Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences exists to advance the frontiers of medical knowledge by providing a rigorous, open and inclusive platform for the dissemination of high-quality research across all disciplines of medicine and health sciences. The journal is committed to bridging the gap between scientific discovery and clinical practice, empowering healthcare professionals, researchers, educators and students worldwide with evidence-based insights that are freely accessible to all.
We believe that the democratisation of medical knowledge — making it available without financial, geographical or institutional barriers — is not merely an aspiration but a professional and ethical obligation. It is this conviction that drives every editorial decision we make, every manuscript we review and every issue we publish and distribute, in print and online, across India and internationally.
Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences (ISSN: 2456-7450, Print) is a multidisciplinary, international, peer-reviewed quarterly journal published by Pacific Medical University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. The journal is published in the months of January, April, July and October.
The subject areas for publication include, but are not limited to, the following: Anatomy, Anaesthesia, Biochemistry, Biomedical Sciences, Physiology, Pharmacology, Oncology, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Diseases, Community Medicine, Dermatology and Venereal Diseases, Diabetes, Demography and Disease Burden, Endocrinology, Epidemiology and Public Health, Forensic Science, Gastroenterology, Geriatric Medicine, Gynaecological Disorders, Haematology, Health Informatics, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Medical Education, Microbiology, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Safety and Health, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology (ENT), Paediatrics, Parasitology, Pathology, Psychiatry, Pulmonary Medicine, Radiology, Reproductive and Child Health, Toxicology, Virology, Bacteriology, Basic and Laboratory Sciences, Biostatistics, Dentistry, Nursing, and Innovative Health Technologies.
Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences is an international, peer-reviewed journal with a multidisciplinary approach. The journal is dedicated to promoting innovative, high-quality research across all branches of medical and health sciences. It provides a platform for advances in basic and clinical medical research and serves as a reliable resource for cutting-edge developments in the medical arena.
The key aims of the journal are to offer authoritative interpretations of emerging knowledge in medicine and health sciences, and to assist practitioners in incorporating not only evidence-based findings but also new conceptual frameworks into their clinical practice. Emphasis is placed on maintaining rigorous academic standards with an efficient and transparent review process.
The journal publishes manuscripts in the following categories:
Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences was established in 2017 under the auspices of Pacific Medical University, Udaipur, one of Rajasthan's foremost medical institutions. Since its inception, the journal has maintained an unbroken record of quarterly publication, a distinction shared by only a select few medical journals in India.
Over the course of its publication history, the journal has produced a series of landmark thematic special issues addressing the most pressing health challenges of our time. These include a special issue on COVID-19 (December 2022), dedicated to advancing understanding of the pandemic that reshaped global medicine; a special issue on Platelets (December 2023), focusing on haematological research of critical clinical significance; a special issue on Chrono-Nutrition and Trace Elements (December 2024), exploring the intersection of nutritional science, chronobiology and metabolic health; and a special issue on Diabetes (2025), addressing the global epidemic of diabetes mellitus through 199 of the latest international research papers classified across 28 thematic categories.
For over eight years, the journal has been distributed in print, free of charge, to the libraries of leading medical colleges, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) across India. This commitment to broad, barrier-free physical distribution reflects the journal's founding conviction that access to medical knowledge must never be contingent on the ability to pay.
| Title | Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences |
| Frequency | Quarterly (January, April, July and October) |
| ISSN | Print: 2456-7450 (P) | Online: 3139-6895 (O) |
| Publisher | Aman Agrawal, Executive Director, on behalf of Pacific Medical University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India |
| Chief Editor | Dr. S.K. Verma, Professor Emeritus (General Medicine) |
| Editor | Ravindra Bangar |
| Starting Year | 2017 (Print) | 2025 (Online) |
| Subject | Medical and Health Sciences |
| Language | English |
| Publication Format | Print and Online |
| Phone | 0294-3950000 |
| info@medicaladvances.ac.in | |
| Mobile | Publisher: +91 9672978028 | Editor: +91 8619585399 |
| Website | www.medicaladvances.ac.in |
| Address | Pacific Medical University, Bhilo Ka Bedla, NH-27, Pratappura, Amberi, Udaipur 313 011, Rajasthan, India |
Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences is a fully open-access journal. All published content is freely available online without charge to readers or their institutions. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of published articles for any lawful purpose, without requiring prior permission from the publisher or the authors.
Authors retain the copyright of their work and grant the journal the right of first publication along with a non-exclusive licence to publish and distribute the content. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. This policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.
The Journal became full Open access from 1 Jan 2025 onwards.The issues published before 2025 were available in print only and therefore not accessible through the journal website. So our readers can expect the complete online archive available from 1 Jan 2025 onwards.
Authors of articles published in the Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences retain the copyright to their work and retain their rights without restrictions. Upon acceptance for publication, authors grant the journal the right of first publication and a non-exclusive licence to publish, reproduce, distribute, and archive their work in print and electronic formats. The journal does not acquire ownership of the copyright in published articles.
All published articles are made freely available to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). This licence permits anyone to share and adapt the published material for any purpose, including commercial use, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), a link to the licence is provided, and any changes made are indicated.
The journal does not impose an “All Rights Reserved” restriction on articles published under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Any third-party material included in an article that is not covered by this licence will be clearly identified, along with its applicable copyright or licensing terms.
Pacific Journal of Medical and Health Sciences operates a distinctive and generous distribution policy that sets it apart from most academic journals.
Upon publication, every article is made freely available online on the journal's official website at www.medicaladvances.ac.in. In addition, the journal dispatches a printed hard copy of the complete published issue to every contributing author, including those based internationally, by Registered Speed Post. All costs associated with printing and dispatch are borne entirely by the publisher.
Printed copies of each issue, in full colour, are distributed free of charge to the libraries of medical colleges, Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) across India. This commitment to broad physical distribution ensures that the journal's published research reaches the widest possible readership across the academic and medical community.
