In order to give access to information published in or related to Africa and to encourage local publishing, the World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA), has produced an international index to African health literature and information sources.
This index is called African Index Medicus (AIM).
Why index African literature?
The need for improved access to what has been published on health issues in African countries has long been felt by researchers, development agencies, health administrators and planners both inside and outside the continent. Very few African health and biomedical information sources are included in the world's leading bibliographic databases and there is a wealth of untapped information in books, reports and studies from international development agencies, nongovernmental organizations and local institutions.
Only by awareness of what work has already been done, can further advances be made; giving visibility to locally published material avoids overlapping, conflicting or redundant research work or the unnecessary duplication of health learning materials. New studies would then build on earlier reports of projects or research already undertaken. This would reduce costs of duplicated efforts, improve on methodology earlier used and make research more cost-beneficial and original.
Printed knowledge generated in African countries is given global exposure in the African Index Medicus. It will promote African publishing by encouraging writers to publish in their country or regional journals, whereas now scientists and researchers in developing countries are competing for publication space in the few world-wide "prestigious" journals.
The traditional North-South flow of information could be complemented by South-South and South-North communication: information on health problems in one country will be shared with those experiencing similar conditions.
Which Journals are indexed in the African Index Medicus?
All African medical journals could be indexed in the AIM database. Articles on or related to Africa and published in other regional or international journals are indexed. Editors willing to integrate their journals into the African Index Medicus database are kindly invited to fill in the following FORM and send it to the AIM coordinator or Technical support.
Events / Evenements
«DU NORD AU SUD IVe Congrès international d’épidémiologie et XVIe Actualités du Pharo : organisés conjointement par les associations
ADELF - EPITER - ACTUALITES DU PHARO: 15 - 16 - 17 septembre 2010 Espace congrès du Pharo - MARSEILLE
1st Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing: OASPA offers a forum for bringing together the entire community of Open Access journal publishers
New journals in AIM
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Le Courrier du Dentiste : constitue un support pour tous ceux qui souhaiteraient faire partager leurs expériences et leurs difficultés, et à cet effet nous invitons à travers cet éditorial, tous les médecins dentistes visiteurs du portail à nous écrire, pour émettre leurs avis, propositions et aussi leurs articles pour publication. ... read more
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Jos Journal of Medicine : The Jos Journal of Medicine is an editorially independent publication of the Association of Resident Doctors, Jos University Teaching Hospital. The Journal seeks to provide a forum for the dissemination of research, review articles, theories and information on all aspects of medicine. ... read more
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Transactions (Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa): The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) was founded and financed in 1954 by members of the medical profession and was registered as a non-profit making company in 1955. It is the custodian of the quality of medical care in South Africa and is unique in the world in that it embraces 27 constituent Colleges representing all the disciplines of medicine and dentistry.. ... read more
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The Nigerian Veterinary Journal (NVJ): The Nigerian Veterinary Journal (NVJ) has been in existence since 1971. The NVJ is published by the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) as part of the association's commitment to the advancement of Veterinary Medicine in Nigeria and other parts of the world, with a general view of enhancing the livestock economy worldwide. ... read more
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Benin Journal of Postgraduate Medicine (BJPM): The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) ARD UBTH comprises Resident doctors, Medical officers and House officers working in the University of Benin Teaching Hospital. It has been in existence since 4th of August, 1978. ... read more
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African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine (PHCFM): The PHCFM serves as a repository for cutting-edge, peer-reviewed research in all fields of primary health care and family medicine in a uniquely African context. ... read more
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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology (AJPP): provides rapid publication (monthly) of articles in all areas of Pharmaceutical Science. ... read more
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Sudanese Journal of Ophthalmology: Sudanese Journal of Ophthalmology (SJO) is published by Sudan Eye Center in collaboration with Sudanese Eye Research Group (SERG). ... read more
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Orient Journal Of Medicine: Orient Journal of Medicine is a Nigerian journal which publishes articles in clinical or laboratory medical sciences. ... read more
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries (JIDC) is a new, international Journal intended for the publication of scientific articles from Developing Countries by Scientists from Developing Countries......... read more
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African Journal of Respiratory Medicine: AJRM is the official journal of the Pan African Thoracic Society and is published as a part of the Mera journal (to enable large scale distribution) as well as as a stand alone journal in more limited numbers.......... read more
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Médecine tropicale: la revue Médecine tropicale est l’une des rares publications francophones en pathologie tropicale à présenter une polyvalence scientifique permettant de développer son audience internationale auprès de praticiens hospitaliers et acteurs de santé en milieu tropical......... read more
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More: see African Medical journals
Please send also your journals to:
AIM coordinator or Technical support
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