The result is a clinical reality where health workers in rural Malawi or urban Lagos are increasingly seeing patients in their 30s and 40s with hypertensive crises or diabetic ulcers—conditions that require chronic, complex management in systems designed for acute, episodic infectious care.
| Feature | PAMJ Approach | Traditional High-Impact Journal | |---------|---------------|----------------------------------| | APCs | None (waived for all African corresponding authors) | $1,000–$5,000+ | | Review focus | Methodological soundness + local relevance | Novelty + generalizability | | Language | English, French (bilingual abstracts) | Predominantly English | | Publication speed | Fast (average 45 days) | Slow (6–12 months) | | Article types | Case reports, field studies, short communications (valued highly) | Often deprioritized | The Pan African Medical Journal
Unlike commercial publishers, The Pan African Medical Journal offers specific advantages to African authors: The result is a clinical reality where health
While the journal accepts contributions from anywhere, its primary lens is the African continent. Studies on the African diaspora, South-South collaboration, and comparative health systems are also welcome. The Pan African Medical Journal