Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Prof Rajesh Varma — Professor of Primary Care; GP, Hertfordshire, UK; Founder. Sets editorial strategy and standards; recused from all conflicted manuscripts (see Policies §2).

Deputy Editors-in-Chief (2)

Nominated by New Vision University and East West University on competence; full delegated decision authority, including over all manuscripts where the EIC is conflicted. Announced September 2026.

Managing Editor

Screening, completeness and plagiarism checks, reviewer coordination, production — the engine room of the 42-day decision target.

Student & Trainee Editors

Defined editorial roles for outstanding students and trainees — including a nominated GIMSOC seat — with training and supervision.

Founding Editorial Board — call for nominations now open. Target: 15–20 members across at least eight countries, blending senior primary-care academics, QI methodologists, medical librarians/information specialists and early-career editors. Membership carries real duties: a minimum of two reviews or one editorial task per year, and an annual interest declaration. Full listing with photographs, affiliations and ORCID iDs published at launch.

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Transparency statement. The Global Journal of Primary Care, Preventive Health and Quality Improvement is owned and published by MD Acumen Ltd, a company registered in England (no. 16538952). The Editor-in-Chief holds an ownership interest in the publisher; this interest is declared on all policy pages, and all manuscripts involving the Editor-in-Chief’s institutions, students or collaborators are handled independently by a Deputy Editor-in-Chief. The journal operates in accordance with COPE guidance and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.

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