It is with profound pleasure, humility and anticipation that we are launching the online issue of Journal Academy of Family Physicians Pakistan (JPAFP). On behalf of the JPAFP Editorial Team, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to the readership of JPAFP to the online issue. I take this opportunity to thank our authors, editors and anonymous reviewers, all of whom have volunteered to contribute to the success of the journal.
Journal Academy of Family Physicians Pakistan (JPAFP) is primarily focused on original research articles, full length and letter length research papers, survey papers, work-in-progress reports on promising developments, case studies / best practice articles written by experts, tutorials on up-and-coming technological breakthroughs, review articles and special feature articles in the field of Family Medicine and allied health sciences.
We welcome contributions that can demonstrate near-term practical usefulness, particularly contributions that take a multidisciplinary / convergent approach because many real world problems are complex in nature. JPAFP provides an ideal forum for exchange of information on all topics and more, in various formats: The journal’s editorial board is strongly convinced this initiative will provide science-driven, peer-reviewed articles conforming to the strict international processes and editorial standards expected by the scientific community. JPAFP is published biannually. To ensure rapid dissemination of information, we aim at completing the review process of each paper within minimal time after initial submission.
JPAFP is committed to publishing all manuscripts receiving a high or top priority recommendation during the review process, whereas those receiving medium priority will be considered for publication on a case-by-case basis. In addition, publication of manuscripts receiving the top priority will be fast tracked. This policy reflects our interest in quickly publishing all manuscripts judged to be the most impactful during the peer review process.
Further, we will periodically issue special calls for papers to modernize and strengthen areas of research and development showcased in Systems and Family Medicine and will be published as special issues.
I invite everyone to submit their exciting research to JPAFP. All papers receiving a high degree of enthusiasm in the peer-review process will find a home in JPAFP. Therefore, we are committed to publishing all discoveries, methods, resources, and reviews that significantly advance the field of Family Medicine and its applications.
Once again I welcome you to this journal – your journal! With your support as authors, reviewers, and editors, I see very bright prospects for JPAFP to serve science and the scientific community even better in the future. Ultimately, we will improve more lives and, consequently, our communities.
We hope to hear from you soon, you will find JPAFP informative and we welcome your feedback!
