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Letter to Editor
60 (
3
); 240-240
doi:
10.25259/ANAMS_64_2024

The woes and challenges of medical publications in India

Department of Community Medicine, USM-KLE-International Medical Program, Belgaum, India

*Corresponding author: Mohan Sunkad, Department of Community Medicine, USM-KLE-International Medical Program, Nehrunagar, Belgaum, India. dsmohan_s@rediffmail.com

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How to cite this article: Sunkad M, Javali SB. The woes and challenges of medical publications in India. Ann Natl Acad Med Sci (India). 2024;60:240. doi: 10.25259/ANAMS_64_2024

Dear Editor,

Apropos the editorial in your esteemed Journal.1

The content makes interesting reading of a long and fascinating journey of 59 years, expressing a variety of highly informative, balanced, unbiased, wholesome, and comprehensive articles to medical professionals.1 In the “Editorials” too from the earlier issues, you have highlighted the “Woes” of medical publications.2,3 You have rightly championed for robust “Review”, regularity in publication, shortening of the submission–decision time frame, the need for an “Indian Indexing Platform”, and rescue from the catch 22 situation.4,5 With the dawn of the new year, ANAMS Journal has moved towards new publishing house promising user friendly manuscript submission system. Sure, these new initiatives are bound to encourage the research fraternity.

The earliest version had 156 print pages, but over the years, that number has reduced. As a new feature, you have introduced the “Task Force Report,” and we observe that two-thirds of the pages in an issue are devoted to TFR. The TFR is lengthy, factual, and similar to textbook pages. We do need TFR, but perhaps not too many at a time.

Time alone is a witness to new technologies, resources, and tools of the new publishing house giving a new look to your esteemed journal. We sincerely appreciate your efforts to take this “Journal” to a world-class position.

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