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To apply, please send your CV to publishing@knowledgee.com or medc.oiu@gmail.com Sudan JMS is a project of the continuous medical education program at Faculty of Medicine, Omdurman Islamic University. Sudan JMS is published every three months. Scientific papers dealing with different aspects of medical sciences and written in English are welcomed. Sudan JMS publishes peer-reviewed original articles, case reports, review articles, Letter to the Editor and commentaries. Sudan JMS encourage medical research among the increasing staff of the wide-spread colleges of medicine in this country. Sudan JMS will reserve a space for articles from other diversities of the medical profession. These articles could be written by administrators, pharmacists, medical officers in remote areas, technicians, nursing staff, nutrition specialists or other paramedical personnel after the judgement of Sudan JMS editorial board. Advertisements from medical teaching institutions, hospitals, medical conferences, and pharmaceutical companies are welcomed. To minimize the delay between submission and publication, authors are requested to follow carefully the instructions set out by the journal.

21/10/2025

📢 إعلان / Announcement
العدد الخاص من مجلة السودان للعلوم الطبية (SJMS): الطب التقليدي في السودان
Special Issue of the Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences (SJMS): Traditional Medicine in Sudan ✨

يسرّ هيئة تحرير مجلة السودان للعلوم الطبية (SJMS) أن تعلن عن صدور العدد الخاص (المجلد 20، العدد 3)، والذي يركّز على الطب التقليدي في السودان.
يوثّق هذا العدد المميز ويُقيّم نقديًا التراث الحي للممارسات العلاجية في السودان بما يشمل الصيدلة العشبية، والممارسات الروحية والطقسية، والعلاجات اليدوية.
من خلال دراسات تاريخية، ومسوح إثنوبوتانية، ورؤى سريرية، يستكشف العدد سُبل الدمج المبني على الأدلة بين الطب التقليدي والرعاية الصحية المعاصرة، بما في ذلك الجوانب المتعلقة بالسلامة والجودة والأطر التنظيمية، وأولويات البحث في النباتات الطبية والمركبات النشطة حيويًا، إضافة إلى الأخلاقيات، وحقوق الملكية الفكرية، وحماية المعارف التقليدية.
كما يبرز العدد نماذج التعاون بين المعالجين الشعبيين والأطباء وصنّاع القرار، مسلطًا الضوء على مرونة الممارسات المجتمعية ومنطقها الثقافي وأهميتها في المناطق محدودة الوصول إلى الخدمات الطبية الحيوية.
يقدّم هذا الإصدار خارطة طريق متوازنة للبحث والسياسات والممارسات، تُكرّم التراث وتعمل في الوقت نفسه على تحسين نتائج المرضى وتعزيز جودة الرعاية.

📖 للاطلاع على العدد كاملاً / Access the full issue here:
🔗 https://kneopen.com/issue/sjms/619

مع خالص الشكر والتقدير لجميع الباحثين والمراجعين وكل من ساهم في إنجاز هذا الإصدار القيم.
Our sincere gratitude to all authors, reviewers, and contributors who made this important issue possible. 🌿

28/08/2025

Diabetic retinopathy is the most common cause of vision loss in diabetics, its early detection and treatment greatly reduces the risk of blindness.
A cross-sectional study using data from Jabir Abu Eliz Diabetes Health Center in Khartoum reveals a 39.8% prevalence of NPDR among individuals with type 2 diabetes.
Full article: https://kneopen.com/sjms/article/view/18369/17025/

25/08/2025

Low birth weight is one of the primary outcome of Global Nutrition Monitoring Framework. Read the following article regarding its prevalence and predictive factors in a conflict affected setting in Sudan.
Full article link: https://kneopen.com/sjms/article/view/18148/

23/08/2025

Don't miss reading the editor's choice for our latest Issue!
We are excited to share the visual abstract for a comprehensive 4-year study set in the Pathology Center for Diagnosis and Research (PCDR), University of Gezira, Sudan.
The analysis of 642 wound specimens reveals critical insights into bacterial profiles and antibiotic resistance patterns in wound infections, identifying the most common causative bacteria, antimicrobial susceptibility, and population groups at risk.
Full paper: https://kneopen.com/sjms/article/view/17722/

21/08/2025

The Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences' June 2025 issue addresses critical healthcare challenges through three key themes: advancements, challenges and perspectives.
We encourage researchers to prioritize research that addresses the country’s pressing challenges such as war-driven epidemics, resource losses impacting healthcare responses and the broader humanitarian consequences of the ongoing conflict.
Read our editorial on the second issue's featured articles below:
https://kneopen.com/sjms/article/view/18995/33201/

03/07/2025

Dear All,

We are pleased to inform you that the latest issue of SJMS – Volume 20, Number 2 – has been published and is now available on our website.

