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New year’s greetings from the american journal of medicine
New Year’s Greetings from The American Journal of Medicine
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y now, we are all tired of proclamations about the new millennium and the “turn of the century,” especially because the cognoscenti among us realize that neither will really begin until next January. However, the year 2000 will bring both cosmetic and substantive changes to The American Journal of Medicine. The cosmetic change is evident: a new cover that maintains our traditional logo, yet embodies our modernity. But what really matters is the journal’s content, and that is both expanding and evolving. During our two-plus years as editors, submissions to The American Journal of Medicine have increased by more than 10% each year. These increases, which run counter to declines in submissions at many other journals, have been accompanied by what we believe to be a substantial increase in quality as well. Our acceptance rate has fallen to below 14%. At the same time, our scientific impact, as measured by the Institute for Scientific Information, has continued to increase. Letters to the editor and responses to our Case of the Month series have soared in the last year, suggesting active reading among our subscribers. In addition, our newsworthiness, as evidenced by citations
䉷2000 by Excerpta Medica, Inc. All rights reserved.
of our articles in The New York Times and other news media, has increased markedly. In response to these very favorable trends, we and our publishers have decided to increase The Green Journal’s historic monthly publication schedule. The Journal will now appear 18 times during the year. The supplements to the Journal, more carefully screened and edited than ever before, will continue, but they should not be confused with the increased number of regular issues of the Journal. The substance of any journal is the original research that it publishes. Our goal remains to publish articles that our readers will “quote on rounds,” whether in an inpatient or ambulatory setting, and whether with colleagues, supervisors, trainees, patients, or their families. Whether you are an author, a reader, or both, we hope you will look forward to hearing from us half again as often. We hope to year from you more often as well.
Lee Goldman, MD Warren Browner, MD
0002-9343/00/$–see front matter 1 PII S0002-9343(99)00438-6
B
y now, we are all tired of proclamations about the new millennium and the “turn of the century,” especially because the cognoscenti among us realize that neither will really begin until next January. However, the year 2000 will bring both cosmetic and substantive changes to The American Journal of Medicine. The cosmetic change is evident: a new cover that maintains our traditional logo, yet embodies our modernity. But what really matters is the journal’s content, and that is both expanding and evolving. During our two-plus years as editors, submissions to The American Journal of Medicine have increased by more than 10% each year. These increases, which run counter to declines in submissions at many other journals, have been accompanied by what we believe to be a substantial increase in quality as well. Our acceptance rate has fallen to below 14%. At the same time, our scientific impact, as measured by the Institute for Scientific Information, has continued to increase. Letters to the editor and responses to our Case of the Month series have soared in the last year, suggesting active reading among our subscribers. In addition, our newsworthiness, as evidenced by citations
䉷2000 by Excerpta Medica, Inc. All rights reserved.
of our articles in The New York Times and other news media, has increased markedly. In response to these very favorable trends, we and our publishers have decided to increase The Green Journal’s historic monthly publication schedule. The Journal will now appear 18 times during the year. The supplements to the Journal, more carefully screened and edited than ever before, will continue, but they should not be confused with the increased number of regular issues of the Journal. The substance of any journal is the original research that it publishes. Our goal remains to publish articles that our readers will “quote on rounds,” whether in an inpatient or ambulatory setting, and whether with colleagues, supervisors, trainees, patients, or their families. Whether you are an author, a reader, or both, we hope you will look forward to hearing from us half again as often. We hope to year from you more often as well.
Lee Goldman, MD Warren Browner, MD
0002-9343/00/$–see front matter 1 PII S0002-9343(99)00438-6