Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ) is now accepting submissions for its inaugural issue (Vol. 1, Issue 1).
Deadline for submissions: 15 April 2026
Target publication: June 2026 (within our APC-free window)
What we publish
Original Research, Systematic Reviews/Meta-analyses, Brief Reports/Research Letters, Case Reports (CARE), Quality Improvement (SQUIRE), Guidelines/Position Statements, Viewpoints/Editorials, and Health Systems studies.
Scope
The full spectrum of medicine: clinical and surgical sciences; social medicine; health management; quality & patient safety; public/international (global) health; and WHO-aligned traditional/complementary medicine.
Why submit to GMJ
Double-anonymised peer review
DOI for every accepted article
Open access under CC BY 4.0
APC-free for all accepted articles submitted in this period (through 31 March 2026)
Submissions in Georgian or English
How to submit
Submit via our online system
Author Guidelines
Questions: editor@gmj.ge
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GMJ invites submissions for its inaugural issue. Peer-reviewed, open access (CC BY 4.0), no fees for this issue. Deadline: 15 February 2026. Sections: Commentary, Policy Commentary, Practice Notes, Brief Reports, Perspectives.
A recent analysis from the COSMOS randomized clinical trial suggests that daily multivitamin supplementation may modestly slow biological ageing as measured by epigenetic ageing markers in older adults.
