Evaluación de indicadores métricos de la Revista Médica Electrónica a través de Google Académico / Evaluation of metric indicators of the Electronic Medical Magazine through Google Scholar

RESUMEN Introducción: el crecimiento dinámico de las tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones ha posibilitado que la bibliometría experimente un desarrollo ascendente en el análisis de las publicaciones seriadas. Objetivo: evaluar los indicadores métricos de la Revista Médica Electrónica a través de Google Académico. Materiales y métodos: estudio bibliométrico descriptivo de los artículos científicos de la Revista Médica Electrónica recuperados mediante la base de datos Google Académico con medidas iniciales en el año 2013 y finales en el 2017; haciendo uso del software Publish or Perish versión 6.27. Se declaró la confidencialidad de los datos obtenidos en el mismo y que a su vez estos no serán utilizados con fines de lucro. Resultados: se publicaron 715 artículos científicos con 889 citaciones realizadas; el promedio de 177,80; 1,24 y 347,16 citas por año, artículos y autor respectivamente. Los índices cienciométricos que posee la publicación corresponden a un índice h de 12, un índice g de 17, un índice hI, norm de 6 y índice hI, anual de 1,20. Se destacaron tres artículos que fueron los puntearon en la obtención de satisfactorios índices bibliométricos. Conclusiones: la Revista Médica Electrónica mostró indicadores bibliométricos de visibilidad y productividad de valor científico a través de la calidad en los manuscritos publicados (AU).

SUMMARY Introduction: the dynamic growth of information and communications technologies has enabled bibliometrics to experience an upward development in the analysis of serial publications. Objective: to evaluate the metric indicators of the Electronic Medical Journal through Google Scholar. Material and methods: descriptive bibliometric study of the scientific articles of the Electronic Medical Journal recovered through the Google Academic database with initial measures in 2013 and final in 2017; using the Publish or Perish software version 6.27. The confidentiality of the data obtained in it was declared and that in turn these will not be used for profit. Results: 715 scientific articles were published with 889 citations made; the average of 177.80; 1.24 and 347.16 citations per year, articles and author respectively. The Scientometric Indexes that the publication has correspond to an index h of 12, an index g of 17, an index hI, norm of 6 and index hI, annual of 1.20. Three articles were highlighted that were the points in obtaining satisfactory bibliometric indexes. Conclusions: the Electronic Medical Journal showed bibliometric indicators of visibility and productivity of scientific value through quality in published manuscripts (AU).

Yun Il-sun's Studies in Japan and Medical Research during the Colonial Period / 의사학

In this article, I looked at the life of Yun Il-sun, a representative medical scientist of modern Korea, and examined the following problems. First, I took note of the position of the Korean people in the academic system of the Japanese colonial empire and restored the life of Yun Il-sun as specifically as possible. Yun was educated among Japanese people from elementary school to university. Although he received the best education at Old System High School and Imperial University and grew to be a prominent medical scientist, he could not overcome his identity as a colonized. Yun Il-sun, who moved from Keijo Imperial University to Severance Union Medical College, involved in activities founding of the Korean Medical Association and the Korean Medical Journal. Second, I the meaning of ‘culture’ to the intellectuals in the periphery. Old System High School and Imperial University where Yun Il-sun was educated were the hotbed of ‘culturalism.’ Yun's college days were the heyday of Taisho Democracy, and students were attracted to Marxism, Christian poverty movement, Buddhist cultivation movement and so on. Yun sought to overcome the ideological of young people through the acquisition of ‘culture.’ The ‘culture’ emphasized by Yun had an enlightenment characteristic that emphasized education, but it also functioned as a‘identity culture of educated elites.’ Third, I used the concept of ‘colonial academism’ and examined the aspects and characteristics of the colonial-periphery academic field, focusing on medicine. Yun Il-sun was a Korean professor at the Keijo Imperial University. He founded an academic society and published an academic journal for Koreans. He attempted to reproduce scholarship by doctoral dissertations. At the same time, several facts show that he was also in the affected area of ‘colonial academism’: the fact that he was kicked out of the Keijo Imperial University, the fact that the Korean Medical Association and the Korean Medical Journal were banned by Governor General, the fact that his students asked for doctoral degrees from Kyoto Imperial University where he studied. Yun Il-sun crossed the limits of ‘colonial academism’ and acted as the agent of empire. This was made possible by the characteristics of the academic discipline of medicine, the environment of the Severance Union Medical College, and personal traits of superior ability and indifference to politics. I the postcolonial evolution of the ‘colonial academism’ and ‘culturalism.’ The mix of continuity and discontinuity from ‘colonial academism’ and the hybrid of Japanese academism and American academism, the Korean characteristics of ‘postcolonial academism.’ Yun tried to harmonize the American academism with the Japanese academism and the purity of academism. This effort was revealed as an emphasis on basic medicine and natural sciences. As combined with culturalism and indifference to politics, he was recognized as the symbol of ivory tower and academism.

