The Medical Journal of Armed Police Force Nepal (MJAPFN) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, multidisciplinary biomedical journal dedicated to advancing the field of health sciences. Established as the official publication of the Nepal APF Hospital, it aims to disseminate high-quality research and clinical practices that contribute to the enhancement of medical knowledge and healthcare delivery.
MJAPFN publishes two issues a year.
MJAPFN 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.
Articles in the Medical Journal of Armed Police Force Nepal are published under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence. This license enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.
There are currently no submission, processing, or publication charges; any future changes will be transparently announced.
Process: double‑blind. Initial screening evaluates scope, formatting, originality, and ethics. External review: ≥2 independent subject experts; a third may be consulted if recommendations conflict.
Decisions: Accept; Minor Revision; Major Revision; Resubmit Elsewhere; Decline.
Timelines: initial editorial decision 7–14 days; peer review 6–12 weeks; post‑acceptance publication targeted within 6 months.
Revisions: authors must submit a point‑by‑point response mapping each change to reviewer/editor comments.
Confidentiality/COI: reviewers and editors must declare conflicts and maintain confidentiality.
The journal is published by Nepal APF Hospital, Nepal APF Hospital Pratibimba-208, Nepal.
Established in 2007 and hosted by Ubiquity.
Managed by Tribhuvan University Central Library.
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