The National Journal of Community Medicine (eISSN: 2229-6816, pISSN: 0976-3325) is a monthly peer-reviewed open access journal (CC BY-SA 4.0). The journal publishes research articles, focusing on epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, biostatistics, health care delivery, medical anthropology and social medicine. Learn more about the journal's Aims & Scope. NJCM is indexed by SCOPUS , Scimago Journal Ranking.
Editorial Team
Editor Emeritus & Chief Editor:
Dr. R. K. Bansal, MD, MPH (Netherland)
Professor & Medical Suprintendent, Dr. Kiran C. Patel Medical College and Research Institute, Bharuch, India
Ex. Dean, SMIMER Medical College, Surat, India
Ex. Professor & Head, Department of Community Medicine, SMIMER, Surat, India
Email: drrkbansal[at]gmail[dot]com
Joint Editor:
Dr. A. B. Pawar, MD
Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SMIMER Medical College, Surat, India
Email: drabpawar[at]yahoo[dot]com
Executive Editor:
Dr. Prakash Patel, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, SMIMER Medical College, Surat, India
Email: drpbpatel[at]gmail[dot]com
ORCiD, ResearchGate, Google Scholar
Associate Executive Editor:
Dr. Vaibhav Gharat, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, GMERS Medical College, Navsari, Gujarat, India
Email: drvvgmd[at]gmail[dot]com
Editorial Board Members
Dr. Bhavesh Modi, MD, MPH, MBA
Professor & Head, Department of Community & Family Medicine, AIIMS-All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rajkot, India
Email: bhavmod[at]gmail[dot]com
Dr. Mihir Rupani, MD,PhD
Scientist, I.C.M.R.- National Institute Of Occupational Health, WHO Collaborating Center for Occupational Health, Ahmedabad, India
Email: mihir[dot]rupani[at]icmr[dot]gov[dot]in
Dr. Parag H. Shah, MD
Head, Communicable Disease Surveillance Control, North Sharqiya Governorate,
Regional Epidemiologist, Directorate of Disease Surveillance and Control,
Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman
Regional Epidemiologist, Directorate of Disease Surveillance and Control,
Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman
Email: parag_h_shah[at]yahoo[dot]com
Dr. A. M. Kadri, MD
Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, India
Email: amimkadri[at]yahoo[dot]com
Dr. Deepak Saxena, MD, PhD
Director, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, India
Email : director[at]iiphg[dot]org, ddeepak72[at]iiphg[dot]org
Dr. J. K. Kosambiya, MD
Professor & Head, Dept of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India
Email: jkkosambiya[at]gmail[dot]com
Google Scholar, ResearchGate, ORCiD
Dr. L. B. Chavan, MD, DNB
Department of Communicable Disease, World Health Organisation – India Office, New Delhi, India
Email: drlbchavan[at]gmail[dot]com
Dr. Sunil Nayak, MD
Professor & Head, Dept of Community Medicine, GMERS Medical Collegr, Valsad, India
Email: drsunilnayak[at]gmail[dot]com
ResearchGate
Bio-Statistician
Dr. Swati Patel, MSc, PhD (Bio-statistics)
Assistant Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, SMIMER, Surat, Gujarat, India
Email: swati84patel[at]gmail[dot]com
Editorial Advisors
Dr. Pradeep Kumar, MD
Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, Dr. M. K. Shah Medical College & Research Center, Chandkheda, India
Email: drpkumar_55[at]yahoo[dot]com
Dr. Uday Shankar Singh, MD
Professor & Head, Dept of Community Medicine, Pramukh Swami Medical College, Karamsad, India
Email: drudayss[at]gmail[dot]com
Dr. Niraj Pandit, MD
Professor & Head, Dept of Community Medicine, Smt. B.K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Center, Waghodia, India
Email: drniraj74[at]gmail[dot]com
Dr. Abhiruchi Galhotra MD
Professor, Department of Community & Family Medicine, AIIMS-All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India
Email: abhiruchigalhotra[at]aiimsraipur[dot]edu[dot]in
Dr. Darshan Mahyavanshi, MD
Associate Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, NAMO Medical Education and Research Institute, Silvassa, India
Email: drdarshanm[at]gmail[dot]com
