Journal Insights

 La Presse Médicale – East Mediterranean Region (LPM-EMR) is a peer-reviewed, open-access medical journal. It is published under the Web of Science – East Mediterranean (WOS-EMR)   in collaboration with the Global Research Collaboration Hub (GRC Hub).

The journal is dedicated to advancing medical knowledge, clinical practice, and public health research, with a special focus on the East Mediterranean Region (EMR), while also maintaining a global outlook. It provides a platform for physicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals to share high-quality scientific findings that address both regional health challenges and international medical advances.

Mission and Scope

  • Disseminate original clinical and public health research that improves patient care and health outcomes.

  • Provide a forum for reviews, guidelines, and expert consensus on diseases of global and regional importance.

  • Highlight research on emerging diseases, conflict-related health issues, epidemiology, maternal and child health, non-communicable diseases, and health system innovations in the East Mediterranean.

  • Support capacity building for early-career researchers and promote inclusivity in global medical publishing.

Indexing and Visibility

Articles published in LPM-EMR are indexed and abstracted in:

  • Web of Science – East Mediterranean Region (WOS-EMR)  https://webofscience-index.com/

  • Google Scholar

  • CrossRef (DOI registration)

  • OpenAIRE (European Open Science Infrastructure)

  • MENA Scholarly Community Indexing

  • WHO Global Index Medicus (GIM) & Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR)

  • Hinari (WHO/EMRO Access to Research in Health Programme)

  • Research4 the all indexing system (DOI integration)

  • Other regional and international repositories through WOS-EMR partnerships

Open Access Policy

LPM-EMR is Hybrid and  a fully open-access journal. All articles are published online with free and permanent availability, ensuring that clinicians, academics, policymakers, and students across the world especially in the East Mediterranean—can access and use scientific findings without barriers.

Article Processing Charges (APC)

  • Standard APC: $2,300 USD per accepted manuscript.

  • Full Waiver: A 100% APC waiver is available for authors in Group A (low-income) countries.

  • Discount: A 75% discount (APC = $575 USD) is available for authors in Group B (lower-middle-income) countries.

  • Regional Priority: Authors from the East Mediterranean, early-career researchers, and studies on regional health challenges are given priority in the waiver/discount allocation.

  • Invited Editorials and Commentaries are exempt from APCs.

 

Editorial and Peer Review Policy

Submissions undergo a double-anonymized peer review by at least two independent reviewers. Editorial decisions are based solely on scientific merit, independent of the authors’ ability to pay APCs. The journal follows ICMJE, COPE, and WHO/EMRO ethical publishing guidelines.

Collaboration

The journal is powered by a unique collaboration between:

  • Web of Science – East Mediterranean (WOS-EMR): providing indexing, discoverability, and international visibility.

  • Global Research Collaboration Hub (GRC Hub): ensuring capacity building, training, and inclusive participation of researchers from low- and middle-income countries.

Audience

LPM-EMR serves:

  • Physicians and clinical specialists.

  • Public health professionals and epidemiologists.

  • Researchers in biomedical sciences.

  • Policy makers and healthcare leaders.

  • Medical educators and postgraduate trainees.