Introducing the Publications Office Group
Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences (SKUMS), which is a medical university in Iran, was established in 1986. SKUMS has several schools, departments, research centers, and institutes. The university also offers a wide range of research opportunities and educational programs and houses an active publishing group.
SKUMS Publications Office acts as a publishing group and intends to expand its efforts at the international level by examining new topics in medical sciences. In addition, this office publishes several academic journals in the fields of health, medicine, biomedicine, pharmaceutical sciences, and technology, as well as scientific books and monographs. Journal of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, a leading journal that was launched in 1992, deals with health care with a greater focus on related issues in Iran. This journal was first published in Farsi but changed to English in 2019. Today, publishing activities have expanded to 4 other scientific journals in English, which are as follows:
Epidemiology and Health System Journal
Future Natural Products
Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology
Journal of Multidisciplinary Care
SKUMS publications are managed by the Deputy of Research and Technology of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, and its policies are determined by the Policy-making and Coordination Council for Scientific Publications of the University and the University Publications Council.
Council of Policy Making and Coordination of Publications
The sessions of the Council of Policy Making and Coordination of Publications aim to set the scientific goals, develop strategic plans, and determine the road map and the policies for the journals. Besides, for the purpose of further research and development of scholarly publications, the members of this council seek to explore new subjects of interest and develop strategic programs to resolve challenges and expand activities. The members include the Vice Chancellor for Research & Technology, the Research Director, the Manager of the Academic Publications Office, and the Editors-in-Chief of the journals.
Council for Books & Monographs
The Council for Books & Monographs sessions aim to address policies related to publishing books and monographs published or funded by SKUMS PUBLICATIONS.The council members include the Vice Chancellor for Research & Technology, the Research Director, and some selected faculty members.