POLICIES
FOCUS AND SCOPE
Toufik’s Medical Journal is a biannual journal dedicated to advancing medical students and recently graduated physicians’ research by disseminating their research, practices, and experiences.
PEER REVIEW POROCESS
All papers submitted to Toufik’s Medical Journal will undergo a two step peer-reviewed process. The first step involves an internal peer-review process facilitated by two Student Editors who will work together with one Associate Editor or a member of the Executive Committee.
In the second step, the manuscript will be reviewed by two anonymous peer-reviewers (subject matter experts). In rare cases, Editorial Team members can be invited to review). The authors will remain anonymous to all referees. The typical time taken to conduct reviews is one to two months.
Reviewers are given two weeks to complete their tasks.
Reviewers and editors are obliged to retain the contents as privileged and confidential until publication. The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board will have final authority over an article’s suitability for publication.
OPEN ACCESS POLICY
This journal provides immediate open access to its content.
“Open access” refers to free availability of the Journal to all users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and/or link to all published materials on Toufik’s Medical Journal. Materials may be used for any lawful purpose free of financial, legal, or technical barriers.
The only constraint and copyright concern for reproduction and distribution will be to give authors, who retain rights to their work and must be properly acknowledged and cited.
There are no article processing charges, submissions fees, or any other costs required of authors to submit, review, or publish articles in the Toufik’s Medical Journal.
EDITORIAL BOARD STRUCTURE
Editor-in-Chief
Responsible for the leadership, training, and supervision of the Journal and its activities.
Managing Editors – Editorial Board
They are senior researchers willing to participate in the Journal, providing advice or support, and recommend reviewers. They, together with the Chief Editor have the final decision over an article publication. Their approval is required for the publication of each issue in the Toufik’s Medical Journal.
Associate Editors
They are selected every year after a public call for applicants. The Executive Committee (made up of Chief Editor and managing Editors) is in charge of reviewing the applications. Associate Editors are in charge of the editorial process with the Executive Committee, supervising the Student Editors’ work, selecting external peer-reviewers, and making recommendations for decisions based on the results of the rounds of reviews.
Student Editors
They are medical students enrolled in medical training from all around the globe. They are selected every year after a public call for applicants. The Executive Committee is in charge of reviewing the applications. They need to have scientific publications indexed in the National Library of Medicine in the US to be considered for the position. They are in charge of reviewing articles in the first round of revisions under the supervision of an Associate Editor or a member of the Executive Committee.