Editorial Note


The editors and members of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) have published an editorial entitled “Predatory Journals: What can we do to protect their prey?”


They proposed answers to three questions:



  • WHAT CAN AUTHORS DO?

  • WHAT CAN INSTITUTIONS AND FUNDERS DO?

  • WHAT CAN JOURNAL EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS DO?


This editorial was published simultaneously in 16 medical journals. The Editorial Board invites you to read this editorial.


Enjoy your reading

Current Issue

Vol. 103 No. 1 (2025): Tunis Med Jan 2025

Published: 2025-01-02

Editorial

Predatory Journals: What Can We Do to Protect Their Prey?

Christine Laine, Dianne Babski, Vivienne C. Bachelet, Till W. Bärnighausen, Christopher Baethge, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Frank Frizelle, Laragh Gollogy, Sabine Kleinert, Elizabeth Loder, João Monteiro, Eric J. Rubin, Peush Sahni, Christina C. Wee, Jin-Hong Yoo, Lilia Zakhama
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Recommandations

Tunisian Recommendations for Best Practices in the Management of Spondyloarthritis: Methodology

Khadija Baccouche, Ines Mahmoud, Mohamed Manaa, Imen Gharsallah, Nedia Testouri, Kaouther Maatallah, Mohamed Younès, Saoussen Zrour, Wafa Hamdi, Saoussen Miladi, Ahmed Laatar, Alia Fazaa, Aicha BenTekaya, Raoudha Tekaya, Mohamed Montacer Kchir

Tunisian recommendations for the diagnosis and evaluation of Spondyloarthritis

Wafa Hamdi, Saoussen Zrour, Kaouther Maatallah, Mohamed Younès, Alia Fazaa, Saoussen Miladi, Ahmed Laatar, Aicha Ben Tekaya, Rawdha Tekaya, Imen Gharsallah, Nadia Testouri, Khadija Baccouche, Ines Mahmoud, Mohamed Manaa, Mohamed Montacer Kchir

Tunisian recommendations of good practice for the therapeutic management of spondyloarthritis (excluding biological treatment)

Ahmed Laatar, Saoussen Miladi, Alia Fazaa, Raoudha Tekaya, Aicha Ben Tekaya, Mohamed Manaa, Imen Gharsallah, Nadia Testouri, Khadija Baccouche, Ines Mahmoud, Kaouther Maatallah, Mohamed Younès, Wafa Hamdi, Saoussen Zrour, Mohamed Montacer Kchir

Tunisian Good Clinical Practice Recommendations for the Management of Spondyloarthritis by Biological Agents

Rawdha Tekaya, Aicha Ben Tekaya, Inès Mahmoud, Mohamed Manaa, Imene Gharsallah , Nédia Testouri, Khadija Baccouche, Saoussen Zrour, Kaouther Maatallah, Mohamed Younès, Wafa Hamdi, Alia Fazaa, Saoussen Miladi, Ahmed Laatar, Mohamed Montacer Kchir

Systematic Review

The primary mechanisms underlying atopic dermatitis

Sara Missaoui, Asmaa Gaadi, Khaoula Oussama, Zahra Adam, Ahmed Aziz Bousfiha, Fouzia Hali

Pedagogy

Student interest and perception of ethical reasoning learning: Insights from medical education

Mehdi Somai, Fatma Daoud, Imène Rachdi, Ibrahim Arbaoui, Besma Ben Dhaou, Fatma Boussema, Zohra Aydi

Design protocol

Effects of Yoga-Like Exercises on Mild and Moderate Alzheimer Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol

Rihab Moncer, Habib Hajji, Salma Naija, Sana Ben Amor, Sonia Jemni, Helmi Ben Saad

Original articles

Comparison of Mesotherapy and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in the Management of Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Najla Mouhli, Soumaya Belghith, Souad Karoui, Maroua Slouma, Rim Dhahri, Faida Ajili, Rim Maaoui, Hajer Rahali

