1. 2010 African Journals Partnership Project Meeting David Ofori-Adjei Editor-in-Chief Ghana Medical Journal Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010

2. Ghana Medical Journal (GMJ) Office space GMA House Staff Rather dicy Equipment Computers Scanner Printer Internet DSL – problematic service Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010

3. GMJ - Basics Established 1962 Publisher Ghana Medical Association Financed by Membership dues Advertisements Frequency Quarterly Manuscript review process Peer-review Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010

4. GMJ –Editorial Changes Editors – Three new young editors (Child Health, Surgery, Internal Medicine) Attended Peer Review Workshop Advisory Board Internship – One completed Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010

5. Chapter 1: GMJ - Production Print issues Quarterly 2000 copies Delays mainly editorial / printer Electronic issues Quarterly www.ghanamedassn.org www.ghanamedj.org www.ghanamedassn.org www.ghanamedj.org Precedes print issue Content Consistency Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010

6. 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 18-19 May 2010

7. GMJ - Submissions Manual Processing – E-mail Online Processing – Started April 2008 – Challenges Corresponding Authors Reviewers Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010

8. GMJ Submissions 200620072008*2009 Total Submission 496130 + 44115 Number from Outside Ghana 11185 +1916 Number Rejected 18253 + 1744 % Rejection36.740.927.038.3 Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010

9. Online Submission 2008 Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010 nAcceptReject Reject Rate In ProcessGhana % Ghana Case Reports 1810738.891.001266.67 Letters 202100.000.000 Original Articles 2413833.333.001354.17 Total 44231738.6442556.82

10. Online Submission 2009 Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010 nAcceptReject Reject Rate In ProcessGhana% Ghana Case Reports 2151047.626.00838.10 Original Article 90233437.7833.005156.67 Letters 1100.00 0 Invited Articles 3003.00133.33 Total 115294438.2642.006052.17

11. Turn-around time 2008 – 24.6 days (online submissions) 2009 – 26 days Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010

12. Special Issues Non-communicable diseases Women’s Health (Harvard) Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010

13. 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 18-19 May 2010

15. GMJ - Indexing AJOL – Not that active CABI Publishing African Index Medicus PubMed Central Archive Medline (in preperation) ISI (???) Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010

16. 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 18-19 May 2010

17. 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 18-19 May 2010

18. Other Associates COPE WHO African Journals (? TropIKA.net, AIM) FAME Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010

19. GMJ Perseverance TrialsTribulations Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010

20. So what? Moving the agenda forward – Continued visibility – Sustainability – Capacity building – Efficient Workflow – Media engagement Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010

21. Thank You Atlanta, GA 18-19 May 2010 AJPP