Impacts of the Journal Evaluation Program of the Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors (KAMJE) on the Quality of the Member Journals

BACKGROUND: In 1997 the Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors (KAMJE) instituted a program to evaluate member journals. Journals that passed the initial evaluation were indexed in the KoreaMed. Here, we report changes in measures of quality of the KAMJE member journals during the last 20 years. METHODS: Quality measures used in the study comprised 3 assessment categories; self-assessment by journal editors, assessment of the journals by KAMJE reviewers, and by Korean health science librarians. Each used detailed criteria to score the journals on a scale of 0 to 5 or 6 in multiple dimensions. We compared scores at baseline evaluation and those after 7 years for 129 journals and compared improvements in journals indexed vs. not-indexed by the Web of Science (Science Citation Index Expanded; SCIE). RESULTS: Among 251 KAMJE member journals at the end of 2015, 227 passed evaluation criteria and 129 (56%) had both baseline and 7-year follow-up assessment data. The journals showed improvement overall (increase in median [interquartile range; IQR] score from baseline, 0.47 [0.64]; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.44–0.61; P < 0.001) and within each category (median [IQR] increase by editor's assessment, 0.17 [0.83]; 95% CI, 0.04–0.26; P = 0.007; by reviewer's, 0.45 [1.00]; 95% CI, 0.29–0.57; P < 0.001; by librarian's, 1.75 [1.08]; 95% CI, 1.77–2.18, P < 0.001). Before the foundation of KAMJE in 1996, there were only 5 Korean medical journals indexed in the MEDLINE and none in SCIE, but 24 journals in the MEDLINE and 34 journals in SCIE were indexed by 2016. CONCLUSION: The KAMJE journal evaluation program successfully contributes improving the quality of the member journals.

Contribución de la Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología a la especialidad del país a sus 70 años de creación, valuada a través de las páginas de la Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia / Contribution of the Peruvian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology to the specialty during 70 years from its creation, valued through the pages of The Peruvian Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

La Sociedad Peruana de Obstetricia y Ginecología (SPOG) fue fundada hace 70 años, en el año 1947, con la misión de contribuir al desarrollo de la ciencia, en beneficio de la mujer peruana. En 1955 apareció el primer número de la Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia (RPGO), órgano oficial de la Sociedad, con el nombre Ginecología y Obstetricia [Ginecol Obstet, o Ginecol Obstet (Perú)], que lo conservó hasta el año 2006, desde cuando se denominó Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia (Rev Peru Ginecol Obstet -RPGO). Un recuento de las actividades societarias puede establecerse a través de los editoriales y artículos escritos desde los primeros números de la RPGO, en los que se observa el anhelo de los directivos de SPOG de tener un medio de comunicación científica en donde los mejores profesionales de la especialidad publicaran sus experiencias y resultados, como información que sirviera de derrotero a los elementos más jóvenes. Las investigaciones de sus miembros y otros investigadores han aportado a nuestra realidad en medicina reproductiva, diagnóstico temprano del cáncer ginecológico, atención adecuada del parto, disminución de la mortalidad materna y perinatal, hemorragia obstétrica, preeclampsia, gestación y recién nacido en la altura, anticoncepción, menopausia, prolapso genital e incontinencia urinaria, patología de la mama, genética, ecografía, cirugía endoscópica, y muchos otros temas relacionados. Y miembros de la SPOG han creado capítulos institucionales como las Sociedades Peruana de Fertilidad, Perinatología, Climaterio y Menopausia, Ultrasonido, Cirugía Laparoscópica, Contracepción, Medicina Fetal, entre otras. Los diferentes Comités y Consejos Directivos han apoyado la existencia y permanencia de la Revista, habiendo seis de sus Presidentes tomado el reto de dirigir la Revista para fortalecer su calidad, permanencia, puntualidad y visibilidad. Así, todos los artículos de la RPGO pueden actualmente ser visitados y descargados en su página web, desde el primer número publicado en 1955. Se publica artículos en inglés, y la Revista es de libre acceso al mundo, hallándose indizada en importantes bases de datos. Allí se puede leer la historia multiplicadora de la SPOG.

