About the Journal

BSMMU Journal (Online ISSN 2224-7750) is a multidisciplinary open access peer-reviewed medical journal of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. The journal follows the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors’ recommendations for the conduct, reporting, editing and publication of scholarly work in medical journals (https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/).

BSMMU Journal is now indexed in SCOPUS (19 May 2024).

SMMU Journal is indexed in Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The online version of the journal is available in HINARI, Journals for Free, WorldCat, Ingenta Connect, University of Toronto Libraries, University of New York Health Science Library, Wageningen University and Research, Genamics Journal Seek, Safety Lit, University of Saskatchewan, University of New South Wales Sydney Library, Princeton University Library.

Aim and Scope

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal publishes multidisciplinary medical related original articles, brief articles, case reports, review articles, research letters, letter to editors, perspectives, editorials, and guest editorials.

Publication schedule

BSMMU Journal publishes one volume each year. Each volume consists of four issues which are published every three months. The issues are published quarterly in March, June, September, and December of every calendar year.

Submission of manuscripts

All manuscripts need to be submitted online through https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BSMMUJ/login along with the completed submission checklist and EQUATOR checklist available for different type of studies found at https://www.equator-network.org/. Manuscripts submitted that do not adhere to the prescribed 'Instructions to Authors' will be sent back to the authors for technical corrections before undergoing editorial or peer-review processes.

Open access statement

The journal's entire content is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This means that all articles published with open access will be freely accessible to everyone, allowing them to read, download, copy, and distribute the content in accordance with the terms of the license. The full details of the license are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.

Journal ownership and management

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University holds ownership of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, and all aspects of journal management are exclusively overseen by the BSMMU Journal office.

Publisher

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal is published by the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. However,  Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL) provides service to online publications and managed by Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.

Contact us

BSMMU Journal Office, Room #901, Basic Medical Science Building (Block #B).

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU); Shahbag, Dhaka 1000, Admin: journal.admin@bsmmu.edu.bd,

Executive editor: journal.executiveeditor@bsmmu.edu.bd,

Contact: +8801711428141; +8801924829685.