About the Journal

Medox Journal of Public Health (MJPH), is an international peer-reviewed open access scholarly journal that provides a high-quality peer review process for original research articles, review articles, short communications, and case reports in all areas of public health and related disciplines. The journal provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, and academics to disseminate evidence-based findings that contribute to improved population health outcomes locally and globally. Submissions are accepted in the English language only, written in clear, concise, and academically appropriate English to facilitate efficient peer review, editorial processing, and global dissemination of research findings.

The journal currently does not charge any Article Processing Charges (APC), as the journal is committed to promoting accessible and equitable scholarly publishing for all authors. MJPH operates under an open access publication model, meaning that all interested readers are able to freely access the journal online without the need for a subscription fee. Also, users are free to download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles under the terms of the Creative Commons BY 4.0 license, supporting a global exchange of knowledge.

The Medox Journal of Public Health is committed to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity and scientific quality through a rigorous double-blind peer-review process. The editorial team strives to provide timely and constructive feedback, with an initial review decision typically communicated within 7 days of submission and ensure that final decision is completed within a maximum of 56 days (8 weeks) from submission.

Publication Frequency of the journal is Biannual, with continuous online publication. That means, the journal publishes two issues per year while accepted articles are made available online immediately after final approval. Issue 1 will continuously publish manuscript accepted from January – June, and Issue 2 from July – December.

The journal maintains a strict policy against plagiarism. All submitted manuscripts are screened using professional plagiarism-checking software. Manuscripts with an unacceptable similarity index due to plagiarism are immediately rejected.

Medox Journal of Public Health is the official publication of the Published by Medox Healthcare and Research Centre Limited, Tanzania.