Partnering with IJMS

The International Journal of Medical Students (IJMS) partners with universities, medical schools, teaching hospitals, research programs, scientific societies, medical-student organizations, conferences, foundations, and other mission-aligned organizations to advance medical-student research, scholarly communication, research education, and Diamond Open Access publishing.

Partnerships may support scholarly publication, institutional research development, educational initiatives, conference activities, and the long-term sustainability of the Journal's nonprofit mission. All collaborations preserve the editorial independence of the IJMS.

Supplements & Collections Institutional Partnerships Support the IJMS

Partnership Opportunities

Publish a Supplement or Scholarly Collection

Eligible organizations may propose conference abstracts, institutional research collections, research-day proceedings, or other organized scholarly collections for publication through the IJMS.

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Develop an Institutional Partnership

Universities, medical schools, teaching hospitals, departments, and research programs may develop broader collaborations around student research, scholarly dissemination, scientific-writing education, peer-review training, and research visibility.

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Partner with WCMSR

Organizations may collaborate with the IJMS World Conference of Medical Student Research (WCMSR) through scientific, educational, organizational, or sponsorship activities.

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Support Diamond Open Access

Individuals and organizations may support the IJMS through donations, grants, institutional support, program sponsorship, or approved in-kind contributions.

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Why Partner with IJMS?

International and Student-Focused

The IJMS is dedicated to scholarship involving medical students and recently graduated physicians and connects authors, reviewers, editors, mentors, and institutions across countries and disciplines.

Diamond Open Access

Authors are not charged submission or publication fees, and readers have immediate free access to published content.

Established Publishing Experience

Founded in 2009 and published by the University of Pittsburgh Library System, the IJMS has an established record of scholarly publishing, conference abstract publication, supplements, and international collaborative publishing.

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Researcher Development

Partnerships can combine dissemination with scientific-writing, peer-review, editorial, and research-integrity education for emerging researchers.

Additional information about the Journal is available through About the IJMS, Ownership and Governance, and Journal Metrics.

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Editorial Independence

Partnership with the IJMS does not purchase or guarantee publication. Partner institutions, sponsors, donors, conference organizers, and financial contributors do not control manuscript acceptance, independent peer-review decisions, editorial outcomes, or post-publication actions. The IJMS retains final authority over its scientific standards and published record.

Detailed provisions are available on the Ownership and Governance page.

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Discuss a Partnership

Organizations interested in working with the IJMS should briefly identify the organization, proposed collaboration, intended participants, anticipated activities, scale, and timeline.

Partnership Inquiries
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