Journal of Bursa Faculty of Medicine (J Bursa Med) is an independent, double-blind, peer-reviewed, open access, and online publishing journal which aims to publish papers on all the related areas of basic and clinical medicine. Manuscripts must describe original data that has not been published previously nor submitted for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts that adhere to the J Bursa Med submission guidelines and are deemed appropriate for the journal's scope are sent to two reviewers who are specialists in the field.

The members of the J Bursa Med Executive Editorial Board who discuss the suitability then consider the reviewers’ comments on each submission. The final decision for all submitted manuscripts rests with the Editor-in-Chief. The Editorial Board of the J Bursa Med complies with the criteria of the International Council of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), and the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The journal is published every four months (January, May, and September).