The Peruvian Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SPOG) was founded 70 years ago, in 1947, with the mission of contributing to the scientific progress in benefit of the Peruvian women. In 1955, the first number of The Peruvian Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics (RPGO), the official journal of SPOG, was published with the name Ginecología y Obstetricia [Ginecol Obstet, o Ginecol Obstet (Perú)] until 2006, when the name changed to Revista Peruana de Ginecología y Obstetricia (Rev Peru Ginecol Obstet). An account of the Society's activities may be retrieved through the editorials and papers written from the beginning of RPGO, as we observe the desire of the SPOG directors to have an organ of scientific communication where the leading obstetricians and gynecologists would publish their medical experiences and outcomes, as a source of information for the younger physicians. Research has contributed to the advancement in reproductive medicine, early diagnosis of gynecologic cancer, adequate delivery care, decrease in maternal and perinatal mortality, obstetrical hemorrhage, preeclampsia, pregnancy and newborn at high altitude, contraception, menopause, genital prolapse and urinary stress incontinence, breast pathology, genetics, ultrasound, endoscopic surgery, and many related themes. Members of SPOG have created institutional chapters such as the Fertility, Perinatology, Climacteric and Menopause, Ultrasound, Laparoscopic Surgery, Contraception, Fetal Medicine and others. The various SPOG Executive Committees have supported the RPGO permanence, and six Presidents of the Society took the challenge of managing the Journal in order to endorse its quality, punctuality and visibility. All the articles published since 1955 can be currently visited in its OJS web, where pdf files may be downloaded. Articles are also published in English. The RPGO is an open access journal and is indexed in important databases. There you can read about the burgeoning medical actions of the SPOG.

Absorção e metabolização dos hormônios sexuais e sua transformação em tecnologias contraceptivas: percursos do pensamento médico no Brasil / Absorption and metabolization of sex hormones and their transformation into contraceptive technologies: the paths taken by medical thought in Brazil

Resumo O artigo analisa a assimilação de conhecimentos e o desenvolvimento de práticas clínicas e de pesquisa, concernentes aos hormônios sexuais, entre ginecologistas brasileiros. Discute o percurso do pensamento médico da recepção dos hormônios à sua transformação em contraceptivos. O objetivo é compreender estilos de introdução e difusão de tecnologias médicas na área da saúde reprodutiva no Brasil. Utiliza métodos de análise histórica e tem como fonte os Anais Brasileiros de Ginecologia, revista publicada entre 1936 e 1970. O acompanhamento das novidades cientificas sobre hormônios sexuais e seu uso para tratamento de diversas mazelas femininas, desde os primórdios, foi de grande importância para a rápida aceitação médica da contracepção hormonal. Questões científicas e técnicas (efeitos colaterais, dosagens) e a questão populacional compuseram a maior parte dos debates. Objeções da Igreja Católica foram consideradas, mas não pautaram o pensamento médico sobre os contraceptivos. A busca de consolidar a ginecologia como especialidade científica, moderna e cosmopolita e razões sanitárias e demográficas que possibilitavam enquadrar contraceptivos como drogas éticas, são processos subjacentes à assimilação e à metabolização dos hormônios sexuais como contraceptivos hormonais.

