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. 2014 May;21(3):1-3.

Breaking into the International Arena: Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences publishing Report 2013

Nur Farahin Ghazli  1 , Jafri Malin Abdullah  2
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Breaking into the International Arena: Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences publishing Report 2013

Nur Farahin Ghazli et al. Malays J Med Sci. 2014 May.

Abstract

The most recent Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences (MJMS)-MyCite report has shown that it has achieved a level becoming of a leading national medical science journal. This editorial reports on submission and acceptance rates of MJMS throughout the year 2013 and their geographical contributors. Our rejection rate of 29.76% with a 21.95% withdrawal rate because of poor quality of content and data as well as plagiarism indicates the seriousness of this journal to maintain the integrity and quality of it's scientific data.

Keywords: Malaysia; audit; biomedical sciences; manuscript; open access; report.

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Percentage of manuscripts submitted to Malaysian Journal of Malaysian Sciences in year 2013 via ScholarOne™ Manuscript.
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