The Pan African Medical Journal was founded in 2008 by a group of African public health professionals and researchers who recognized a critical disparity: while Africa bears a disproportionate burden of global diseases, its scientific output in international medical journals remained disproportionately low. The Founding Vision
As of early 2016, thousands of articles have been submitted from over 61 countries, with hundreds published annually. Key Manuscript Categories
Disclaimer: Details such as specific APC amounts and indexing metrics are accurate as of late 2024 but are subject to change. Readers should always verify current journal policies at the official PAMJ website.
Case series and clinical trials addressing internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics, and specialized medical fields. The Pan African Medical Journal
Founded in 2008 by the African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET), The Pan African Medical Journal was born out of a specific crisis: African researchers were producing high-quality data, yet they faced systemic barriers to publication in Western-dominated journals. High article processing charges (APCs), linguistic bias, and a lack of appreciation for local context often left vital research unpublished.
PAMJ’s most distinctive feature is its (author, reviewer, and editor identities concealed) coupled with an unusually short turnaround time (target: 4–6 weeks from submission to first decision).
Ministries of health across the African continent, alongside international bodies like the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), rely on data from PAMJ to shape health guidelines, allocate funding, and design targeted intervention campaigns. By providing localized evidence, PAMJ helps ensure that public health strategies are tailored to the unique cultural, economic, and logistical realities of African communities. Challenges and Future Horizons The Pan African Medical Journal was founded in
Founded in 2008 by Dr. Raoul Kamadjeu and Dr. Landry Tsague, the Pan African Medical Journal (PAMJ) serves as a premier, independent platform for African researchers to publish and disseminate work on health challenges. By 2019, the journal expanded to handle thousands of submissions annually and established its own custom publishing infrastructure, the PAMJ Manuscript Hut. Read the full history at Pan African Medical Journal The Pan African Medical Journal in 2019 - a year in review 6 Apr 2020 —
: A dedicated section (PAMJ One Health) focusing on zoonotic diseases and food security. Key Features & Impact The PAMJ capacity building initiative
PAMJ has arguably the world's largest collection of African-specific case reports. If a doctor in rural Tanzania sees a rare presentation of Burkitt's lymphoma, PAMJ is the go-to place to publish it. This creates a living textbook of African clinical practice that doesn't exist elsewhere. Readers should always verify current journal policies at
Despite its immense success, PAMJ operates within a challenging ecosystem. Sustaining a high-volume open-access journal requires continuous funding. While the journal charges modest article processing fees to cover operational costs, it frequently offers waivers to authors from low-income countries to ensure financial hardship never stifles scientific contribution.
Dr. Raoul Kamadjeu once defined the journal's guiding ethos, saying, "Start small, but think big!". From a conversation between two friends, it has grown into one of the continent's largest and most trusted medical journals.
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