Analysis of Editorial and Publication Trends of SCIE Listed Medical Journals – Based on Registered Journals at Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors

Lee, Young Jin; Kim, Dae In; Kim, Heayoung; Kim, Jooyoung; Lee, Ju Hun; Jung, Eun-Ae; Ji, Soonjin; Lee, Jiyeon; Park, Jung Mi

doi:10.69528/jkmla.2016.43.1_2.15

J Korean Med Libr Assoc 2016; 43(1_2):15-21

pISSN: 2383-8809

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69528/jkmla.2016.43.1_2.15

Article

SCIE 등재 의학 학술지의 편집 동향 분석: 대한의학학술지편집인협의회 등록 학술지를 중심으로

이영진¹, 김대인², 김혜영³, 신주영⁴, 이주헌⁵, 정은애⁶, 지순진⁷, 이지연¹, 박정미⁸^,^*

Analysis of Editorial and Publication Trends of SCIE Listed Medical Journals – Based on Registered Journals at Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors

Young Jin Lee¹, Dae In Kim², Heayoung Kim³, Jooyoung Kim⁴, Ju Hun Lee⁵, Eun-Ae Jung⁶, Soonjin Ji⁷, Jiyeon Lee¹, Jung Mi Park⁸^,^*

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¹강동경희대병원 의학도서실

²연세대학교 의학도서관

³한국의학도서관협회

⁴경상대학교 도서관

⁵서울의료원 의학도서실

⁶부천순천향병원 의학도서실

⁷가톨릭대학교 성모병원 의학도서실

⁸강북삼성병원 의학정보실

¹Department of Medical Library Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul

²Yonsei University Medical Library, Seoul

³Korean Medical Library Association, Seoul

⁴Gyeongsang National University Library, Jinju

⁵Seoul Medical Center Medical Library, Seoul

⁶SoonChunHyang University Hospital Bucheon Medical Library, Bucheon

⁷The Catholic University of Korea St. Mary's Hospital Library, Seoul

⁸Medical Information Library, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea

^*Corresponding author : Jung Mi Park, Medical Information Library, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, 29 Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03181, Korea, Tel: 82-2-2001-2793, Fax: 82-2-2001-2799, E-mail: jm0827.park@samsung.com

ⓒ Copyright 2016 The Korean Medical Library Association. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Oct 15, 2016; Revised: Nov 20, 2016; Accepted: Dec 16, 2016

Published Online: Dec 30, 2016

Abstract

Purpose:

The purpose of this study was to analyze the publishing and editing trends of medical journals listed in the Science Citation Index Expendence (SCIE). Based on this study enhance and develop the future direction of Journal of Korean Medical Library Association.

Methods:

The target journal covers 34 journals published in 2015, registered in the Korean Association of Medical Journal Editor (KAMJE). Based on the journal’s homepage, collection of current issue, submission policies and other criteria related on management of the journal was used for data. Category for analysis is the following. the Editorial Board, Journal Policy, Title and Copyright Page, Instructions for Authors, Manuscript Style Guide, Online Availability. The goals is to determine the current state of the Korean Medical Library Association based on the analysis item.

Results:

The main results are 97% of the Editorial Board is organized multi-nationally, 100% of academic journals are published on-time, 80% has a English guide for Publication Ethics of ICMJE and KAMJE, 97% of journals Title and Copyright Page are in English, 100% has a guide on Instructions for Author for peer reviewer’ examination process, 79% has a formatted Manuscript Style Guide for abstract and article, 100% are publish according to manuscript, 100% has a English journal web site, and 79% have access of fulltext from first issue to current.

Conclusion:

International academic journals must adhere to the research and publication ethics and ensure that the editorial board is composed of multi-nationally academic experts. The publication of the journals issue must be ontime. Online availability must be enhanced through the independent homepage of the journal include access for fulltext papers and online submission systems.

Keywords: Science Citation Index Expended (SCIE); Medical journal; Publication trends; Editing trends

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