Mavericks in Medical Sciences (MMS) is a quarterly, open-access, peer-reviewed journal in English, published on behalf of Shree Tara Academic and Research Association (श्री TARA), both within India and abroad, who recognized a gap in the availability of a publication platform for Indian contributions to the global medical literature. In response to this need, MMS was established to facilitate the exchange of contemporary medical knowledge among colleagues in developing countries, with a particular focus on India and the international community.

MMS publishes research of interest to health specialties both in academic and clinical practice. MMS provides rapid publication of research articles in all areas of medical sciences in the form of Research Articles, Review Articles, Consensus statements/Position Statements/Guidelines, Case Reports, Case Series, Study Protocols, Mini Reviews/Symposium/Technology Update, Surgical Techniques and Innovations, Opinion/Editorial, Imaging, Pathology/Microbiology, Evidence-Based Medicine, Perspectives, Scans, Letters to the Editor, Point–Counterpoint, and Videos. The target readers of MMS include all medical and healthcare professionals in the health cluster such as in medicine, dentistry, nursing, applied medical sciences, clinical pharmacology, public health, etc.

Specialties Covered

Anesthesiology	Immunology	Otolaryngology
Anatomy	Infectious Diseases	Pain Practice
Animal Research	Intensive Care	Pathology
Biochemistry	Internal Medicine	Pediatrics
Bioinformatics	Interventional Radiology	Pharmaceutical Sciences
Biotechnology	Medical Education	Pharmacology
Cardiology	Microbiology	Physiology
Community Medicine	Neonatology	Physiotherapy
Dermatology	Nephrology	Plastic Surgery
Dentistry	Neurology	Psychiatry/Mental Health
Emergency Medicine	Neurosurgery	Public Health
Endocrinology	Nursing/Midwifery	Statistics
Ethics	Nutrition	Rehabilitation
Forensic Medicine & Toxicology	Obstetrics & Gynecology	Radiology
Gastroenterology	Occupational Therapy	Speech & Hearing
Genetics	Oncology	Surgery
Hematology	Ophthalmology	Urology
Health Management & Policy	Orthopedics

Aims & Scope

MMS presents an innovative platform for students, researchers, practitioners, and educators to both learn from and contribute to the field. All articles are subject to initial Editor screening and then a rigorous double-blind peer-review process before publication. MMS makes all published articles accessible online upon publication, free of charge, and without subscription or registration barriers.

The key objectives of MMS are: 

• To publish knowledge and results in an efficient and effective manner.
• To ensure the implementation of copyright and intellectual property law.
• To improve the standards of journals for the international dissemination of information.
• To bring together and build a team of outstanding experts on one platform from all over the world.
• To produce authentic and qualitative research.
• To provide a bridge between research and health field developments, in developing countries. 

Open Access Policy

Mavericks in Medical Sciences (MMS) is an open-access journal, suggesting that all content is freely available without any fees or charges to the user or user’s institution. They are permitted to read, download, distribute, or recreate information in any medium or format like print, copy, or can use it for any lawful purpose.

Licenses

Articles in the Mavericks in Medical Sciences (MMS) are Open Access articles under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND). This license permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, is not changed in any way, and is not used for commercial purposes.

Official Publication of Shree Tara Academic and Research Association (श्री TARA) (Reg. No. 473471) 

There exists a memorandum of understanding between the Shree Tara Academic and Research Association (श्री TARA) and Maverick Medicorum Medical Communications Pvt. Ltd. which allows the latter to publish Mavericks in Medical Sciences (MMS) having complete editorial control. However, the former remains the main entity and custodian of the Journal.

Publisher

The journal is published by Maverick Medicorum Medical Communications Pvt. Ltd., primarily to stimulate and facilitate research publications.

Publication Office of Mavericks in Medical Sciences (MMS)

815-816, Grohitam Premises Co-Op. Society Ltd. Plot 14/B, Sector 19, Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra – 400 705, India
Helpline For Editorial Assistance: +91 724 066 5184
Email: mmj.publisher@maverickmedicorum.com

Repository Policy

Authors can deposit their published article in any repository. After publication of the article in the journal, authors are allowed and encouraged to submit their content online (for example, in institutional repositories or on their website). This can result in fruitful discussions and earlier as well as more frequent citation of published work which can help to promote the accessibility and reproducibility of research findings for others. 

Copyright of the Published Material

The journal requires authors to submit a signed copy of the consent declaration, in which they acknowledge their responsibility for submitting the material to the journal on behalf of all co-authors. However, the author retains the copyright of the content while transferring all licensing and publishing rights to MMS. The author confers upon the journal the sole authority to commercially exploit the article. Throughout the entire legal duration of the copyright, the author grants the journal an exclusive right and license to publish the work. This transfer of publication rights encompasses the non-exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, which includes translations, photographic reproductions, microform, electronic formats (both offline and online), or any other similar forms of reproduction.

Plagiarism Policy

MMS enforces a rigorous policy regarding plagiarism. Authors are required to produce original work and to accurately reference all sources utilized. Additionally, MMS classifies "self-plagiarism" as a type of plagiarism. An instance of self-plagiarism occurs when an author reuses content from their own previously published material without appropriate citation in the new manuscript. All submitted manuscripts undergo scrutiny through plagiarism detection software, and any submission identified with over 10% plagiarized content will be returned to the authors for revision to lower the plagiarism percentage or may be outrightly rejected. 

Digital Archiving Policy

Digital archiving ensures the preservation and accessibility of digital content over time, safeguarding it from technological changes and data loss. Our journal is securely preserved and remain accessible to researchers, educators, and the public, today and in the future.