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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 (806), Duration of Peer Review (26 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (55 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (31 days/Mean), Accepted (57.2%/Mean), Production Time (77 days/Mean), Time to Publication (203 days/Mean), and Rejected (32.3%/Mean).
Editorial
Field of Vision
Andrea Volpin, Lisa Wood, Tim Bonner, Wei Boon Lim, Yizhe Lim 
World J Methodol 16(1):113664. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.113664
Opinion Review
Review
Theodoros E Pavlidis, Konstantinos D Ballas, Serafeim-Chrysovalantis Kotoulas, Christina Mouratidou, Kalliopi E Stavrati, Efstathios T Pavlidis, Alexandra G Marneri 
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
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
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
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, Bijnya Birajita Panda, Madhusmita Sethy 
World J Methodol 16(1):112458. Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.112458
Letter to the Editor