About
Focus and Scope
The Asian Journal of Internal Medicine is the official journal of the Sri Lanka College of Internal Medicine. It is a peer-reviewed journal which is currently published bi-annually. There are few unique features of AJIM. We publish at least two research articles of the highest standard per volume. The journal has five sections; 1. Research and audit section, 2. Case reports, case series and images, 3. Ethics and humanities, 4. Reviews and perspectives, 5. Editorial and leading articles.
We want to encourage academic writing among the clinicians and academics in the field of Internal Medicine. Our mission is to disseminate high quality scientific medical knowledge among the stakeholders to achieve the supreme standards of patient care in a holistic manner throughout Asia and beyond. The journal provides open access to its content to the public with the aim of disseminating the scientific knowledge to a wider audience.
We give priority to the articles with Asian flavor. We aim to develop a journal that has a distinctive Asian perspective to internal medicine we practice. In this age of digital hyperconnectivity, we feel it is possible to collaborate and synergize across national borders and showcase our unique Asian identities in Internal Medicine.
Publication Frequency
The journal publishes two issues and one supplementary issue each year.
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications.
Authors of articles published remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to the Creative Commons license agreement.
Archiving Policy
This journal is available for LOCKSS harvesting, to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. See LOCKSS harvesting start page.