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. 2011 Jun;19(2):68-79.
doi: 10.5455/aim.2011.19.68-79.

How to search, write, prepare and publish the scientific papers in the biomedical journals

Izet Masic  1
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How to search, write, prepare and publish the scientific papers in the biomedical journals

Izet Masic. Acta Inform Med. 2011 Jun.

Abstract

This article describes the methodology of preparation, writing and publishing scientific papers in biomedical journals. given is a concise overview of the concept and structure of the System of biomedical scientific and technical information and the way of biomedical literature retreival from worldwide biomedical databases. Described are the scientific and professional medical journals that are currently published in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, given is the comparative review on the number and structure of papers published in indexed journals in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which are listed in the Medline database. Analyzed are three B&H journals indexed in MEDLINE database: Medical Archives (Medicinski Arhiv), Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences and Medical Gazette (Medicinki Glasnik) in 2010. The largest number of original papers was published in the Medical Archives. There is a statistically significant difference in the number of papers published by local authors in relation to international journals in favor of the Medical Archives. True, the Journal Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences does not categorize the articles and we could not make comparisons. Journal Medical Archives and Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences by percentage published the largest number of articles by authors from Sarajevo and Tuzla, the two oldest and largest university medical centers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The author believes that it is necessary to make qualitative changes in the reception and reviewing of papers for publication in biomedical journals published in Bosnia and Herzegovina which should be the responsibility of the separate scientific authority/ committee composed of experts in the field of medicine at the state level.

Keywords: System of biomedical scientific and research information; indexed medical journals in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Figure 1.
Distribution of the published articles in three indexed B&H journals in PubMed/Medline in 2010
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Figure 2.
The ratio of published articles by domestic or international authors in journals in Medline
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Figure 3.
The ratio of published articles in the journals indexed in Medline by authors in B&H centers
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