published online within the relevant issue after final editorial approval, copyediting, DOI assignment, and final pagination.
Articles published in an Issue in Progress are final published articles. Each article receives complete citation metadata at the time of online publication, including volume, issue, year, page range, DOI, and online publication date. Once published, article order, page numbers, DOI, and citation details are not changed except through formal correction, erratum, or retraction.
The Kirkuk Journal of Medical Sciences, based in Kirkuk City, Iraq, is published by the University of Kirkuk. It operates fully open access in accordance with the BOAI definition, allowing users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to full-text articles, or use them for any lawful purpose, without requiring prior permission from the publisher or authors.
To uphold publication integrity and originality, all submissions are screened using iThenticate plagiarism detection software. A rigorous double-blind peer-review process ensures that all accepted manuscripts meet high scientific and ethical standards. The journal welcomes submissions of original research articles, review papers, commentaries, letters to the editor, images in clinical practice, and case reports in all areas of medical sciences.
It is important to note that although the journal is affiliated with a governmental university, it does not receive any financial support from governmental or non-governmental sources. It relies solely on its own resources for covering publication costs.
