About the Journal
Publisher
The Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care is published by the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria.
Sponsoring Organizations
The Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care is published by the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria.
Publication Scheduling
From 2022, three (3) issues will be published in April, August and December yearly.
Peer Review Process
All manuscripts submitted to the Journal are sent to at least two independent experts in that field for review. Manuscripts with a significant statistical component will be reviewed by a statistician in addition to the above peer review. The comments of the reviewers will be communicated to the authors, even if the paper is rejected. All efforts will be made to ensure that the review process is as short as possible.
Charge
- All manuscripts submitted for publication within Nigeria shall attract:
- A processing charge of Five thousand naira (₦5,000.00) at the time of submission of the manuscript and an additional
- Publication charge of Forty thousand naira (₦40,000.00) if the article is accepted for publication. (Manuscript acceptance fee) - For contributors from outside Nigeria, a single payment of One Hundred and Twenty U.S. Dollars ($120.00) will be required, if the article is accepted for publication. (Manuscript acceptance fee)
- Charges should be paid to the Journal’s Naira (₦) or Dollar ($) account with United Bank for Africa (UBA) as applicable. The account details are as follows:
1. Naira Account (₦)
Bank: United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc,
Branch: OAU Ile-Ife
Account Name: Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria
Account Number: 1015504404
Bank Sort Code: 033291640
Contributors are to scan the teller and send it as an attachment to the Editor-in-Chief.
2. Dollar Account ($)
Bank: United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc,
Branch: GRA Ikeja
Account Name: Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria
Account Number: 30004086045
Bank Sort Code: 033291640
Swift code: UNAFNGLA
Intermediary Bank (Through): CITIBANK NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
Swift code: CITIUS33
Account number: 36320321
Contributors are to scan the teller and send it as an e-mail attachment to the Editor-in-Chief.
Policy on Plagiarism
Authors are warned against plagiarism and other forms of fraudulent behaviour. Where it is established that authors have submitted plagiarized manuscript(s) or are involved in other forms of fraudulent behaviour, the editors, after a thorough investigation, shall issue a rejoinder on the plagiarized or fraudulent article in the next edition of the journal even if the article was published in an earlier edition of the journal.
Access Policy
Full-text articles from the Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care
are available free online at AJOL. http://www.ajol.info/index.php/jcmphc and https://jcmphc.org/
Indexing
African Journals Online; Cross Ref; Asian Digital Library; Google Scholar; IJI Factor
For more information or inquiries, contact the Editorial office:
Prof. Kikelomo Ololade Wright, MBChB, MPH, MD, FMCPH
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Community Medicine and Primary Health Care (JCMPHC)
Department of Community Health and Primary Health Care
Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM)
1-5 Oba Akinjobi Road, Ikeja GRA
Lagos State, Nigeria
Email: editorjcmphc@gmail.com
