Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors at the Forefront of Improving the Quality and Indexing Chances of its Member Journals

• Published in: Journal of Korean medical science Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 648 - 650
• Main Authors: Suh, Chang-Ok, Oh, Se Jeong, Hong, Sung-Tae
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 01.05.2013; 대한의학회
• Subjects: Abstracting and Indexing as Topic; Databases, Factual; Humans; Publishing - standards; Republic of Korea; Special; 의학일반; Republic of Korea; Learned Associations; Medicine; Journal Indexing; Science Communication; Periodicals as Topic; Korea
• ISSN: 1011-8934; 1598-6357; 1598-6357
• DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.5.648

The article overviews some achievements and problems of Korean medical journals published in the highly competitive journal environment. Activities of Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors (KAMJE) are viewed as instrumental for improving the quality of Korean articles, indexing large number of local journals in prestigious bibliographic databases and launching new abstract and citation tracking databases or platforms (eg KoreaMed, KoreaMed Synapse, the Western Pacific Regional Index Medicus [WPRIM]). KAMJE encourages its member journals to upgrade science editing standards and to legitimately increase citation rates, primarily by publishing more great articles with global influence. Experience gained by KAMJE and problems faced by Korean editors may have global implications.