Journal of Nobel Medical College


Focus and Scope

Journal of Nobel Medical College (JoNMC) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific and medical journal published biannually in English by the Research and Publication Unit of Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital Ltd., Biratnagar, Nepal. JoNMC publishes high-quality articles across all major clinical fields, therapeutic areas, and target medical disciplines within medicine and allied health sciences, covering comprehensive perspectives of health and disease through clinical trials, experimental studies, and advancements in medical education. Serving as a vital platform for clinicians, biomedical researchers, medical educators, and allied healthcare professionals, the journal has been continuously published since its establishment in 2011 and evaluates contributions on the strict condition that the work has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.

Journal Identifiers

  • e-ISSN (Online): 2091-234X
  • p-ISSN (Print): 2091-2331
  • ISSN-L (Linking): 2091-2331
  • DOI (Digital Object Identifier): Every published article is assigned a unique, persistent DOI via Crossref

Journal Identity and History

The Journal of Nobel Medical College (JoNMC) was established in 2011 as a premier forum for advancing healthcare research and scientific innovation. Over its history, the journal has achieved key structural milestones, transitioning into an open-access platform integrated with the Nepal Journals Online (NepJOL) repository. This integration has expanded its indexing visibility, allowing clinical and experimental data from Nepal and the international scientific community to be permanently retrievable globally. Demonstrating continuous, uninterrupted publication for over a decade, JoNMC reliably executes its biannual schedule, finalizing issue compilations every June and December. The journal ensures long-term preservation of the academic record through digital archival partners, providing a stable, transparent database for evidence-based medicine. 

Publication Frequency

The Journal of Nobel Medical College (JoNMC) is a biannual publication, releasing two formal issues per volume each year. To maintain a predictable schedule for international indexing compliance, the journal schedules its digital and print releases concurrently in June and December, ensuring the timely dissemination of accepted research.

Publisher

The Journal of Nobel Medical College (JoNMC) is published by the Research and Publication Unit of Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital Ltd., Biratnagar, Nepal. This institutional publisher provides the full financial support, administrative infrastructure, and operational resources necessary to sustain the journal. It strictly guarantees complete editorial independence, ensuring that all peer-review evaluations and final publication decisions are made by the editorial board solely on scientific merit.

Revenue Sources and Sponsorship

The Journal of Nobel Medical College (JoNMC) is funded and sponsored entirely by Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital Ltd., Biratnagar, Nepal. The journal does not accept corporate sponsorships, run commercial advertising, or charge authors any submission or processing fees. This operational framework guarantees that all peer-review processes and editorial decisions remain completely independent and free from commercial pressure or bias.

Open Access Statement

Journal of Nobel Medical College (JoNMC) is a fully open-access journal, meaning all content is freely available on the public internet without charge to any user or institution. In strict accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition, users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, or use them for any other lawful purpose without financial, legal, or technical barriers. All published articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0International (CC BY 4.0) License.

Indexing

The Journal of Nobel Medical College (JoNMC) is indexed across major regional and international academic databases to maximize the global visibility of its published research. The journal is officially indexed in Nepal Journals Online (NepJOL), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Research4Life / Hinari, OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association), Index Copernicus, Crossref, and Google Scholar. This digital registration ensures that all published articles are permanently searchable, trackable, and discoverable by the global scientific community. 

Digital Preservation Policy

The Journal of Nobel Medical College (JoNMC) ensures the permanent, long-term access and preservation of its published scholarly content by systematically depositing all articles into the Public Knowledge Project Preservation Network (PKP PN) via the integrated Open Journal Systems (OJS) plugin. In direct collaboration with our hosting platform, Nepal Journals Online (NepJOL), the journal actively monitors deposit status to safeguard the continued availability and structural integrity of the digital archives. These preservation workflows strictly follow recognized international standards to guarantee that your research remains permanently secure, unalterable, and accessible to the global medical community.