The Journal of Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine (JPSIM) is an open access journal. Every article is free to read, download, print and share from the moment it is published, with no embargo. In line with the Budapest Open Access Initiative and DOAJ definition of open access, anyone may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link to the full text of any article, crawl the articles for indexing, pass them as data to software, and use them for any other lawful purpose, without charge, registration or permission, subject only to the CC BY 4.0 condition that the original work is properly credited. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0), and authors keep the copyright in their work. JPSIM supports the Budapest Open Access Initiative.
For Readers
Every article JPSIM publishes can be viewed, read, downloaded, copied, distributed, printed, searched and shared by anyone, anywhere, at no cost. There is no subscription, no login, no registration and no limit on searching or browsing the archive. The full text and the PDF of any published article open directly, and articles can be shared with colleagues by link, by email or on social media.
- No subscription, no login, no charge. No institutional subscription, paywall or account is needed, for individual readers or for institutions.
- Available immediately. There is no embargo period. An article is free to access from the day it is published.
- Free for institutions and libraries. Medical institutions, universities, hospitals and libraries, in Pakistan and elsewhere, may access, download and distribute copies of published articles for teaching and research, free of charge and with attribution.
Licence and Reuse
All content is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0). Under this licence an article may be copied, redistributed, adapted and built upon for any purpose, including commercially, provided the original work is properly credited, a link to the licence is given and any changes are indicated. The licence is shown on every article page and in the article metadata.
Full details on the rights of authors and readers, on sharing the published version of an article and on how to cite it are given on the Copyright and Licensing page.
For Authors
Authors retain copyright in their work under CC BY 4.0, and JPSIM holds only the right of first publication. A submission fee and a processing fee are paid by the author when a manuscript is submitted; they are the only charges made for publication, and they do not affect editorial decisions (see Fee Details). Beyond those fees, authors have the same free access as every reader to every published article, including their own.
Identifiers, Metadata and Preservation
JPSIM publishes under ISSN 2709-8729 (print) and ISSN 2710-0804 (online). Every article is given a DOI through Crossref and is published with full citation metadata (title, authors, affiliations, abstract, keywords and references) so that readers can find and cite it. The journal also keeps preservation copies of its articles in the Internet Archive; see the Archiving and Digital Preservation policy.
Publication Ethics and Peer Review
JPSIM follows the guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The double-blind peer review process and the Ethical Compliance policies are published in full, and the Editorial Board is listed with names and affiliations.