Scientific and medical literature shared through open access channels is growing exponentially. New journals are published each passing day, consequently competing for quality and relevance by attracting submissions, as well as attracting and retaining a pool of experienced reviewers.
The Pan African Medical Journal (PAMJ) benefits from the support of a wide range of professionals, from the biomedical and public health fields, who performed critical review of manuscripts. The map below shows the global footprint of these professionals.
Reviewers play an undeniable role in maintaining the quality of scientific publications by freely sharing their time, expertise, resourceful minds, and knowledge. We consistently seek to partner with enthusiastic and experienced professionals to review manuscripts submitted to our journals and help authors turn them into winning publications. To serve as reviewer for the PAMJ, complete the form below and you will be added to the PAMJ Reviewers Database.
Asantewaa Anastasia , Ghana | Kishindo Mwaleso , Kenya |
Nori Wassan , Iraq | A. Abantanga Prof. Francis , Ghana |
Aarab Adnane , Morocco | Abbo Cathy , Uganda |
Abdalaziz Halah Salah Mohammed , Saudi Arabia | Abid Hussein , Iraq |
Abie Worku , Ethiopia | Abreu Lucas Guimarães , Brazil |
Abubakar Dr Ahmed , Nigeria | Acob Joel , Philippines |
Adeke Dr Azuka , Nigeria | Affey Dr. Fatuma , Kenya |
Agogo George , Kenya | Aguiyi-ikeanyi Chinelo , Nigeria |
Ahmed Anas Guerboub , Morocco | Ahyayauch Hasna , Morocco |
Ait Addi Rachid , Morocco | Ajam Qais , Iraq |
Akale Fentahun , Ethiopia | Akinyugha Akintunde Opeoluwa , Nigeria |
Al-amoud Mayson Moohammad , Saudi Arabia | Al-asadi Mustafa , Iraq |
Al-daamy Alaa , Iraq | Al-hamairy Ahmed Khudhair , Iraq |
Al-qazzaz Haider , Iraq | Alaoui Asmaa , Morocco |
Alfadul Shaymaa , Iraq | Alt?nkaya Sündüz özlem , Turkiye |
Alvarez Serrano Maria Ana Adelaida, Spain | Amane Mounia , Morocco |
Ambe Ngwa Fabrice , Cameroon | Amegan-aho Kokou , Ghana |
Ameme Donne Kofi , Ghana | Amer Samar Ahmed , Egypt |
Amuzie Chidinma , Nigeria | Andoh Daniel Grant , Ghana |
Ansori Arif , Germany | Apedzi Anthony , Ghana |
Arafa Mohamed , Qatar | Archibong Omamuyovwi , Nigeria |
Argaw Roba , Ethiopia | Aria Oti , Nigeria |
Ashong Joyce Akweley , Ghana | Aslanidis Theodoros , Greece |
Auta Tanko , Indonesia | Ayawine Alice , Ghana |
Babagana Bako , Nigeria | Bahatungire Dr Rony Reginald, Uganda |
Bahij Loubna , Morocco | Baiee Dr.hasan Alwan , Iraq |
Baptiste Keith Edward , Denmark | Bardaweel Sanaa K , Jordan |
Bchini Houcine , Tunisia | Belinga Etienne , Cameroon |
Ben Hmida Mariem , Tunisia | Ben Saad Ahmed , Tunisia |
Bitew Mamaru , Ethiopia | Biyazin Tsegaw , Ethiopia |
Bougmiza Iheb , Tunisia | Bouhidel Jalaleddinne Omar , France |
Boumaaize Zineb , Morocco | Bulto Dr Lemma , Ethiopia |
Burgoine Dr Kathy , United Kingdom | Chaanoune Khadija , Morocco |
Chifurira Retius , South Africa | Chigwenah Michelle , Kenya |
Chikwati Raylton , South Africa | Chyad Alogaili Shukriyia Shadhan , Iraq |
Daboer Jc , Nigeria | Demissie Kaleb , Ethiopia |
