The Diyala Journal of Medicine (DJM) was established in accordance with the agreement of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Iraq, as per authorization letter No. 12c/2433 dated August 19, 2010, and then started to receive different manuscripts in all fields of medicine, including clinical medicine, surgery, and basic medical sciences. The Diyala Journal of Medicine is an open-access journal, and all published articles are available online to all users immediately upon publication. Diyala Journal of Medicine publishes four issues per year. Diyala Journal of Medicine is a scientific, peer-reviewed journal published by the College of Medicine, University of Diyala, Baqubah, Diyala, Iraq. The University of Diyala is a government institution that adheres to the laws and guidelines of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Iraq. Diyala Journal of Medicine has a printed ISSN of 2219-9764 and an Electronic ISSN of 2617-8982. Diyala Journal of Medicine is reviewing rules based on a secure evaluation conducted by senior reviewers with relevant research experience. The considered articles are written in the English language with Arabic abstracts. The Diyala Journal of Medicine's publisher and owner is the College of Medicine at the University of Diyala.