Medical Journal of Zambia
Academic journal
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The Medical Journal of Zambia is an open access peer-reviewed medical journal that publishes papers in all aspects of healthcare science and policy such as (Internal Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology) and their subspecialties, basic sciences, public health, social medicine and medical politics. The journal also welcomes contributions from experienced individuals describing the way they deal with particular problems.[1] It is published quarterly by the Zambia Medical Association. Its editor-in-chief is John S. Kachimba, a medical superintendent and consultant urologist at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka.[2][3] This journal is part of the African Journal Partnership Project supported by Thomson Reuters.[4] The journal is part of a broader UNESCO-supported initiative to promote Open Access publication in Zambia and improve the visibility of Zambian science.[5]