Education and training
Writing a Journal Article and Getting it Published
Medical journal publishing
WHO supported regional training of trainers courses on medical journal publishing in 2009 and 2011. The overall objective of the courses was to promote the standards of scientific papers and biomedical journals in the Region. The specific objectives were to:
Train in-country trainers on all aspects of medical journal publishing
Enable trainers to help editors set goals and establish a vision for their journals
Outline the roles and responsibilities of the editor(s) of a journal, the reviewers and technical editors, and the process of review
Outline the production process and enable editors to set policies and standards for journals
Trainers are expected to conduct at least one course in their country in the 12 months following the training, using the materials developed for the course.
Trainers for this course are now available in the following countries. If you would like to contact any of them to arrange a course, please contact us.
Egypt
Ahmed Mohamed AbdelAlim, Cairo University
Hesham Mohamed Abdel Dayem, Menoufiya University
Nabil Dowidar, Alexandria University
Salah Eldin Abdelmoneim, Alexandria University
Iraq
Ziad Tariq Sarhan Al-Ali, Ministry of Health
Islamic Republic of Iran
Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Behrooz Astaneh, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Farhad Handjani, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Farrokh Habibzadeh, The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Omid Beiki, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Jordan
Ghassan Fakhouri, Ministry of Health, Amman
Libya
AbdelNaser ElZouki, AlJamahiriya Teaching Hospital, Benghazi
Morocco
Zoubida Tazi Mezalek, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Mohammad Hassan Eidah, Palestinian Medical Syndicate, West Bank
Oman
Ahmed Mohamed AlQasmi, Ministry of Health
Salem Said Al Touby, Ministry of Health
Pakistan
Huma Qureshi, Medical Research Council
Shaukat Ali Jawaid, Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
Sudan
ElSheikh Elsiddig Badr, Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum
Syrian Arab Republic
Mansour Nasser AlDine, Syrian Medical Union
Tariq Ibraheem AlNabulsi, Ministry of Health
Tunisia
Chedli Dziri, Charles Nicolles Hospital, Tunis
Yemen
Mohammed Abdullah Khalil, Ministry of Health
Writing a journal article and getting it published
WHO supported a regional training of trainers course on writing a journal article and getting it published in 2008. Nine nationals from nine countries in the Region were trained and licensed to deliver this internationally known course devised by UK consultant Tim Albert. If you would like to contact any of them to arrange a course in your country please contact us (link to contact page).
Egypt
Maisa Nasr Farid, Ain Shams University, Cairo
Islamic Republic of Iran
Sepideh Arbabi Bidgoli, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
Lebanon
Rony Zeenny, Lebanese American University, Beirut
Libya
Wiam Abdulaziz Alashek, Alfateh University, Tripoli
Morocco
Driss Belghyti, University Ibn Tofail, Kenitra
Pakistan
Zaeem Ulhaq, Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programmes, Islamabad
Sudan
Habab Khalid Elkheir, Tropical Diseases Hospital, Khartoum
Tunisia
Ikram Guizani, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis
Yemen
Ali Mohammed Assabri, Sana’a University, Sana'a
