Publisher Policies

Publisher Profile

Afrimvoe Medical Services is a private limited company operating as a scholarly publisher in the field of medicine and health sciences. Our primary function is to manage the publication and dissemination of high-quality, peer-reviewed academic journals. We provide the administrative, technical, and strategic framework that supports the editorial independence and academic rigor of each journal under our imprint. Our mission is to advance global knowledge, with a special commitment to amplifying African scientific research.

Publisher Information: Afrimvoe Medical Services

Publisher Name
Afrimvoe Medical Services

Organization Address
Nkolso’o, Nouvelle Route Nkolbisson, Carrefour Station Ola. BP 17583 Yaoundé – Cameroon
Phone: +237 681 34 56 41

Publisher Website (URL)
https://afrimvoe.net/

Business Structure
Private Limited Company (For-Profit Corporation)

Names and Titles of Organization Owner and Executives
• Owner / Chief Executive Officer: Samuel Nko’o Amvene
• Publishing Director / Managing Editor: Samuel Nko’o Amvene

Parent or Related Companies
None

Editorial Management

How do you select editors for your journal(s)?
Editors for our journals are selected based on their recognized expertise, academic credentials, and publication record in their respective fields. Candidates are identified through scholarly networks, recommendations from the existing editorial board, and their contributions to the field. The Publisher, in consultation with the Journal's Editor-in-Chief, extends invitations to join the editorial board to ensure a diverse and geographically representative team of experts.

Management Team Members

• • Name and Title: Samuel Nko’o Amvene, Publishing Director / Managing Editor
• • Responsibilities: Oversees all publishing operations for Afrimvoe Medical Services, including business strategy, journal management, and ensuring the implementation of editorial and ethical policies across all journals.
• • Prior Experience in Scientific Publishing: Professor Samuel Nko’o Amvene has over a decade of experience as the Editor-in-Chief of Health Sciences and Disease and is the founder and current Editor-in-Chief of Health Research in Africa (Samuel Nko’o Amvene — EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki) . He has been instrumental in transitioning journals to electronic formats and promoting the use of OJS among Cameroonian editors.
• • Membership in Professional Associations: Distinguished Knight of the International Order of Academic Palms (OIPA) awarded by the African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education. Member of the New York Academy of Sciences, the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, and the European Society of Radiology.

Publisher Policies for Afrimvoe Medical Services

Last Updated: [09-11-2025]

Afrimvoe Medical Services is a scholarly publishing house committed to disseminating high-quality research. The following overarching policies apply to all journals published under our imprint. Each journal may have additional, field-specific guidelines detailed on its own website.

1. Publisher-Level Editorial Policies
Afrimvoe Medical Services is committed to upholding the highest standards of editorial integrity and independence across all our publications. We delegate full academic authority to the Editor-in-Chief and editorial boards of each journal. Our core principles are:
• Editorial Independence:
• • Editorial Independence: The publisher guarantees that the decision to accept or reject a manuscript for publication is based solely on its importance, originality, clarity, and relevance to the journal's scope, as determined by the journal's editors. The publisher will not interfere in editorial decisions.
• • Adherence to Standards: All Afrimvoe Medical Services journals are required to operate in accordance with the core practices and guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).
• • Journal Autonomy: Each journal under our imprint is responsible for establishing its own detailed editorial board structure, scope, and day-to-day management, within the framework of these publisher-level policies.

Publisher-Level Peer Review Policy
Afrimvoe Medical Services mandates that all research articles published in our journals undergo a rigorous, independent peer review process.
• • Minimum Standard: All journals must employ, at a minimum, a single-anonymized peer review model. Journals are encouraged to adopt more transparent models as appropriate for their field.
• • Process: The specific workflow is managed by each journal's editorial team, but must include an initial editorial screening followed by assessment by a minimum of two independent, expert reviewers.
• • Integrity: The publisher requires journals to have clear policies for selecting reviewers, managing conflicts of interest, and ensuring the confidentiality of the review process.

3. Publisher-Level Advertising Policy
To safeguard the editorial independence and academic integrity of all our publications, Afrimvoe Medical Services maintains a strict no-advertising policy.
• No journal published by Afrimvoe Medical Services shall accept commercial advertising, sponsored content, or paid promotional articles.
• This policy ensures a clear separation between revenue sources and editorial content, preventing any commercial influence on scholarly work.

4. Publisher-Level Research Ethics Policy
Afrimvoe Medical Services requires that all research published in its journals is conducted to the highest ethical standards.
• • Human and Animal Subjects: For any study involving human participants or animal subjects, the journal must require authors to declare compliance with internationally recognized ethical standards, including approval from an appropriate ethics committee or institutional review board.
• • Misconduct: The publisher supports its journals in addressing allegations of research misconduct (such as data fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism) according to COPE guidelines. This may include investigation and communication with relevant institutions.

5. Publisher-Level Informed Consent Policy
Afrimvoe Medical Services requires its journals to enforce strict informed consent standards.
• All journals must require a statement from authors confirming that informed consent was obtained from human participants involved in the research.
• For publications containing case details, images, or other information that could identify an individual, specific and explicit consent for publication must be obtained and documented.

Publisher Policy on Corrections, Retractions, and Expressions of Concern
Afrimvoe Medical Services is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record for all its publications. We require our journals to have a transparent process for post-publication amendments.
• Corrections : Journals must publish a correction (erratum) for significant errors in a published article that do not invalidate its conclusions.
• • Retractions: Journals must retract publications where the core findings are unreliable due to misconduct or honest error, publishing a clear retraction notice that is linked to the original work.
• • Editorial Expressions of Concern: Journals may publish an Editorial Expression of Concern to alert readers to serious concerns about a published article while an investigation is ongoing.
All such actions must be conducted in line with COPE guidelines.

7. Digital Preservation & Archiving

Afrimvoe Medical Services is committed to the long-term preservation of scholarly research. To ensure permanent access to all published content, we deposit all journal articles in the CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) archival system. This guarantees that the digital scholarly record remains secure and available to the academic community for future generations.

8. Revenue Sources & Financial Model

Our publishing operations are funded through Article Processing Charges (APCs). These fees, which are only applied upon manuscript acceptance, cover the costs of the publishing process, including:
• Digital hosting and platform maintenance (OJS/PKP)
• The peer-review management system
• Copyediting, typesetting, and production
• Long-term digital preservation (CLOCKSS)
• Editorial and administrative support
We offer APC waivers or reductions for researchers from low-income countries who lack funding, ensuring that ability to pay is not a barrier to the dissemination of sound science.