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12 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH AN INNOVATIVE JOURNAL OF FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE

12 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH AN INNOVATIVE JOURNAL OF FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE. HASSAN BELLA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF HASSAN ABU-GAD ASSOCIATE EDITOR JUNE 2007. JOURNAL OF FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE. Official journal of the SSFCM Important function of the SSFCM First of its kind in EMR.

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12 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH AN INNOVATIVE JOURNAL OF FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE

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  1. 12 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH AN INNOVATIVE JOURNAL OF FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE HASSAN BELLA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF HASSAN ABU-GAD ASSOCIATE EDITOR JUNE 2007

  2. JOURNALOF FAMILY & COMMUNITY MEDICINE • Official journal of the SSFCM • Important function of the SSFCM • First of its kind in EMR. • International, peer-reviewed. • Indexed in EMR Index Medicus.

  3. Vision & Mission Came into being in 1993 Vision To become leader in medical journalism in the area of FCM. Mission Commitment to relevance & excellence. EBM era – updated medical knowledge

  4. ARE WE ON THE RIGHT TRACK AFTER 12 YEARS? • Self-assessment approach. • Aim: • Strengthen successes. • Reduce difficulties & obstacles.

  5. METHODS • Primary readership survey. • Mailed questionnaire to subscribers. • Wide spectrum of professionals. • Journal records & archives.

  6. THE QUESTIONNAIRE • Readers’ positions. • Forms of participation. • Their opinions.

  7. OTHER PARAMETERS • No. of submitted manuscripts. • Average annual increase. • Journal distribution. • Papers’ distribution by discipline

  8. RESULTS • Response rate 46%. • Print circulation 3000 per issue. • 5 or more secondary readers  15000. • Online publishing increased readership. • Average hits per month.

  9. RESULTS • 40% of readers ‘key decision makers’. • Authors • 56% Family & Community Medicine/PHC. • 7.4% Internal Medicine. • 6.5% Pediatrics/Child health. • 6.5% medical education. • Derma, lab med., psychiatry, surgery & others.

  10. THIS INDICATES • Wider readership. • Publicizing & popularizing interesting issues. • Improving understanding of family medicine.

  11. SUBMISSIONS, ACCEPTANCE &PUBLICATION • Average no. of submissions 29/volume • Average rate of acceptance 62% Range 23% - 91% • Publication lag 6.5 months Range 4.1 – 9.6 months

  12. ACCEPTED VS. SUBMITTED MANUSCRIPTS

  13. JOURNAL LIMITATIONS • Mainstream journal limitations • Lack of infrastructure • Lack of budget • Meager technical facilities

  14. JOURNAL LIMITATIONS • Distribution problems • Logistics - printing • ? Visibility problem

  15. OUTCOMES/ ACHIEVEMENTS • We appeared regularly • Large inventory of reviewers • Enlisted support of distinguished scholars • Attracted authors from GCC & EMR • Established online submission & reviewing

  16. OUTCOMES/ ACHIEVEMENTS • Recognized for faculty promotion • Forum for medical education • Tips from the Editor-in-Chief • Guidelines on medical ethics • New journal sections We are learning from success

  17. INVITATION PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR WORK TO OUR JOURNAL ! WE WILL CARE FOR IT !

  18. Thank you for listening....

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