West Indian Medical Journal

Aims & Scope

The Journal is international in scope, with author and editorial contributions from across the globe.

The focus is on clinical and epidemiological aspects of tropical and infectious diseases, new and re-emerging infections, chronic non-communicable diseases, and medical conditions prevalent in the Latin America-Caribbean region, and of significance to global health, especially in developing countries.

The Journal covers all medical disciplines, as well as basic and translational research elucidating the pathophysiologic basis of diseases or focussing on new therapeutic approaches, and publishes original scientific research, reviews, case reports, brief communications, letters, commentaries and medical images.

The Journal publishes four to six issues and four supplements annually.

English is the language of publication but Abstracts are also duplicated in Spanish.

Most of the articles are submitted at the authors’ initiative, but some are solicited by the Editor-in-Chief.

Unless expressly stated, the Editorial Board does not accept responsibility for authors’ opinions.

All papers on submission are reviewed by a subcommittee.

Those deemed worthy for review are sent to two or three reviewers (one of the three might be a statistician if necessary).

The returned papers with reviewer comments are reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief.

Papers may be rejected, accepted or sent back to authors for revision.

Resubmitted papers from authors are reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief and may be sent back to reviewers or a final decision made by Editor-in-Chief.

The decision of the Editorial Board is final with regards to rejected articles.

Rejected articles will not be returned to the authors.

The editorial subcommittee has the right to return sub-standard manuscripts to the authors, rather than passing them on to the reviewers.

This implies outright rejection of the manuscript.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.116

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	38

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Embase

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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.

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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.

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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.

• A review of medicinal plant research at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, 1948-2001

  Citation: 50

  Authors: SA, MH

• Effects of depression and anxiety on quality of life of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, knee osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia syndrome

  Citation: 46

  Authors: A, S, E, S, O, A, C

• Effects of a Mat Pilates Programme on Body Composition in Elderly Women

  Citation: 41

  Authors: M, GM, I, BS, AL, DT

• Mean Platelet Volume in Nasal Polyps

  Citation: 38

  Authors: G, M, H, A, H, T, E, AZ, T

• Dietary intake of choline and plasma choline concentrations in pregnant women in Jamaica

  Citation: 37

  Authors: M, H, N, A

• Changes in some liver enzymes in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats fed sapogenin extract from bitter yam (Dioscorea polygonoides) or commercial diosgenin

  Citation: 36

  Authors: MA, FO, EY St A, HN

• The control of hypertension by use of coconut water and mauby: two tropical food drinks

  Citation: 35

  Authors: T, S, C, A

• Alcohol Use and Associated Factors among Adolescent Students in Thailand

  Citation: 33

  Authors: K, S

• Bullying, Mental Health, and Parental Involvement among Adolescents in the Caribbean

  Citation: 31

  Authors: HA, TT, HL, KH

• Antifungal property and phytochemical screening of the crude extracts of Funtumia elastica and Mallotus oppositifolius

  Citation: 31

  Authors: AA, AM

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