Dessie Erarto , Ethiopia | Diouf Adama , Senegal |
Doreen Birungi , Uganda | Ebai Bisong Calvin , Cameroon |
Edem Victory Fabian , Gambia | Edzeamey , Fred Jonathan |
Ekrikpo Dr Udeme , Nigeria | El Hiba Omar , Morocco |
El Hidan Moulay Abdelmonaim , Morocco | El Mlili Nisrin , Morocco |
Elbardisi Haitham , Qatar | Eliakimu Eliudi , Tanzania |
Elkafssaoui Sanae , Morocco | Elmashjary Eman Nasser , Saudi Arabia |
Elyas Ahmed Anas , Sudan | Enwereji Ezinna E , Nigeria |
Fadhil Jomah Ashraf , Iraq | Fai Wan Eric Yuk , Hong Kong |
Fitri Loeki Enggar , Indonesia | Fokom-domgue Joel , Cameroon |
Folaranmi Olaleke , Nigeria | Fubam Rita , Cameroon |
Gazi Hasanain , Iraq | Geidam Ado , Nigeria |
Gidado Saheed , | Githui Simon , Kenya |
Gitta Sheba , UGANDA | Gumede Puritty Lungile , South Africa |
Gute Tsegaye , Ethiopia | Ha Lauren , Australia |
Haastrup Peter , Denmark | Hachri Hafid , Morocco |
Hadrya Fatine , Morocco | Hasan Tiba , Iraq |
Hazim Salo Wisam , Australia | Hinda Ruton , Rwanda |
Iba?ez Del Valle Vanessa , Spain | Iloh Kenechukwu , Nigeria |
Innocent David Chinaecherem , Nigeria | Iseme Rosebella A. , Kenya |
Islam Mohammad Shahidul , Bangladesh | Ismail Amina , Kenya |
Janati Idrissi Rachid , Morocco | Japari Andrian , Indonesia |
Jarikre Theophilus , Nigeria | Jatchavala Chonnakarn , Thailand |
Jolaoluwa Awosanya Dr Emmanuel , Nigeria | Kadouri Youssef , Morocco |
Kahime Kholoud , Morocco | Kamadjeu Raoul , United States |
Kamazizwa Faith , Zimbabwe | Kamil Ebtisam Khalid , Iraq |
Kaniaru David , Kenya | Kasa Getachew Adela , Ethiopia |
Kassaw Amare , Ethiopia | Kayondo Dr Simon Peter , Uganda |
Kazembe Abigail , Malawi | Kebede Fikreab , Ethiopia |
Kefas Bwala John , Nigeria | Ketata Nouha , Tunisia |
Khofi Lucy , South Africa | Kiondo Paul , Uganda |
Kisumbi Bernina , Kenya | Kizza Diana , Jordan |
Kuja Josiah , Kenya | Kukreja Jyoti , India |
Kuupiel Desmond , South Africa | Kwangu Mwenya , Zambia |
Laamiri Fatima Zahra , Morocco | Laila Shaebth , IRAQ |
Lebo Emmaculate , United States | Lelaka Tshidi , South Africa |
Logan Gorbee , Liberia | Louw Vernon , South Africa |
Lover Bissa , Cameroon | Lubwama Dr Margaret , Uganda |
Lucette A Cysique , Australia | Luseno Winnie K. , United States |
Makinde Olusesan , Nigeria | Malaa Saba Fadhil Ali , Iraq |
Mamun Abdullah Al , Bangladesh | Mana Okubalidet , Ethiopia |
Mansur Oche , Nigeria | Marob Ndjock Sekele Patrick , Democratic Republic Of The Congo |
Masiira Dr Ben , Uganda | Masresha Balcha , Zimbabwe |
Massi Daniel Gams , Cameroon | Mchau Geofrey , Tanzania |
Mengnjo Michel , Cameroon | Menon Pramila , India |
Mensah Emmanuel S. , Ghana | Metuge Conrald Ekukole , Cameroon |
Midhat Laila , Morocco | Migisha Richard , Uganda |
Mogere Dr. Dominic M. , Kenya | Mohammed Dr Adulkarim A , Nigeria |
Molelekoa Thonaeng Charity , South Africa | Molla Mekonen Asnakew , Ethiopia |
Motaze Dr Villyen , South Africa | Mugenyi Dr Kevin , Uganda |
Muhimpundu Dr Marie Aimee , Rwanda | Mukaro Sekai , Zimbabwe |
Muloi Dr Dishon , Kenya | Muna Dr. Kennedy , Kenya |
