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Welcome to the World Journal of Methodology

World Journal of Methodology (WJM, World J Methodol) is a high-quality, open-access academic journal that employs a single-blind peer-review process. The journal focuses on publishing clinical, basic, and translational research achievements that are innovative, novel, and practical in the fields of methodology. The types of articles published in WJM include Editorial, Opinion Review, Frontier, Review, Minireview, Clinical Research, Basic Study, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, Evidence-based Medicine, Field of Vision, Clinical Guidelines, Letter to the Editor, and Case Report. All submissions must comply with academic norms and ethical requirements. WJM is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >>

2026 Published Issues
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Editors-in-Chief
  • Timotius Ivan Hariyanto, MD, Assistant Professor, (E-mail: timotius.hariyanto95@gmail.com) Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Pelita Harapan University, Tangerang, Banten 15811, Indonesia
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJM is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics
There is currently no impact factor.
ISSN
2222-0682 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (802), Peer Review Time (39 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (56 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (31 days/Mean), Accepted (56.7%/Mean), Production Time (77 days/Mean), Time to Publication (203 days/Mean), and Rejected (32.2%/Mean).
Editorial
Field of Vision
Yizhe Lim, Wei Boon Lim, Tim Bonner, Lisa Wood, Andrea Volpin 
World J Methodol 16(1):113664. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.113664
Opinion Review
Review
Hussein Hassan Okasha, Abdullah Zuhair Alyouzbaki, Nadeem Tehami, Abeer Abdellatef 
World J Methodol 16(1):109580. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.109580
Alexandra G Marneri, Efstathios T Pavlidis, Kalliopi E Stavrati, Christina Mouratidou, Serafeim-Chrysovalantis Kotoulas, Konstantinos D Ballas, Theodoros E Pavlidis 
World J Methodol 16(1):112686. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.112686
Minireviews
Vivek Paudyal, Rubi Thapa, Asmita Itani, Munish Sharma, Rabindra Rayamajhi, Iqbal Ratnani, Salim Surani 
World J Methodol 16(1):108381. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.108381
Nakul Baban Aher, Pradhyumna Koushik Thothala Prabhakar, Subash Kaushik Thirukonda Govarthanam, Sriram Krishnamoorthy 
World J Methodol 16(1):108384. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.108384
Pavan Kumar Reddy Kalluru, Sai Sudha Valisekka, Yamini Katamreddy, Apoorva Cherukuri, Deekshitha Kuchi, Sowmya Manjari Siddenthi, Saikiran Mandyam 
World J Methodol 16(1):109316. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.109316
Retrospective Cohort Study
Retrospective Study
Observational Study
Hira Lal, Surabhi Agarwal, Kaushik Ponmalai, Raghunandan Prasad, Dharmendra S Bhadauria, Sanjay Gambhir, Swagata Mandal, Sandeep Kumar, Priyank Yadav, Pinky Jowel 
World J Methodol 16(1):107927. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.107927
Sardar Muhammad Imran Khan, Muhammad Waqas, Muneeb Khawar, Arshia Batool, Aqsa Komel, Muhammad Aizaz Ashraf, Muneeb Saifullah, Ikra Rana 
World J Methodol 16(1):110159. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.110159
Prospective Study
Deb Sanjay Nag, Shailendra Prasad, Seelora Sahu, Jayanta Kumar Laik, Amlan Swain, Rishi Anand, Swati Saroha, Pratap Rudra Mahanty, Himanshu Kumar, Walmik Mistari 
World J Methodol 16(1):109473. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.109473
Systematic Reviews
Farah Alam, Huma Siddiqui, Arpna Nihal, Madiha Andleeb, Amna Qamar Uz Zaman, Mehwish Imam Khushk, Fatima Hussain, Rahul Rai, Fasiha Bakhtawar Fatima, Danaish Kumar, Syed Ali Farhan Abbas Rizvi, Shafaq Jabeen, Inshal Jawed, Umair Qadir, Mohammad Ali Zakeri 
World J Methodol 16(1):107864. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.107864
Madhan Jeyaraman, Naveen Jeyaraman, Arulkumar Nallakumarasamy, Shrideavi Murugan, Sathish Muthu 
World J Methodol 16(1):109784. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.109784
Sarita Aggarwal, Arvind Kumar Morya, Rajwinder Kaur, Bharat Gurnani, Kirandeep Kaur 
World J Methodol 16(1):110410. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.110410
Meta-Analysis
Nanush Damarlapally, Roopeessh Vempati, Denise Mourad, Srivatsa Surya Vasudevan, Gaurav Mathur, Afrasayab Khan, Prathibha Banda, Harshavardhan Polamarasetty, Shaylika Chauhan, Nirmala Manjappachar, Talha Bhatti, Rupak Desai 
World J Methodol 16(1):106277. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.106277
Chang Qiao, Xiao-Hui Zhao, Yue-Chuan Jiao, Hao-Wei Li, Na Guo, Li-Ying Wei, Zheng-Rong Wang, Guo-Lei Li, De-Hui Li 
World J Methodol 16(1):109145. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.109145
Debvarsha Mandal, Thomas Viji Pulickal, Dhritika Ahlawat, Wasiullah Haqbeen, Izma Kashif, Haroon Alamy, Pramoda Prattipati, Padmavathi Jaladi, Paula Kabiaru, Anjali Avula, Sandeep Kshetri, Irum Raza, Samir Shamieh, Rejina Chhetri 
World J Methodol 16(1):111566. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.111566
Case Report
Bhagabat Nayak, Prasanta Raghab Mohapatra, Koyel Chakraborty, Jayadev Nanda, Shri Haripriya, Satya Padmaja Mantha, Madhusmita Sethy, Bijnya Birajita Panda 
World J Methodol 16(1):112458. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.112458
Letter to the Editor