Editorial History Page

This section lists past contributors.

Welcome to the Electronic Physician (ISSN: 2008-5842) Editorial Board. Our international editorial team comprises experienced faculty members, clinical experts, biostatisticians, and research methodology specialists dedicated to maintaining rigorous peer review and academic integrity.

1. Editorial Board Recusal & COPE Policy

Electronic Physician adheres strictly to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) regarding submissions by Editorial Board Members (EBMs):

• Equal Evaluation: Editorial Board Members receive no special privilege or priority when submitting their own research.
• Independent Handling: When an editor or board member co-authors a paper, they are completely excluded from the editorial handling, reviewer selection, and decision-making process.
• Double-Blind Integrity: An independent Associate Editor manages the blinded peer review to ensure absolute transparency and prevent potential bias.

2. Join Our Editorial Board or Reviewer Panel

We welcome applications from distinguished faculty members and researchers with a strong record of peer-reviewed publications and editorial experience.

• Qualifications: Applicants must hold a faculty or senior research position, possess a demonstrated publication record in peer-reviewed journals, and have verified peer-review experience.
• Role: Voluntary Editorial Board Member / Peer Reviewer.
• How to Apply: Send your CV and a cover letter summarizing your research expertise to ElectronicPhysician@gmail.com with a carbon copy (CC) to info@ephysician.ir.

3.Honorary Board

• Dr. Mehrdad Jalalian
• Specialization: Publication Ethics, Scholarly Publishing, Bibliometrics
• Affiliation: Researcher on Publication Ethics; Member, Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
• Notable Contributions: Introduced the terms "Hijacked Journal" and "Misleading Metrics" to academic literature.
• Email: drjalalian@yahoo.com | mehrdad.medic@gmail.com

 

• Prof. Dr. Syed Tajuddin Syed Hassan
• Affiliation: Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia
• Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Seger (Germany)
• Specialization: Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Social Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine
• Roles: Professor for Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Bremen; Medical Director & Deputy CEO, Advisory Board of Statutory Health & Long Term Care Insurances in Lower Saxony; Chairman, Medical Health Advisory Board of the Statutory German Federal Association for Rehabilitation

 

4. Editors-in-Chief

• Dr. Abdeldjalil Khelassi (Algeria)
• Specialization: Health Informatics, Medical Recommendation Systems, Knowledge & Data Engineering
• Roles: Associate Professor, Abou Bekr Belkaid University of Tlemcen, Algeria

4. Associate Editors

• Dr. Umesh P. Wadgave (India)
• Specialization: Clinical Trial Evaluation, Bioethics in Clinical Practice, Public Health Dentistry, Research Methodology & Statistics
• Roles: Associate Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, ESIC Dental College, Kalaburagi, India
• Email: dr.w.umesh@gmail.com
• Dr. Heshmatolah Heydari (Iran)
• Specialization: Qualitative Research Methodology, Community Health
• Roles: Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
• Dr. Mahmoud Yousefifard (Iran)
• Specialization: Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses, Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), Research Instrument Validation
• Roles: Assistant Professor, Physiology Research Center & Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5. Editorial Board Members & Editorial Advisory Panel

• Dr. Maryam Khosravi (Iran) — Associate professor Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
• Dr. Maliheh Dadgarmoghaddam (Iran) — Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Member, Iranian Community Medicine Association (Expert in Biostatistics & Methodology)
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Parichehr Hanachi (Iran) — PhD in Molecular Biology, Director of International Collaboration, Alzahra University 
• Dr. Alireza Gharib (Iran) — PhD in Neuroscience, Neurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan.
• Amy Moore (USA) — Biostatistician, George Washington University; Author & Founder, Moore Statistics Consulting LLC
• Dr. Amir Emami Zeydi (Iran) — Assistant Professor, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran (Expert in RCTs & Qualitative Methodology)
• Dr. Mohamad Shafiq Mohd Ibrahim (Malaysia) — Assistant Professor & PhD in Biostatistics, Department of Pediatric and Dental Public Health, Kulliyyah of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
• Prof. Dr. Marjan Khajehei (Australia) — PhD in Sexology, MSc Midwifery, Clinical Midwifery Consultant, Women’s Health Research, Westmead Hospital, Sydney; Conjoint Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Australia
• Prof. Dr. Alireza Didarloo (Iran) — Professor, Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran  
• Dr. Zahra Mastaneh (Iran) — Associate Professor, Department of Health Information Management & Technology, Faculty of Para-Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
• Dr. Ali Mohammadi (Iran) — Associate Professor of Health Information Management, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
• Dr. Alireza Javadinia (Iran) — MD Associate Professor at Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences Iran.  
• Dr. Ali Mouseli (Iran) — Associate Professor of Health Services Management, hurmozgan university of medical sciences, Iran 
• Dr. Hamidreza Mahboobi (Iran) — M.D., Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
• Dr. Azar Tol (Iran) — MPH, PhD in Health Education & Promotion, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
• Dr. Hooman Bakhshi (USA) — Medstar Union Memorial Hospital, University of Maryland, United States
• Dr. Amirabbas Azizi (Iran) — Associate Professor of Medical Informatics, Health Information Technology Department, Faculty of Paramedicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
• Dr. Mehdi Mokhtari (Iran) — PhD in Environmental Health Engineering, Environmental Science and Technology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
• Dr. Daniel Tarmast (Iran) — Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Science, Faculty of Humanities, Pa.C., Islamic Azad University, Parand, Iran 
• Dr. Mohammad Meskarpour-Amiri (Iran) — PhD in Health Economics, Health Economics Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
• Dr. Farideh Kazemi (Iran) — PhD in Reproductive Health, Department of Midwifery & Reproductive Health, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
• Alireza Sepehri Shamloo (Germany) — Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Mitte, German Heart Center at Charité, University Medical Center Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
• Dr. Esra Tajik (Iran) — Psychiatry and Psychology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
• Prof. Dr. Mohammadkarim Bahadori (Iran) — Professor of Health Services Management, Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
• Dr. Masoud Behzadifar (Iran) — PhD in Health Policy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Expert in Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses)
• Dr. Shahin Salarvand (Iran) — Associate Professor & PhD in Nursing Education, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Khorramabad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
• Dr. Mohammad Khammarnia (Iran) — Assistant Professor in Health Care Management, School of Health, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran