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2010 African Journals Partnership Project Meeting David Ofori-Adjei Editor-in-Chief Ghana Medical Journal Atlanta, GA May 2010

Ghana Medical Journal (GMJ) Office space GMA House Staff Rather dicy Equipment Computers Scanner Printer Internet DSL – problematic service Atlanta, GA May 2010

GMJ - Basics Established 1962 Publisher Ghana Medical Association Financed by Membership dues Advertisements Frequency Quarterly Manuscript review process Peer-review Atlanta, GA May 2010

GMJ –Editorial Changes Editors – Three new young editors (Child Health, Surgery, Internal Medicine) Attended Peer Review Workshop Advisory Board Internship – One completed Atlanta, GA May 2010

Chapter 1: GMJ - Production Print issues Quarterly 2000 copies Delays mainly editorial / printer Electronic issues Quarterly Precedes print issue Content Consistency Atlanta, GA May 2010

GMJ - Content Editorial/Commentary – Issue content/Subject of interest Original research – Five/issue Special Articles/Review Article – One/issue Case Reports – Two/issue Correspondence/News Atlanta, GA May 2010

GMJ - Submissions Manual Processing – Online Processing – Started April 2008 – Challenges Corresponding Authors Reviewers Atlanta, GA May 2010

GMJ Submissions *2009 Total Submission Number from Outside Ghana Number Rejected % Rejection Atlanta, GA May 2010

Online Submission 2008 Atlanta, GA May 2010 nAcceptReject Reject Rate In ProcessGhana % Ghana Case Reports Letters Original Articles Total

Online Submission 2009 Atlanta, GA May 2010 nAcceptReject Reject Rate In ProcessGhana% Ghana Case Reports Original Article Letters Invited Articles Total

Turn-around time 2008 – 24.6 days (online submissions) 2009 – 26 days Atlanta, GA May 2010

Special Issues Non-communicable diseases Women’s Health (Harvard) Atlanta, GA May 2010

GMJ – Supporting Activities Training – Local Courses Academics (Africa Partners & Mayo Clinic) General Practitioners – Writing Case Reports – International Courses Peer Review Workshop E-Publishing Workshop Atlanta, GA May 2010

GMJ - Indexing AJOL – Not that active CABI Publishing African Index Medicus PubMed Central Archive Medline (in preperation) ISI (???) Atlanta, GA May 2010

GMJ - Opportunities CPD credits (for re-certification) – Authors – Reviewers – Quiz (based on published articles) Surveys (re-inspired by 2009 CSE course on Journal Metrics) – Authors – Readers Atlanta, GA May 2010

Partners SPi – Excellent relationship Manuscript Central – Basic system working well – Customisation and training – Author and reviewer surveys Lancet – Scientific writing slide set – More engagement Atlanta, GA May 2010

Other Associates COPE WHO African Journals (? TropIKA.net, AIM) FAME Atlanta, GA May 2010

GMJ Perseverance TrialsTribulations Atlanta, GA May 2010

So what? Moving the agenda forward – Continued visibility – Sustainability – Capacity building – Efficient Workflow – Media engagement Atlanta, GA May 2010

Thank You Atlanta, GA May 2010 AJPP