The Pan — African Medical Journal

Introduction

The Good: Why We Need PAMJ

1. True Open Access (No Paywalls)

PAMJ is fully open access with no subscription fees. However, unlike many predatory journals that charge authors $2,000+ (APCs), PAMJ offers automatic fee waivers for African researchers. If you are based at a university in Uganda or a hospital in Benin, you can publish for free. The Pan African Medical Journal

Languages: The journal accepts submissions in English and French. Introduction The Good: Why We Need PAMJ 1

• Case reports (particularly rare presentations in African settings)
• Short communications (rapid data from outbreak investigations)
• Review articles (systematic and narrative)
• Practice guidelines (adapted for African health facilities)
• Conference proceedings (from African medical societies)

Common Reasons for Desk Rejection:

• Poor English/French/Portuguese grammar (use professional editing if needed).
• No clear relevance to African health.
• Small sample sizes without statistical justification (for quantitative studies).
• Failure to disclose conflicts of interest.

This is not a failure of individual clinicians. It is a failure of horizontal health system strengthening. Without robust primary care infrastructure that manages longitudinal health (tracking blood pressure over decades, not curing pneumonia in a week), the NCD epidemic will overwhelm tertiary hospitals. Common Reasons for Desk Rejection:

* SCIMAGO H-index: 53. * SCIMAGO SJR: 0.34. * Impact Factor: 1. Research.com The Pan African Medical Journal - ORCID