| Autor: |
Dasaraju, Rajesh, Muppala, Thejaswini, Gupta, Sachin, Mangalgiri, Ashutosh |
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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development; Jan-Mar2024, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p280-287, 8p |
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Background and Aim: Making quick decisions on the eligibility of a research work to accept and publish appears to be a daunting task for most of the society journals in India. The aims of this study was to compare the extent of scientific article handling services provided by the Indian and international journals, and to reiterate the importance of publishing the results of high impact research work in the shortest possible time. Material and Methods: An observational analysis of 19 Indian and 19 international medical journals affiliated to subject specific societies was done. The journals were analyzed for the "median time taken from submission of manuscript to first decision", availability of "online first" facility and "number of issues" published in a year. Microsoft Office 2007 was used to formulate the data and presented in a descriptive manner using numbers. Results: All the international journals analyzed in this study were offering median timelines to first decision ranging from 7 days to 42 days on their websites compared to only 57.9% (n=11/19) of the Indian journals. The longest duration to respond among Indian journals is being taken by the Indian Journal of Psychiatry (90 days), with the shortest timeline being offered by the Indian Journal of Microbiology (5 days). In contrast to international journals, 52.6% (n=10/19) of Indian journals were only providing the service of "online first" actively on their websites. Among the international journals, 78.9% (n=15/19) were publishing monthly issues compared to only 26.3% (n=5/19) of Indian journals. Conclusions: Indian journals published by societies must thrive hard to accelerate the editorial process in a time bound manner and disseminate the results of impactful research work at the earliest by recruiting large number of reviewers and skilled technical personnel. Delay in decisions and publications by the journals can hamper the confidence and trust among research community to send good scientific work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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