The Gazette of Medical Sciences (The GMS) is an international, online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal established in 2020 for the publication of scholarly work across the medical sciences and related domains. Published by Inovacus Publication, The GMS provides a platform for clinicians, researchers, educators and interdisciplinary scholars to communicate work that contributes to medical knowledge, healthcare and informed scholarly discussion.
Peer-reviewed publication is the foundation of the scholarly journey. The GMS extends that journey by creating additional ways for published work to be discovered, understood and shared, while strengthening the scholarly presence of its author.
The manuscript and supporting information are received for initial editorial consideration.
Scope, presentation, basic requirements and suitability for further evaluation are considered.
Suitable manuscripts proceed through peer review and revision where required before an editorial decision.
Typical peer-review target: 10–12 daysAccepted work proceeds through final production and online publication as part of the scholarly record.
Typical final-publication target: 5–7 daysA published article is developed into an article-based podcast, allowing its subject and ideas to be communicated through audio.
Typical podcast release target: 5–7 daysThe author's published works, associated podcasts and relevant profile information are brought together within a dedicated webpage.
Typical author webpage completion target: 5–7 daysThe published article, associated podcast and author webpage are incorporated into relevant journal promotion and scholarly outreach activities.
Typical first outreach cycle: 10–15 days Periodic outreach: up to 1 year from publicationDifferent formats serve different purposes. The journal article remains the scholarly foundation; the additional layers are designed to support communication and continued discoverability of published work.
Publishing with The GMS places scholarly work within a peer-reviewed, open-access journal while beginning a broader communication journey. Accepted articles receive a DOI and permanent online publication, with opportunities to extend their communication through an article-based podcast, a dedicated author webpage, and continuing promotion and outreach.
Reading and listening are different ways of engaging with information. An article-based podcast provides an additional format through which the subject of a published article can be introduced and communicated. It complements the article; it does not replace it.
Articles, podcasts and author information can otherwise sit on separate pages of different journals. A dedicated author webpage can bring these elements together, providing a single destination through which work associated with The GMS can be explored.
Online publication makes an article available, but availability and discovery are not the same thing. Relevant promotion and outreach provide additional routes through which published material can be brought to the attention of potential readers.
Each stage has a different function, while peer-reviewed publication remains at the centre of the model.
Publication & Beyond extends the scholarly journey beyond peer-reviewed publication, which remains its foundation. Article-based podcasting, a dedicated author webpage, and promotion & outreach provide additional ways to communicate published work, strengthen its discoverability, and connect readers with the author’s wider scholarly presence.