Open Access Policy

The Annals of King Edward Medical University is a fully open access journal. All articles published in the journal are made freely and permanently available online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or access fees for readers or their institutions.

Ann. King Edw. Med. Univ supports the free dissemination of scientific knowledge and permits unrestricted access to published content to enhance visibility, accessibility, and scholarly exchange.

Reader Rights

All users have the right to access the full text of articles published in Ann. King Edw. Med. Univ free of charge immediately upon publication. Readers may:

• read, download, copy, print, and search the full text of published articles;
• link to the full text of articles;
• use the published material for lawful scholarly, educational, and non-commercial purposes;
• share the article through academic and professional platforms, provided proper attribution is given to the original publication in Ann. King Edw. Med. Univ.

No prior permission from the publisher or authors is required for these uses, subject to compliance with the applicable Creative Commons license.

Licensing and Reuse Rights

All articles published in Ann. King Edw. Med. Univ are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Under this license, users are free to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format;
• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any lawful purpose;

provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s) and to Annals of King Edward Medical University as the source of first publication, a link to the license is provided, and any changes made are clearly indicated.

Copyright Policy

Annals of King Edward Medical University is the owner of all copyright to any work published by the journal. Authors transfer the copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. The manuscript submission is accompanied by Authors declaration signed by all the authors confirming exclusive submissions to the journal.

The Journal accepts only original material for publication with the understanding that except for abstracts, no part of the data has been published or will be submitted for publication elsewhere before appearing in this journal. The Editorial Board makes every effort to ensure the accuracy and authenticity of material printed in the journal. However, conclusions and statements expressed are views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Editorial Board or Annals of King Edward Medical University.

In case the manuscript is rejected, the copyright transfers back to the authors.