Munsaka Sody , Zambia | Muriuki Joshua , |
Mussá Tufária , Mozambique | Mwangu Luwi , South Africa |
Mwesiga Allan , Uganda | Mwiti Peter , Kenya |
Nabukeera-barungi Dr Nicolette , Uganda | Najmi Imane , Morocco |
Nde Francis , | Ndejjo Mr. Rawlance , Uganda |
Ng Diana , Australia | Niyoyita Jean Claude , Rwanda |
Njingu Atabong Emmanuel , Cameroon | Njoroge Dr. Peter K , Kenya |
Njoroge Dr. Gladys , Kenya | Njoroge Kibe Stephen , Kenya |
Njunda Anna , Cameroon | Nkhata Madalitso , Zambia |
Nnadi Chika , Nigeria | Nougan Wamba Brice Elvis , United States |
Nsekuye Olivier , Rwanda | Ntemafack Augustin , United States |
Odeh Ahmad , Jordan | Odhiambo Fredrick , Kenya |
Odii Aloysius , Nigeria | Ogbetere Friday , Nigeria |
Ojo Temitope , Nigeria | Okuga Dr Monica , Uganda |
Okunola Oluyomi , Nigeria | Oladosu Gbenga , Nigeria |
Olasehinde-williams Morountodun , Cyprus | Olufemi-aworinde Kehinde , Nigeria |
Onwasoigwe Chika , Nigeria | Oppong Kwaku Gyamfi , Ghana |
Osei Christian , Ghana | Oshagbemi Ayodele , Nigeria |
Oshinubi Kayode , United States | Ossai Edmund , Nigeria |
Ovenseri-ogbomo Dr Godwin , Benin | Owino Odongo Alfred , Kenya |
Owusu Darkwa Irene , Ghana | Oyando Robinson , Kenya |
Oyatoye Ibironke , Nigeria | Oyibo Patrick , United Kingdom |
Padayachee Neelaveni , South Africa | Padingani Dr Munekayi , Burundi |
Pammi Srinath , United Kingdom | Panganai Tsitsi , ZimbabweSELECTED |
Patel Archana , India | Raymond Josette , France |
Razã£o De Deus Nilsa , Mozambique | Rithaa Gilbert , Kenya |
Russel James , Sierra Leone | Sackey Samuel , Ghana |
Sandip Dudhe Sakshi , India | Santos Julia , Brazil |
Sarfo-kantanka Osei , Ghana | Schuch Felipe , Brazil |
Sebopelo Lorraine , Botswana | Segon Tesfaye , Ethiopia |
Sereke Senai Goitom , Eritrea | Sfendla Anis , Morocco |
Shaaib Hassan , Saudi Arabia | Shaibu Joseph , Nigeria |
Shiluli Clement , Kenya | Sillehu Sahrir , Indonesia |
Sinayobye Dr Jean D'amour , Rwanda | Singh Armaan , United States |
Sosu Dr Edem , Ghana | Soysal Sunullah , Turkiye |
Ssetaala Dr Ali , Uganda | Suluku Roland , Sierra Leone |
Sume Bickes Wube , Ethiopia | Tamegart Lahcen , Morocco |
Tarun Kumar , India | Tessema Zemenu Tadesse , Ethiopia |
Tumchou Pamela Mekiedje , Cameroon | Tusubira Brenda , Uganda |
Ugalahi Mary , Nigeria | Umeokonkwo Chukwuma David , Nigeria |
Utami Vitis , Indonesia | Vhanda Donald , Zimbabwe |
Visa Dr Tyakaray , Nigeria | Waiswa Professor Peter , Uganda |
Wamala Dr Joseph Francis , South Sudan | Ward Ashraf , Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
Widyahening Indah Suci, Indonesia | Yüksel Hasan , Turkiye |
Zegeye Zelalem , Ethiopia | Zinedine Abdellah , Morocco |
1. Key points
What is peer-review
The peer review process is a key element of the scientific process. During the peer review process, the submitted manuscript go through a thorough examination of manuscripts by other scientists (peer) who will read the article to adherence its adherence to the highest level of scientific method and make a motivated recommendation to the managing editors.
