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
- Cultural and Modern Influences on Skin Lightening Practices Among Nursing Mothers in Ile-Ife, Nigeria: implications for Public Health Interventions
Background: While skin-lightening remains prevalent globally, pregnant and nursing mothers represent a distinct group with unique motives, increased physiological vulnerability and additional risk of […]
- Attitudes of Healthcare Workers toward Autologous Blood Donation in a Nigerian Tertiary Healthcare Facility
Background: Blood transfusion is essential in healthcare, yet Nigeria faces chronic blood shortages, transfusion-transmissible infections, and reliance on replacement/commercial donors. Autologous […]
- Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Environment: Theories, Practice, and Pedagogical Insights
Clinical skills remain the bedrock of medical and health professions education. Developing these skills and competencies requires a systematic approach grounded in various theories, principles, and […]
- Brunner’s Gland Hamartoma Complicated by Gastric Perforation: A Case Report.
Brunner’s gland, primarily located in the submucosa of the duodenum, between the pyloric ring and the papilla of Vater, are tubuloacinar glands whose mucin product serves to protect the duodenal […]