African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences is owned and published by the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan and the University College Hospital, Ibadan. The Journal is published quarterly; four issues form one volume and feature in Index Medicus.All correspondence should be addressed to the Editorial Office, African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training (IAMRAT), College of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.

The aims of The African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences are: (1) to provide a medium for wide dissemination of information resulting from biomedical research in Africa and elsewhere; (2) to furnish a means whereby appropriate international medical and health organisations may transmit information to medical scientists throughout Africa; (3) to serve as a medium for publication of proceedings of international conferences on medical sciences in Africa; (4) to serve as a medium for the exchange of information and opinion among medical scientists in medical institutions of Africa and elsewhere; (5) to promote inter-regional cooperation amongst medical scientists in Africa.

HISTORY OF AJMMS

The African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences (AJMMS) unit came into existence in 1970 with its first publication in 1971 majorly to provide a medium for wide dissemination of information resulting from biomedical research in Africa and elsewhere. The founding editor was Professor A. Olufemi Williams while the Journal is jointly owned and published by the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, and University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. It is a regular quarterly journal, publishing expertly reviewed articles in medicine and medical sciences, particularly those related to medical and health problems in Africa.  The Journal receives articles on original research, review articles and case reports for publication from all parts of Nigeria, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.

At inception, the Journal was published by Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, England. This arrangement was discontinued after June 1991 and the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan and the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, publish the Journal now. The Journal is undoubtedly regarded as the best journal emanating from Africa. The Journal remains a quarterly Journal but publishes supplementary issues. The list of such supplements includes theme issue on Malaria, Bioethics, HIV/AIDS, Cancer in Africa and Biotechnology for Health and Development.