Abstract The article analyses knowledge assimilation and the development of clinical and research practices relating to sex hormones among Brazilian gynaecologists. It discusses the paths taken by medical thought from the reception of the hormones to their transformation into contraceptives. Our objective is to comprehend styles of introducing and disseminating medical technologies in the area of reproductive health in Brazil. It uses methods of historical analysis and takes as its source the Anais Brasileiros de Ginecologia, a journal published between 1936 and 1970. From the outset, the accompaniment of scientific breakthroughs in relation to sex hormones and their use to treat diverse female illnesses played a key role in the rapid medical acceptance of hormonal contraception. Scientific and technical questions (side effects, dosages) and the demographic issue formed part of the majority of the debates. Objections from the Catholic Church were considered but did not set the agenda of medical thought on contraceptives. The quest to consolidate gynaecology as a scientific, modern and cosmopolitan area of expertise, along with sanitary and demographic motives that allowed contraceptives to be classed as ethical drugs, are identified as processes underlying the assimilation and metabolization of sex hormones as hormonal contraceptives.

Hotspots in papers published in Journal of American Medical Informatics Association / 中华医学图书情报杂志

The high frequency subject headings were extracted from papers published in Journal of American Medi-cal Informatics Association from 2006 to 2015 to form a matrix of high frequency subject headings and their source papers. The co-occurrence of high frequency subject headings in a paper was clustered and analyzed, which showed that studies in Journal of American Medical Informatics Association from 2006 to 2015 were focused on the design and development of clinical software or platform, application of data mining in medical field, and clinical decision-making support system.

Medical Ethics Principles in the Writing and Review of Medical Journals / 中国医学伦理学

The basic principles of medical ethics included respect and autonomy,beneficial and nonmaleficence,informed consent and confidentiality,impartiality and mutual assistance.During medical journal editing,medical ethics principles should be strictly applied.Focused on two types of medical thesis,medical scientific research and clinical trials,this paper concluded the ethics issues related to experimental animals,cells and gene researches,all these should be noticed in manuscripts.Meanwhile,this paper analyzed the ethics principles about contrast set and the use of placebo that should be abided in clinical trial,and the respects of patients'privacy during clinical observation,etc.Some review key points were put forward from the perspective of editors.

"Integration of traditional medical journals and new media in ""Internet + era""" / 中华医学图书情报杂志

Objective To study the integration of traditional medical journals and new media in the Internet +era. Methods The papers published in journals were integrated and a characteristic single disease misdiagnosis database was developed for providing precise and accurate information by making full use of the contributing, revie-wing, editing and proofreading platform into which the short message service, alipay or third party payment service and WeChat service were linked. Results The platform makes convenient for the authors, editors and reviewers of manuscripts, the database contributes to the deep development of journal contents and activates the journal vitality. Conclusion The traditional media can improve the work efficiency, integrate the journal contents and provide the characteristic service by making full use of modern technologies, thus contributing to the further development of journals.

Discussion on the Ethical Quality of Medical Journal Editors / 中国医学伦理学

Based on three aspects of academic research, academic morality and academic publication, this pa-per discussed the ethical quality that medical journal editors should possess. Medical knowledge and knowledge of medical ethics are the basic ethical qualities that a good medical editor should possess. Editor should strictly control the manuscript process, abide by the professional ethics, and contribute to the fast and correct spread of medical information.

SWOT analysis-based strategies for improving academic level of scientific journals / 中华医学图书情报杂志

The advantages and disadvantages , internal and external environments of Medical Journal of PAPF were analyzed by SWOT strategic management theory analysis with its opportunity and threats pointed out.Different fac-tors for the development of Medical Journal of PAPF were ranked to produce a SWOT matrix.The strategies were put forward for the development of Medical Journal of PAPF that represents the future direction of medical sciences in PAPF in order to keep abreast of competition with other domestic and foreign journals .

Editorial independence in biomedical publishing

Unlike my other editorials published in AP J Psychol Med, the views expressed in this editorial are not completely my own; hence, most of the information is in quotes. I tried to summarize the published literature related to editorial independence. The sole aim is to make all the stakeholders aware of the concept of ‘editorial independence’. The societies have the duty to create an atmosphere where editors feel secure. With humility I would say, to my knowledge this is the only published article on ‘editorial independence’ from India, and possibly other neighbouring countries. Let me sincerely say, this is not a grandiose expression. I stand to be corrected.

