Open Access
Open Access
Open Access statement
This is an open-access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.
Creative Commons Statement
All articles published by the Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This permits anyone to copy, redistribute, remix, transmit and adapt the work provided the original work and source is appropriately cited.
Open Access statement
This is an open-access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.
Creative Commons Statement
All articles published by the Nigerian Stethoscope are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This permits anyone to copy, redistribute, remix, transmit and adapt the work provided the original work and source is appropriately cited.
Focus and scope
Frequency: Twice a year
Subject: Medical sciences and clinical specialties including Basic Medical Sciences, Internal Medicine, Paediatrics, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Community Medicine, Laboratory Medicine and Dentistry. Also included are allied professional fields such as Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, and Clinical Psychology among others
Readership: Local and international researchers, practicing physicians, resident doctors, allied health professionals, medical students, policy makers and the general public.
Archiving: Authors of articles published in the Sierra Leone Journal of Medicine are permitted to self-archive both the submitted (preprint) and accepted (peer-reviewed) versions of the articles at any time and for whatever purpose they deem fit.
Indexes
- Assessment of Basic Medical Knowledge and Skills of Federal Road Safety Corps Officers on Pre-Hospital Trauma Care of Road Crash Victims in Southwest, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background Prompt and efficient pre-hospital care enhances the survival and recovery of road traffic crash (RTC) victims. Often provided by individuals with basic medical skills, such as Federal Road […]
- Burden and Determinants of Hypertension in Adult Residents of Ekiti State: A Population Based Study
Background Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa, contributing substantially to morbidity and mortality. It is influenced by multiple […]
- Pattern and Outcome of Armed Robbery Related Gunshot Injury in a Teaching Hospital in Southwest, Nigeria
Background Armed robbery attacks are the commonest cause of civilian gunshot injuries (GSI) in published data in Nigeria. This study was done to determine the pattern and outcome of the armed […]
- Evaluating Lassa fever knowledge and preventive practices in a rural community in Gboko, Benue State Nigeria: Stemming the spread of Lassa in rural communities
Background Lassa fever is a highly infectious viral illness transmitted through fluids and secretions infected rodent, Mastomys natalensis. The study aimed to explore the awareness, knowledge, and […]
- An Analysis of Maternal Deaths from a Referral Tertiary Healthcare Facility in Freetown, Sierra Leone
Background Although progress has been made recently in reducing maternal mortality in Sierra Leone, maternal mortality remains an important public health problem in the country that needs further […]