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Editorial
. 2018 Nov;25(6):1-5.
doi: 10.21315/mjms2018.25.6.1. Epub 2018 Dec 28.

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences' Performance Status in 2017 and the Challenges

Nour Azimah Zulkapli  1 , Jafri Malin Abdullah  2
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Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences' Performance Status in 2017 and the Challenges

Nour Azimah Zulkapli et al. Malays J Med Sci. 2018 Nov.

Abstract

This report presents a review of the Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences' (MJMS) performance status throughout 2017, which covers the submission pattern of original manuscripts by month, the geographical distribution of submitting authors, the types of manuscripts and overall acceptance/rejection rates. As the years progress, MJMS continues to receive an escalating number of manuscript submissions. This contributes to an ever-increasing workload, which makes administrative tasks continually more challenging. Although the manuscript submission platform seeks to minimise the pre-publication workload of the journal administrator, it is still a time-consuming task, particularly when authors seek exclusive attention for their submitted manuscripts.

Keywords: administrator; challenge; performance; submissions; workload.

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Information based on original manuscripts submitted via ScholarOne Manuscripts™ system in 2016 and 2017 Source: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/maljms
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Number of manuscript submissions by type Source: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/maljms
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Percentage and number of manuscripts by decision submitted between Jan 1, 2017 and Dec 31, 2017; decision date is between Jan 1, 2017 and Dec 31, 2017 Grouped by: Manuscript Decision Source: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/maljms
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