Journal History

The Journal of Medical Sciences (JOMS), published by Sebha University, Libya, is a single, continuous peer-reviewed journal first published in 1994. The change of title did not create a new publication: ownership, editorial responsibility, and scope have continued without interruption. The journal and its former print title are linked in the ISSN Register under the linking ISSN (ISSN-L) 2706-9443.

Title history

Title	Years	Medium	ISSN
Sebha Medical Journal	1994 – 2019	Print	2708-8553
Journal of Medical Sciences (ISSN key title: Journal of medical sciences (Sebha))	2019 – present	Online	2706-9443

The journal is currently published online only. Print ISSN 2708-8553 applies exclusively to issues published under the title Sebha Medical Journal.

Title variant

Some issues and article files carried the variant title Sebha University Journal of Medical Sciences. This is not a separate publication and was never assigned an ISSN; articles bearing this title belong to the Journal of Medical Sciences (ISSN 2706-9443).

Continuity of the archive

All issues published under the earlier title form part of the JOMS archive and are available in full, open access, through the Archive section of this website. Articles remain the version of record exactly as originally published; their content, pagination, and publication details have not been altered.

Citing articles published under earlier titles

Please cite each article under the journal title printed on the article at the time of its publication:

• Articles published 1994–2019 as Sebha Medical Journal: Sebha Medical Journal, Volume(Issue): pages.
• Articles published from 2019: Journal of Medical Sciences (Sebha), Volume(Issue): pages.

Indexing services and citation databases are asked to treat all titles listed on this page as one continuous journal.