Establish trust
Make governance, editorial responsibility, public policies, and accountable ownership visible.
Evidence: Approved public information, named roles, review dates, and clear contact routes.
Institute development
Turning purpose into visible progress.
This public roadmap explains how ICMED is developing the capability to deliver its existing mission across research, peer-reviewed publication, education, professional exchange, and institutional collaboration.
Development sequence
Trust first, useful delivery next, evidenced impact throughout.
Deliver useful programmes
Develop repeatable publishing support, learning, events, working groups, and partnership activity.
Evidence: Confirmed dates, active contributors, published resources, and documented partner activity.
Demonstrate impact
Report completed outputs and verified outcomes without presenting plans as achievements.
Evidence: Publications, completed programmes, approved case studies, and transparent annual reporting.
Mission-aligned workstreams
Development connected to existing Institute pages.
Each workstream identifies the current foundation, the next public step, and the evidence needed before progress is claimed.
Current foundation
The Journal, article library, manuscript submission, review workflow, and author contact routes are established on the platform.
Next public step
Publish approved editorial responsibilities, article-type guidance, measurable review stages, reviewer information, and conflict-sensitive author support.
Evidence of delivery
Published articles, transparent policies, reviewer capacity, and reported editorial service data.
Current foundation
Research areas, projects, people, resources, publications, and a qualification framework are represented in the website's existing content system.
Next public step
Publish only approved project summaries with a status, accountable lead, intended output, and relevant partner or funding acknowledgement.
Evidence of delivery
Live projects, named contributors, public outputs, and links to resulting publications or resources.
Current foundation
Course, briefing, workshop, event-detail, and registration structures are available and can carry confirmed activity.
Next public step
Develop a visible programme rhythm around author support, research methods, field reporting, practitioner briefings, and partner learning.
Evidence of delivery
Confirmed programme dates, named faculty, accessible resources, participation, and post-event evaluation.
Current foundation
Individual and institutional membership, member accounts, newsletters, events, reviewing, and contribution routes already operate through the platform.
Next public step
Test clearly chartered working groups, reviewer development, publication workshops, and small practitioner exchanges without creating a second community platform.
Evidence of delivery
Active participation, completed group outputs, repeat attendance, and contribution records rather than registrations alone.
Current foundation
Confirmed relationships are subject to public-display controls and are presented separately from general enquiries.
Next public step
Describe each approved relationship through its purpose, contribution, expected public outcome, and appropriate independence safeguards.
Evidence of delivery
Confirmed organisations with documented activity and completed joint outputs, not logo count alone.
Current foundation
Governance, ethics, privacy, accessibility, terms, and public contact routes have dedicated places on the website.
Next public step
Replace provisional information with approved structures, named responsibilities, conflicts processes, review cycles, and editorial-independence arrangements.
Evidence of delivery
Dated policies, named accountable roles, declared interests, complaints routes, and regular public review.
Public reporting standard
Clear labels protect trust.
Status and evidence
- In development means work is planned or being prepared.
- Confirmed is used only when people, dates, permissions, and delivery are approved.
- Completed requires a public output or documented result.
- Targets remain separate from verified outcomes.
Content and imagery
- Research, Field Report, Practice Note, Evidence Brief, Commentary, News, and Partner Content should be distinguishable.
- Conflict-related communication should preserve dignity, context, agency, and consent.
- Broad claims should be supported by named people, completed programmes, sources, or public outputs.
- Commercial, partner, and membership relationships must not imply editorial preference.
Follow development
See activity where it is delivered.
Use the Journal, Training, Events, Projects, and Partnerships pages for confirmed activity. Use Impact for verified outcomes.