Journal of Society Medicine (JSOCMED) | ISSN (e): 2964-5565 is a leading voice in the Indonesia and internationally for medicine and healthcare. Published continuously, JSOCMED features scholarly comment and clinical research. The Journal of Society Medicine is editorially independent from and its The Editor-in-Chief (EIC) is Prof. dr. Aznan Lelo, PhD, Sp.FK

JSOCMED offers free online access to all published articles and provides online-first publication to ensure timely dissemination of research. In line with best practices in scholarly publishing, the journal applies a transparent and structured peer-review process, with clear declarations of competing interests and funding, ethical approval and patient consent requirements, and statements of authorship and contributorship.

All manuscripts submitted to JSOCMED undergo an initial editorial assessment followed by external peer review conducted by independent experts who are not part of the journal’s editorial staff. The journal applies a double-blind peer-review system, and the details of the peer-review process are clearly described on the journal website.

For manuscripts that have previously undergone peer review at reputable journals, authors may request an expedited editorial consideration. However, all submissions remain subject to independent peer review and editorial decision, and manuscript acceptance is never guaranteed.

In cases of divergent reviewer opinions, the editor may seek additional expert advice to support the final editorial decision. Editorial decisions are made independently and based on the scientific quality, ethical standards, and relevance to the journal’s aims and scope.

JSOCMED is an open-access journal. Authors retain copyright of their work, and articles are published under a Creative Commons license, allowing unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction provided the original work is properly cited.

Indexing and Abstracting
Journal of Society Medicine (JSOCMED) indexed in National and International Databases:

• Crossref
• Google Scholar 
• Garuda KEMDIKBUD (The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology) Indonesia
• LIPI (Indonesian Institute of Sciences) - BRIN
• Semantic Scholar
• WorldCat
• Index Copernicus