Editorial Process

The Global Journal of Clinical Medicine and Health Sciences (GJCMHS) follows a structured editorial process designed to support scientific integrity, methodological rigor, impartial manuscript evaluation, and responsible scholarly publication.

The editorial framework establishes procedures for manuscript submission, preliminary assessment, peer review, editorial decision-making, revision, acceptance, and publication.

The journal seeks to ensure that manuscripts are evaluated according to scientific merit, clinical relevance, originality, and adherence to ICMJE and COPE research ethics standards.

REVIEW MODEL Double-Anonymized

AVERAGE TIMELINE 3 to 4 Weeks

ETHICS AUDIT IRB & COPE/ICMJE

Peer Review Evaluation Criteria

Independent clinical and health science experts evaluate submitted manuscripts across six core parameters:

Scientific Originality

The novelty, clinical significance, and distinct academic contribution of the manuscript to medical knowledge.

Methodological Rigor

The appropriateness of research design, participant selection, statistical methods, and analytical procedures.

Validity of Findings

The reliability of reported results, statistical precision, and consistency with supporting evidence.

Clinical Relevance

The significance for clinical practice, disease management, therapeutic outcomes, or healthcare delivery.

Research Ethics & Compliance

Compliance with IRB ethical approvals, patient informed consent, clinical trial registration, and confidentiality.

Reporting Standards

Adherence to established reporting guidelines including CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, CARE, and STARD standards.

Editorial Decision Categories

Acceptance	The manuscript satisfies the journal’s scientific, clinical, and ethical requirements for immediate publication.
Minor Revision	Limited corrections or clarifications are required to improve scientific reporting or presentation prior to approval.
Major Revision	Substantial scientific, methodological, analytical, or interpretive revisions are required, subject to re-evaluation.
Rejection	The manuscript does not meet the journal’s standards for scientific validity, relevance, originality, or ethical acceptability.

Reviewer & Editorial Responsibilities

Reviewers and handling editors are bound by strict professional and ethical conduct standards:

Evaluate manuscripts strictly within specialized clinical and medical areas of expertise.
Provide objective, evidence-based recommendations supported by clinical reasoning.
Declare any actual, potential, or perceived competing interests prior to accepting review assignments.
Maintain absolute confidentiality regarding unpublished manuscripts, patient data, and trial materials.
Report suspected research misconduct or significant ethical violations confidentially to the editor.
Ensure editorial decisions remain completely independent of commercial, financial, or institutional interests.

Post-Publication Oversight & Record Integrity

Editorial oversight continues after publication. Substantive concerns regarding published findings, ethical compliance, or authorship trigger formal editorial re-examinations.

Where necessary, appropriate post-publication actions—including formal Corrections, Expressions of Concern, or Retractions—are issued in accordance with COPE guidelines to maintain the integrity of the scholarly record.

Commitment to Editorial Quality: The Global Journal of Clinical Medicine and Health Sciences (GJCMHS) seeks to maintain an editorial process characterized by scientific accountability, methodological scrutiny, equitable manuscript assessment, and ethical responsibility.