Balkan Medical Journal

Aims & Scope

The Balkan Medical Journal (Balkan Med J) is a peer-reviewed open-access international journal that publishes interesting clinical and experimental research conducted in all fields of medicine, interesting case reports and clinical images, invited reviews, editorials, letters, comments and letters to the Editor including reports on publication and research ethics.

The journal is the official scientific publication of the Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey and is printed six times a year, in January, March, May, July, September and November.

The language of the journal is English.

The journal is based on independent and unbiased double-blinded peer-reviewed principles.

Only unpublished papers that are not under review for publication elsewhere can be submitted.

Balkan Medical Journal does not accept multiple submission and duplicate submission even though the previous one was published in a different language.

The authors are responsible for the scientific content of the material to be published.

The Balkan Medical Journal reserves the right to request any research materials on which the paper is based.

The Balkan Medical Journal encourages and enables academicians, researchers, specialists and primary care physicians of Balkan countries to publish their valuable research in all branches of medicine.

The primary aim of the journal is to publish original articles with high scientific and ethical quality and serve as a good example of medical publications in the Balkans as well as in the World.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Medline
• PubMed
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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
• Preservation 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 does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Classification and Current Management of Inner Ear Malformations

  Citation: 313

  Authors: Levent, Münir Demir

• Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Kenan, Amra, Sezgin, Özgür

• Patient Privacy in the Era of Big Data

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Mehmet

• Epidemiology of Tularemia

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Saban

• Kounis Syndrome—not a Single-organ Arterial Disorder but a Multisystem and Multidisciplinary Disease

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Nicholas G., Ioanna, Dimitrios, George, George

• The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Coronary Artery Disease and Atrial Fibrillation

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Mert Ä°lker, Servet

• A Review of Myeloablative vs Reduced Intensity/Non-Myeloablative Regimens in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantations

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Erden, Pınar, Taner

• Do Health Reforms Impact Cost Consciousness of Health Care Professionals? Results from a Nation-Wide Survey in the Balkans

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Mihajlo, Mira, Chia Ching, Mirjana, Viktorija, Radmila, Mladenovic Siladji, Nikola, Ana, Aleksandra, Marko, Olivera, Veroljub, Babu N.S., Tetsuji

• Neuroinflammation in Parkinson"s Disease and its Treatment Opportunities

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Elif, Banu Cahide, Gürdal

• MicroRNA and Cardiovascular Diseases

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Hüseyin Altuğ, Mehmet