Aim & Scope
J-STEAM (ISSN: 2998-8063), published semi-annually (June and December), is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by J-STEAM Journal LLC. The journal provides a forum for the exchange of original, high-quality research across science, technology, education, art, and medicine (STEAM).
J-STEAM is dedicated to the dissemination of new knowledge that bridges clinical and biomedical sciences with interdisciplinary STEAM fields — spanning public health, health informatics, medical and dental education, digital health, data science in healthcare, and related domains where science, technology, education, art, and medicine converge.
The target audience of J-STEAM includes researchers, clinicians, educators, health policymakers, students, and professionals working across health sciences and STEAM disciplines.
Article Types
J-STEAM accepts the following types of scholarly submissions:
- Original / Research Articles
- Narrative Reviews
- Systematic Reviews
- Meta-Analyses
- Case Reports
- Short Communications
- Letters to the Editor / Correspondence
- Editorials (by invitation)
Editorials are by invitation only. If you are interested in contributing an editorial, please contact the Editor-in-Chief at editor@jsteam.org.
Open Access Policy
J-STEAM is a fully open-access journal. All articles published by J-STEAM are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. Further information on open access is available at Budapest Open Access Initiative.
Licensing
J-STEAM publishes all content under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This permits users to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material).
Under the Following Terms: Attribution required, Commercial use permitted, No additional restrictions
You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
Publication Fees
J-STEAM is committed to maintaining a transparent and accessible scholarly publishing process. Article processing charges (APCs) are USD 500 for Original / Research Articles, USD 800 for Narrative Reviews, Systematic Reviews and Meta Analysis, USD 300 for Case Reports, Short Communications, Letter to the Editor / Correspondence and USD 250 for Guest Editorials. APCs are payable only after an article has been accepted for publication. Authors may request a waiver of up to 50% at the time of submission; all waiver requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. There are no submission, page, or other publication charges.
All articles published by J-STEAM are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers.
Editorial Leadership
J-STEAM is overseen by an independent editorial team responsible for maintaining academic integrity, editorial quality, and ethical publishing standards.
Editor-In-Chief
Dr. Ayesha Fahim
BDS, MPhil, MME, PhD
Associate Dean of Research
Professor of Anatomy
Tanner College of Dental Medicine,
University of Pikeville, Kentucky, USA
editor@jsteam.org
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2764-882X
Scientific Editor
Dr. Ahsan Sethi
BDS, MPH, MHPE, PhD (Medical Education)
Associate Professor QU Health
Qatar University, Qatar
asethi@qu.edu.qa
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9176-3254
Associate Editor
Dr. Nasar Um Min Allah
BDS, MSD (Periodontics)
Assistant Professor - Periodontics
School of Dentistry, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali
Bhutto Medical University, PIMS Hospital
Islamabad, Pakistan
editor@jsteam.org
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3098-7171
Publisher Information
J-STEAM is operated by JSTEAM LLC, an independent academic publisher founded in 2023, headquartered in Nottingham, Maryland, United States of America. The publisher provides administrative, technical, and publishing infrastructure support for the journal.
Editorial decisions are made independently by the Editor-in-Chief and the editorial board and are based solely on scholarly merit, scientific rigor, and relevance to the journal’s scope, in accordance with established peer-review and publication ethics standards.
Contact Email: editor@jsteam.org
Advertising Policy
J-STEAM does not accept or display commercial advertising, sponsored content, or paid promotional material on its website or within its published articles. All editorial decisions are based solely on scholarly merit and are made independently of commercial interests. Advertisers, sponsors, funders, and other commercial entities have no influence over manuscript selection, peer review, editorial decisions, or published content.