FAQs

1. Submission & Scope

• Q: What medical fields fall under the publishing scope of JCAM?
• A: JCAM publishes across multiple primary medical domains including Internal Medicine, Oncology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery, Molecular Medicine, and Clinical Pharmacology. We place a strong emphasis on modern healthcare integrations, including the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in clinical care.
• Q: What types of articles does the journal accept?
• A: We accept Original Research, Review Articles, Case Reports, Short Communications, and Editorials.

2. Timelines & Review Flow

• Q: How long does the desk evaluation and peer-review process take?
• A: Initial desk checks (plagiarism, formatting, and scope) take 3 to 5 days. The double-blind peer-review processing window spans 15 to 21 days.
• Q: How quickly is an accepted paper published online?
• A: Once a paper is formally accepted, it undergoes rapid copyediting and typesetting, appearing live under our Continuous Publication Model within 5 days.

3. Fees, Waivers, & open access

• Q: Does JCAM charge a fee to submit a paper?
• A: No. There are 0 USD submission fees.
• Q: What is the Article Processing Charge (APC) and when is it paid?
• A: JCAM charges an APC of 500 USD to cover infrastructure, permanent Crossref DOI indexing, and open-access hosting. This fee is invoiced only after your manuscript has successfully passed peer review and received a formal acceptance notice.
• Q: Do you offer discounts or fee waivers?
• A: Yes. Full waivers are available for exceptional, high-impact papers. We also offer a 50% to 75% APC discount for self-funded researchers or authors from low-and-middle-income countries. Waiver requests must be submitted at the time of initial manuscript submission.

4. Plagiarism & Integrity

• Q: What is the maximum allowable plagiarism limit?
• A: JCAM strictly enforces text integrity. Manuscripts must have an overall similarity index of 15% or below (excluding references) to be eligible for peer review.