Aims and Scope

Scope:

Annals of Middle Eastern Medicine (AMEM) publishes high-quality research across the full spectrum of general and experimental medicine, with a particular emphasis on health challenges, clinical practice, and biomedical discoveries relevant to the Middle East and surrounding regions. The journal welcomes manuscripts that contribute to medical knowledge, improve patient care, and advance understanding of disease mechanisms in diverse populations.

The scope includes, but is not limited to:
  • General internal medicine
  • Clinical and translational research
  • Experimental and laboratory-based studies
  • Public health, epidemiology, and population health
  • Emergency and critical care medicine
  • Preventive and community medicine
  • Chronic disease research (diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, cancer)
  • Infectious diseases and emerging pathogens
  • Medical education research and health systems development
  • Precision medicine, genomics, and molecular diagnostics
  • Innovations in therapeutics, diagnostics, and biomedical technology
  • Case reports and case series highlighting unusual or regionally significant presentations

AMEM welcomes original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical case reports, short communications, opinion pieces, and narrative reviews that bring new insights to the medical sciences..

Objectives:

  • Advance medical science by publishing rigorous, evidence-based research in general and experimental medicine.
  • Highlight regional health priorities by providing a dedicated platform for studies originating from or relevant to the Middle East.
  • Support global visibility of regional research through high editorial standards, open-access dissemination, and international collaborations.
  • Promote clinical excellence by sharing impactful findings that enhance diagnosis, treatment, and patient outcomes.
  • Encourage innovation in medical practice, experimental research, and emerging biomedical technologies.
  • Strengthen research capacity by supporting early-career researchers and clinicians through fair, constructive, and timely peer review.h.

Vision and Mission:

Vision:

To become a leading open-access journal in general and experimental medicine, elevating the scientific output of the Middle East, fostering global collaboration, and contributing to the advancement of healthcare through high-quality medical research and innovation.

Mission:

  1. To publish reliable, scientifically sound, and ethically conducted medical research that advances understanding of human health and disease.
  2. To connect clinicians, researchers, and educators across the Middle East and beyond through a trusted platform for scholarly communication.
  3. To promote open access to medical knowledge, ensuring equitable visibility and accessibility for all researchers and healthcare professionals.
  4. To uphold stringent editorial and peer-review standards aligned with global indexing and publishing best practices.
  5. To contribute meaningfully to improvements in patient care, public health outcomes, and medical education across the region.