The peer-review process in PAMJ
At PAMJ, we review all the material we receive. The editors of PAMJ perform an internal peer-review at the end of which, a manuscript can be rejected, accepted or submitted for external peer-review.
During the initial internal review, the editors focus on the overall look of the manuscript, adherence to journal standards, the quality of the written language. At this stage, we also focus on the topic addressed in the manuscript, its relevance to the journal audience, its originality, adherence to publication and research ethics. The overall methodology of the work is also reviewed at this stage to try to identify gross methodological shortfalls. Most of the manuscripts will not be send for external peer review at this stage to avoid spending valuable reviewers time. We may eventually request the authors to submit a revised version of their manuscript at this stage.
Initial internal review
The editor in charge of the manuscript conduct and initial assessment of the manuscript. This assessment aims to ensure that the submission adheres to the journal instructions for authors. The editors may decide at this stage to reject the manuscript.
1. Internal peer review
This review is conducted by a managing editor, a science editor or an associate editor to assess the relevance of the manuscript, its importance to our readership, its scientific quality, and eventually identify obvious or flagrant issues with the submission including in the ethical aspects. The managing editor, science editor, or associate editor (see the journal staff page) can decide at this stage to either reject the manuscript or request revisions. The internal peer review will also focus on the submission adherence to existing scientific writing guidances such as CARE, STROBE, PRISMA, etc.. Submission in the categories Case reports, Images in Clinical Medicine are usually not externally peer-reviewed, but internally reviewed the a managing editor, a science editor, an associate editor or a member of the editorial board.
2. External peer review
The PAMJ employs a single-blind peer review process where the author do not know who is the reviewer of his/her submission while the reviewer has all details of the authors of the manuscript and their affiliation.
PAMJ uses online peer review to speed up the publication process. Submitted manuscripts will be sent to peer reviewers, unless they are either out of scope or below threshold for the journal, or the presentation or written English/French is of an unacceptably low standard.
A declaration of competing interests is requested from all reviewers through the online peer-review platform.
The ultimate responsibility for any decision lies with the managing editor or science editor in charge of the manuscript to whom any appeals against rejection should be addressed.
Authors can be asked to provide the contact details (including e-mail addresses) of at least 2 potential peer reviewers for their manuscript in case the journal is not able to identify appropriate reviewers because of the complexity or rarity of the topic under study. These should be experts in their field of study, who will be able to provide an objective assessment of the manuscript. Suggested peer reviewers should not have published with any of the authors of the manuscript within the past five years and should not be members of the same research institution. Suggested reviewers will be considered, as much as possible, alongside potential reviewers identified by their publication record.
To guide the peer-review process, the PAMJ provides a checklist adapted from the Review Criteria for Research Manuscripts 2nd Edition (AAMC). the Reviewers are asked whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, how interesting it is and whether the quality of the writing is acceptable. Where possible, the final decision is made on the basis that the peer reviewers are in accordance with one another, or that at least there is no strong dissenting view. In cases where there is strong disagreement either among peer reviewers or between the authors and peer reviewers, advice is sought from a member of the journal's Editorial Board.
Download an overview of PAMJ review template (PDF 105 KB).
To facilitate the assessment of manuscript by peer-reviewers, PAMJ provides a peer-review form. The peer reviewers will provide their expert judgment on the quality (general aspects, objectives, methods, majors revisions, minor revisions, opinion on whether or not the manuscript should be published). A copy of the reviewer´s template is available here.
Other material exists that could be of help to peer-reviewers, we encourage potential peer-reviewers to look at them:
How do we reward our reviewers
Reviewers for the PAMJ can elect to receive a reviewer certificate through the PAMJ Manuscript Hut; the manuscript management and peer review system for all PAMJ Journals. We also allow reviewers to opt to have their review report posted on Publons, a reviewer recognition platform. Lastly, reviewers for the PAMJ can claim for a waiver for article processing charges at their next submission to any of the affiliated PAMJ journals.
The PAMJ is always looking for enthusiastic, experienced and dedicated professionals to review the multiple manuscripts we received every year. By filling this form, you will be automatically added to the PAMJ Reviewer Database. Provide complete information, including a short bio sketch including your past and current experience, your work interest and your current affiliation; this information will help us identify the appropriate manuscript for you to review.
Articles published in PAMJ are Open Access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). |
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