Design of CMCI institutional knowledge version and its implementation / 中华医学图书情报杂志

After an overall introduction of the novel functions of the CMCI institutional knowledge version developed by Medical Library of Chinese PLA , its coverage of institutions, authors, funds, journals and literature was de-scribed in terms of RDE semantics.The contents in literature were mined and analyzed in depth based on the litera-ture-marked information with the institutions database, funds database, journals database and literature database as their cores, the association of information resources in biomedical field was thus realized.The CMCI institutional knowledge version can be used to search published papers and citations, write citation reports, enforce bibliometric visualization analysis, issue different top-ranked statistical data, push associated information, increase institutional literature management modules, and provide personal literature management and assessment service for different in-stitutions.

Problems in medical journals of China and me asures for their solution / 中华医学图书情报杂志

The following problems in medical journals of China were analyzed, including limited free full-text access, low international influence power, severe duplicated construction, academic misconducts, weakened peer review, and overemphasis on journal assessment indexes, with suggestions put forwards for their solution, such as exploring novel channels for digital publication and distribution , actively preparing journals publishedin English , and improving the academic level of journals.

Medical Ethics Analysis on Clinical Research Paper about Tuberculosis / 中国医学伦理学

Objective:To evaluate the clinical research papers published in recent years about tuberculosis , to understand the ethical review in biomedical journals in our country .Method:We analyzed clinical papers published in two journals that are famous in the field of tuberculosis since 2010 .Results:There were 33 articles included in our study .The number of informed consent is higher than that of ethical review .The descriptions of informed con-sents were not standardized in 12%articles.9%of articles did not mention the name of the ethics committee .Con-clusion:The attention degree to ethics of some editors and researchers should be improved .Pay more attention to medical ethical education , improve cognitive level of ethical issues , ensure the interests of the participants and im-prove the quality of research .

Authors should pay attention to the review of the statistical analysis in scientific papers / 中华检验医学杂志

By combining with concrete examples ,the paper Introduces the basic concepts and errors of the statistical analysis in scientific papers ,analyzes the errors and ambiguities of practical application ,and make some coping strategies for reference.

Effect of shortening article publication time on medical journals / 中华医学图书情报杂志

The effect of shortening article publication time on the publication cycle, impact factor, contributions, quality control and sustainable development of medical journals was elaborated with some measures proposed for preventing their negative effect.

Peer Review Process in Medical Journals / 가정의학회지

Reviewers play key roles in manuscript processing and publication. This article describes in detail how the reviewer serves their two key roles as a gatekeeper of making publication recommendations for the editorial board and a consultant providing constructive comments to authors to improve the quality of the manuscripts to be published.

Analysis and management countermeasure on rename of medical journal / 国际中医中药杂志

The article analyzed the phenomenon of changing names of Chinese medical journal in recent years,together with the influence of this changing,and put forward some relative management measures.

Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors (KAMJE) and the Current Status of KoreaMed and KoreaMed Synapse

The Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors (KAMJE) was founded in 1996. Among the 51 journals which participated in the founding of KAMJE, only 5 were listed in PubMed at the time, and none in Scientific Citation Index (SCI). In order to improve the quality of Korean medical journals, KAMJE established regular and systematic evaluation of medical journals, and has held academies for journal editors and education programs for manuscript editors. KAMJE has also focused on the database of Korean medical journals. KoreaMed, which provides access to articles published in Korean medical journals; KoMCI, which analyzes and provides citation data; and KoreaMed synapse, a digital archive and reference-linking platform. All of those are products of the efforts of KAMJE. By publishing "Good Publication Practice Guidelines for Medical Journals", KAMJE also has been focused on research and publication ethics. KAMJE has played an active part in establishing the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME) and West Pacific Regional Index Medicus (WPRIM). Today, KAMJE, now composed of 188 journals covering medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and nutrition, has 14 and 23 journals listed in PubMed and SCI, respectively. These achievements of KAMJE, attributable to the unrelenting efforts of Korean medical journal editors and editors, may be helpful in further improving the status of Korean medical journals.