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Georgian Medical Journal
DisciplineMedicine, public health, epidemiology, health systems
LanguageEnglish, Georgian
Edited byGiorgi Pkhakadze
Publication details
History2025–present
Publisher
Public Health Institute of Georgia (Georgia)
FrequencyContinuous
Yes
LicenseCC BY 4.0
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Georgian Med. J.
Indexing
ISSN3088-4322
Links

The Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ; Georgian: საქართველოს სამედიცინო ჟურნალი) is an open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal covering medicine and public health. It is published by the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG) and is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.[1]

History

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The Georgian Medical Journal was established by the Public Health Institute of Georgia and launched on 5 January 2025.[2] It was founded to strengthen scientific publishing infrastructure in Georgia and to provide a standards-compliant academic platform for Georgian and international medical research.

From its launch through 8 April 2026, the journal registered DOIs via Zenodo (CERN/OpenAIRE) through DataCite. On 9 April 2026, GMJ became a full member of Crossref, the international DOI registration agency for scholarly publishing, under DOI prefix 10.66636.[3]

In May 2026, the journal was added to the ETH Zurich Library catalogue and the swisscovery national library network of Switzerland, making its content accessible to researchers across 475 Swiss academic institutions.[4]

Scope

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GMJ publishes original research, systematic reviews, case reports, brief reports, editorials, viewpoints, commentaries, and practice guidelines across:

  • Clinical and surgical sciences
  • Public and international health
  • Epidemiology and biostatistics
  • Health systems research
  • Healthcare quality, accreditation, and patient safety
  • Medical education and bioethics
  • Health management and policy

GMJ accepts submissions in English and Georgian. All content is published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.[5]

Editorial governance

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GMJ maintains editorial independence from its publisher and operates in accordance with the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All research manuscripts undergo double-anonymised peer review by at least two independent reviewers.[6]

The Editor-in-Chief is Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, Professor of Public Health at David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU) in Tbilisi, and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia. Prof. Pkhakadze serves as Secretary and Treasurer of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) Public Health Section and is a consultant to the World Health Organization (WHO).[7]

Indexing and abstracting

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GMJ is indexed in numerous international scholarly databases and repositories.[8] These include:

Publisher

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The Georgian Medical Journal is published by the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG; Georgian: საქართველოს საზოგადოებრივი ჯანდაცვის ინსტიტუტი), a non-profit research and policy institute established in 2011 and headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia.[16] PHIG operates as a local partner of Accreditation Canada for healthcare accreditation in Georgia and is a founding organisation of Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF).[17] PHIG also publishes the SheniEkimi medical media platform (sheniekimi.ge).

Podcast

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The Georgian Medical Journal Podcast is the journal's official audio platform, distributing scholarly audio content related to published research. It is available on Spotify,[18] Apple Podcasts,[19] YouTube, Amazon Music, Castbox, Goodpods, and Pocket Casts.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Georgian Medical Journal — Confirmed Record". ISSN International Centre. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  2. ↑ "About the Georgian Medical Journal". Georgian Medical Journal. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  3. 1 2 "Public Health Institute of Georgia — Crossref Member". Crossref. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  4. 1 2 "Georgian Medical Journal — swisscovery". ETH Library / swisscovery. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  5. ↑ "Open Access Policy". Georgian Medical Journal. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  6. ↑ "Peer Review Policy". Georgian Medical Journal. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  7. ↑ "Editorial Team". Georgian Medical Journal. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  8. ↑ "Indexing and Abstracting". Georgian Medical Journal. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  9. ↑ "Georgian Medical Journal — ROAD". ISSN International Centre / UNESCO. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  10. ↑ "Georgian Medical Journal — BASE Search". Bielefeld University Library. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  11. ↑ "Georgian Medical Journal — OpenAlex". OpenAlex. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  12. ↑ "ERIH+ Listed Journals". Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  13. ↑ "Georgian Medical Journal — CORE". CORE / Jisc. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  14. ↑ "Georgian Medical Journal — Scilit". Scilit / MDPI. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  15. ↑ "Georgian Medical Journal — Wikidata". Wikidata / Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  16. ↑ "Public Health Institute of Georgia". PHIG. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  17. ↑ "Publisher Information". Georgian Medical Journal. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  18. ↑ "The Georgian Medical Journal Podcast — Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
  19. ↑ "The Georgian Medical Journal Podcast — Apple Podcasts". Apple. Retrieved 2026-05-13.
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