Annals of Saudi Medicine

Aims & Scope

The Annals of Saudi Medicine (ASM) is published bimonthly by King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

We publish scientific reports of clinical interest in English.

All submissions are subject to peer review by the editorial board and by reviewers in appropriate specialties.

The journal will consider for publication manuscripts from any part of the world, but particularly reports that would be of interest to readers in the Middle East or other parts of Asia and Africa.

Please go to the Author Resource Center for additional information.

ASM conforms with the guidelines and best practices of the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals from ICMJE, and Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint statement by COPE, DOAJ, WAME, and OASPA).

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 750.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT Imaging In Oncology

  Citation: 288

  Authors: Ahmad, Nikolaos, Jamshed

• Acute myocarditis associated with novel Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

  Citation: 261

  Authors: Tariq

• Impact of Accreditation on the Quality of Healthcare Services: a Systematic Review of the Literature

  Citation: 226

  Authors: Abdullah, Charles

• The reliability and validity of the short version of the WHO Quality of Life Instrument in an Arab general population

  Citation: 180

  Authors: Jude U., Abdel W.

• Prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a Saudi community

  Citation: 175

  Authors: Khalid A., Khalid S., Samia A.

• Epidemiology of sickle cell disease in Saudi Arabia

  Citation: 168

  Authors: Wasil

• Autism spectrum disorders

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Hadeel, Nahed, Lee

• Six-year outcome of the national premarital screening and genetic counseling program for sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia in Saudi Arabia

  Citation: 129

  Authors: Ziad Ahmed, Mohammad Y.

• Prevalence of depressive disorders in the elderly

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Ankur, Mihir Kumar, Nilamadhab, Mary Anne

• Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Saudi children and adolescents

  Citation: 126

  Authors: Mohammad I., Peter J., Abdullah S., Abdullah A., Ahmad A., Mansour M., Tatjana