You can view the issue here:

https://kneopen.com/issue/SJMS/582

Best regards,
Editorial Team

09/01/2025

Call for papers!

To all respected Colleagues The Editor-in-Chief of the Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences (SJMS) invites you to contribute significantly to the field by submitting a manuscript for potential inclusion in a special issue titled:

"Sudanese Traditional Medicine: Past and Present Practices and Healing."

Your research and insights are highly valued, and we look forward to their impact on this issue, scheduled for publication in June 2025.

Guest editors: Professor Ahmed El Safi
and
Professor Mohammed Galal.

Topics of interest may include but aren't limited to:

- Gut Microbiota and Traditional Medicine: Mechanisms and Treatments.
- Herbal's Anti-inflammatory and Anticancer Properties Pharmacological Aspects of Herbal Supplements Medicinal Plants and Therapeutic Applications
- Essential Oils and Natural Compounds in Traditional Medicine for Health

Important dates:
Deadline for full paper submission: 10/3/2025
Notification of Acceptance: 15/4/2025
Publication: June 2025

To submit your manuscript, please visit the following link: https://knepublishing.com/index.php/SJMS/index

For inquiries about submission, don't hesitate to get in touch with editorial board members via journal: medc.oiu@gmail.com

01/01/2025

This concludes our 2024 publication cycle!

SJMS remains committed to disseminating high-quality research.

We look forward to 2025 with more research contributions!

Link: https://kneopen.com/issue/sjms/525/

20/12/2024

Call for papers!📢

To all respected Colleagues

The Editor-in-Chief of the Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences (SJMS) invites you to contribute significantly to the field by submitting a manuscript for potential inclusion in a special issue titled:

"Sudanese Traditional Medicine: Past and Present Practices and Healing."

Your research and insights are highly valued, and we look forward to their impact on this issue, scheduled for publication in June 2025.

This special issue presents a unique opportunity for knowledge exchange and collaboration. It aims to explore the cultural theories, heritage, beliefs, and experiences associated with the diverse practices of traditional medicine in Sudan, providing a platform for rich academic discourse and learning. It will also offer a chance to understand the inclusion of traditional and herbal medicine in the maintenance of health and healing approaches as alternative and complementary therapies by providing a scientific guide for bridging traditional medicine and herbal remedies and their integration into modern medical practice using randomized controlled trials and other innovative research methods.

Guest editors: Professor Ahmed El Safi and Professor Mohammed Galal.

Topics of interest may include but aren't limited to:

- Gut Microbiota and Traditional Medicine: Mechanisms and Treatments.
- Herbal's Anti-inflammatory and Anticancer Properties
- Pharmacological Aspects of Herbal Supplements
- Medicinal Plants and Therapeutic Applications
- Essential Oils and Natural Compounds in Traditional Medicine for Health

Important dates:

Deadline for full paper submission: 10/3/2025
Notification of Acceptance: 15/4/2025
Publication: June 2025

To submit your manuscript, please visit the following link: https://knepublishing.com/index.php/SJMS/index.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

For inquiries about submission, don't hesitate to get in touch with editorial board members via journal: medc.oiu@gmail.com

03/10/2024

Volume 19, Issue 3 is now available on our website!🌎

Check out the latest findings on various health-related topics. 🩺

https://kneopen.com/issue/sjms/495/

01/10/2024

Great News!

Our Volume 19 issue 3 is OUT now!
check out our new papers on: https://knepublishing.com/index.php/SJMS/issue/view/495

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Sudan JMS is a project of the continuous medical education program at Faculty of Medicine, Omdurman Islamic University. Sudan JMS is published every three months. Scientific papers dealing with different aspects of medical sciences and written in English are welcomed. Sudan JMS publishes peer-reviewed original articles, case reports, review articles, Letter to the Editor and commentaries. Sudan JMS encourage medical research among the increasing staff of the wide-spread colleges of medicine in this country. Sudan JMS will reserve a space for articles from other diversities of the medical profession. These articles could be written by administrators, pharmacists, medical officers in remote areas, technicians, nursing staff, nutrition specialists or other paramedical personnel after the judgement of Sudan JMS editorial board. Advertisements from medical teaching institutions, hospitals, medical conferences, and pharmaceutical companies are welcomed. To minimize the delay between submission and publication, authors are requested to follow carefully the instructions set out by the journal.