The record
- Full journal title
- Mass Gathering Medical Journal
- Abbreviation
- mgmj
- NLM title
- Mass Gather Med J
- Publisher
- Brieflands
- Scientific collaborator
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- e-ISSN
- 3050-7499
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- biannually
- Publishing model
- Per-article continuous
Aim & scope
The Mass Gathering Medical Journal, owned by Iran University of Medical Sciences and founded by Prof. Abdolreza Pazoouki, publishes research on health and safety at large-scale events and gatherings — religious and non-religious, including events of global significance. Topics of interest include:
- Mass gathering health and community health
- Religious mass gatherings, including Islamic pilgrimage events
- Non-religious mass gatherings and events of global significance
- Crowd management, emergency preparedness and safety protocols
- Infectious disease surveillance and disease epidemiology
- Health risk assessment and disease prevention
- Healthcare access, health disparities and social determinants of health
- Healthcare infrastructure assessment and health planning
- Health education and communication strategies
- Cultural aspects of healthcare delivery
- Medical interventions in the mass gathering setting
Article types
- Community Health
- Mass Gathering Health
- Islamic Mass Gathering Events
- Religious Mass Gathering Health
- Non-religious Mass Gathering Health Issues
- Health Risks During Mass Gathering
Peer review
- Double-Blind Peer Review System
- Open Peer Review (since Aug 2019), Show List of All Published Reviewers' Comments
Access & licensing
License policy
This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for the copying and redistribution of the material only for noncommercial purposes, provided that the original work is properly cited.
Publication charges
Mass Gathering Medical Journal is a platinum open access journal: authors pay nothing to publish. There is no submission fee, no article processing charge (APC), and no fee at any other stage of submission, peer review or publication, for any article type. Every article is free to read immediately on publication, so neither authors nor readers face a financial barrier.
- Publishing Open Access models: Platinum Open Access
- Access: Immediate, permanent, free to access after publication
- Reader subscription fees: None
- Article Processing Charge: None
- Embargo period: None
- License for reuse: CC BY 4.0
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