Bhutan Health Journal

Aims & Scope

“The main aim of this Journal is to improve the health sciences in Bhutan by providing a platform for Clinicians, Academicians, Researchers, and Health Professionals to share their research and academic work, ideas and experiences.” Bhutan Health Journal (BHJ) is a general journal, which incorporates Clinical, Para-Clinical, Medical Education, Nursing and Midwifery, Traditional Medicine, Public Health, Health Policy, Planning and Financing, Hospital and Health Care Management, Research and Publication Ethics as well as perspectives from various fields of health and social sciences to improve health in Bhutan and contribute to the global exchange of knowledge.

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 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.

• Balancing traditional beliefs and medical science: mental health care in Bhutan

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Damber K., Judith C., Kurt L.

• Prevalence, determinants and outcomes of unplanned pregnancy and perspectives on termination of pregnancy among women in Nganglam, Bhutan

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Jigme, Rinzin, Abhijeet

• Effect of use of direct observation of procedural skills for assessment for learning in Obstetrics and Gynaecology postgraduate students at Medical University, Bhutan: a prospective study

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Karma, Sonam, Tshering, Pema C., Lalitha, Nirmala

• Prevalence and socio-cultural determinants of domestic violence among married women in Thimphu, Bhutan

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Kencho

• Status of Thiamin deficiency in boarding school children from seven districts in Bhutan with previous history of peripheral neuropathy outbreaks: a cohort study

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Laigden, Tandin, Dorji, Guru P., Pema, Kinley

• Usefulness of Robson classification system to analyze caesarean section deliveries: a hospital based study

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Tshering, Jigme, Sonam, Phuntsho

• SUICIDE: “every 40 seconds, someone loses their life to suicide”

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Damber Kumar

• Prevalence of Occupational noise induced hearing loss (ONIHL) among industrial workers in Bhutan.

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Pelden, Phuntsho

• Situation of maternal health in Bhutan 2018

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Phurb, Pema, Lobzang, Tashi

• Assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Respectful Maternity Care among nurse midwives in Referral Hospitals of Bhutan

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Sonam, Jigme