About the Journal

Medicine Southeast Asia (MSA) is a peer-reviewed, open-access medical journal dedicated to improving health outcomes in Southeast Asia and comparable settings through high-quality evidence, practical clinical insights, and policy-relevant research.

MSA welcomes submissions across the spectrum of medicine and health sciences, including (but not limited to) internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics & gynecology, family and community medicine, emergency and critical care, infectious diseases, cardiometabolic health, oncology, neurology, psychiatry, rehabilitation, nursing, pharmacy, laboratory medicine, radiology, digital health, epidemiology, and public health.

MSA prioritizes research that is methodologically robust, ethically conducted, and clinically meaningful—especially work that addresses regional disease burdens, health systems, implementation challenges, and equitable access to care.

Article types considered include: Original Articles, Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses, Short Communications/Brief Reports, Case Reports and Case Series, Clinical Images, Methodology papers, Editorials, Perspectives, and Letters to the Editor.

MSA publishes articles on a continuous basis (online-first) once accepted and production is completed. All content is freely accessible to readers immediately upon publication.