Editorial Policy

Core Statement

All educational articles, publications, and exam-preparation content submitted to atmedstu.com are reviewed before publication.

What the Review Covers

The review process focuses on:

• Medical accuracy — Content should be consistent with current medical knowledge and accepted clinical guidelines.
• Educational value — Content should be genuinely useful for the target audience of medical students and junior doctors.
• Clarity — Content should be clearly written and well-structured.
• Ethical suitability — Content should not include patient-identifiable information without consent, should not promote unsafe practice, and should follow ethical standards.
• Reference quality — Clinical or scientific claims should be supported by appropriate references.
• Relevance — Content should be relevant to the target audience and the purpose of atmedstu.com.

Who Reviews Content?

Content is reviewed by the atmedstu.com editorial team. The editorial team may seek additional input where specialist review is needed.

Decisions

Following review, the editorial team may:

• Accept the submission for publication as submitted
• Accept the submission subject to minor edits
• Request revisions from the author before making a final decision
• Decline the submission

Authors are notified by email of the editorial decision. Submission does not guarantee publication.

Corrections and Updates

If published content is found to contain inaccuracies, the editorial team will assess whether a correction, clarification, or retraction is appropriate. Readers who identify inaccuracies in published content are encouraged to contact us at editor@atmedstu.sinethhospitals.com.

Patient Confidentiality

All submitted content involving patient cases must be appropriately anonymised. Authors of case-based content must confirm that either adequate consent has been obtained or that full anonymisation has been applied. Content that includes patient-identifiable information without consent will not be published.

Independence

Editorial decisions are made independently. atmedstu.com does not accept payments in exchange for publication. No advertising or commercial relationship influences the editorial process.

Contact

For editorial queries, contact us at editor@atmedstu.sinethhospitals.com.