Prevalence of pathogenic variants of inborn errors of immunity in critically ill children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit for sepsis: A Moroccan cohort study

Ouissal Aissaoui, Abderrahmane Moundir, Asmaa Drissi Boughanbour, Jalila El Bakkouri, Ibtihal Benhsaien, Fatima Ailal, Abdelaziz Chlilek, Emmanuelle Jouanguy, Jean Laurent Casanova, Ahmed Aziz Bousfiha

Work-related open globe injuries: demographic characteristics and prognostic factors in southern Tunisia

Amel Ben Abid; Mona Rekik, Sonda Kammoun; Imen Kaibi, Saloua Ben Amor; Amira Trigui

Risk factors of the appearance of anencephaly in Tunisia

Kaouther Nasri, Nadia Ben Jemaa, Soumaya Siala Gaigi

Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion/pulmonary arterial systolic pressure ratio as a predictor of outcome in acute heart failure

Saoussen Antit, Amal Mrabet, Marwa Fathi, Ridha Fekih, Elhem Boussabeh, Lilia Zakhama

Microbiological profile of ascitic fluid infection at Mohammed VI University Hospital in Oujda: A prospective and descriptive study

Kaoutar Ghomari, Abderrazak Saddari, Oumayma Abdessalami, Chaymae Benmoussa, Sabrina Belmahi, Hajar Zrouri, Said Ezrari, Elmostapha Benaissa, Yassine Ben Lahlou, Mostafa Elouennass, Adil Maleb

Varicocele management in Tunisia: Overview of practices and comparison with latest international guidelines

Kamel Ktari, Mohamed Amine Jelassi, Wadii Hamdouni, Helmi Tabka, Mounir Touffahi

Keratoconus in children in Tunisia: Epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic features

Sonda Kammoun, Kmar Maaloul, Mona Rekik, Karim Chaabouni, Amira Trigui

Chronic total occlusion- Percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO-PCI) experience in a single, multi-operator Tunisian center : A Five-Year Report

Hakim Lamine, Hela Bouzidi, Slim Hammami, Syrine Saidane, Skander Iddir, Sondos Kraeim

Comparative Analysis of Long-Standing and Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Tunisian Multicenter Study

Hamza Elfekih, Yasmine Charfeddine, Mohamed Amine Said, Wiem Saafi, Hanen Jaziri, Mohamed Hedi Mraidha, Imen Halloul, Azer Ben Ali, Sarra Yacoub, Salem Brahem, Ayoub Guesmi, Mehdi Ksiaa, Slim Ben Ahmed, Jihen Sahli, Ghada Saad, Yosra Hasni

Evaluation of therapeutic adherence to antihyperglycemic agents in patients with type 2 diabetes

Bilel Ben Amor, Hanene Sayadi, Ines Bayar, Aicha Ghachem, Ekram Hajji, Hela Marmouch, Ines Khochtali

Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on dietary habits and weight among Tunisian adults

Yosra Hasni, Sawsen Nouira, Hamza El Fekih, Wiem Saafi, Souleima Bedhiafi, Yasmine Karrai, Rabeb Hammami, Laila Alouan, Molka Chaieb

Acute on chronic liver failure: Diagnosis and evolution profile

Asma Mensi, Rayhan Zmerli, Emna Bel Hadj Mabrouk, Yosra Zaimi, Yosra Said, Radhouane Debbeche

Artificial Intelligence

High performance COVID-19 screening using machine learning

Youssef Zied Elhechmi, Mehdi Mrad, Mariem Gdoura, Anissa Nouri, Helmi Ben Saad, Najla Ghrairi, Henda Triki

Case report

An unusual cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in an infant: A case report

Faiza Safi, Manel Feki, Hana Ben Hmadou, Aymen Dammak, Rania Gargouri, Mouna Loukil, Rania Hammami

Diagnosis of an Immunoglobulin D multiple myeloma with severe renal involvement a decade after a solitary plasmacytoma: A case report and literature review

Sanda Mrabet, Mohamed Ben Hmida
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