J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2019 Mar;62(2):131-135. 10.3340/jkns.2018.0197.

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society from 2001 to 2006, the Pivotal Period of Transition and Preparation for Making Great Stride

• Yang HJ

• KMID: 2441556
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2018.0197

Abstract

In the circumstances of overflowing numbers of medical journals, progress of their own medical journal is one of the primary concerns of many medical societies. Among the 46-year-history of Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society (JKNS), it undertook a period of important transition and preparation to take off for journal with international reputation during the period from 2001 to 2006. The overall process of manuscript handling, peer review, and editorial work has undergone systematic improvement. Workshops for authors, reviewer and editors were held, which were very helpful to improve the quality of submitted manuscript, peer review and editorial processing. Articles on the history, current status of the JKNS, citations and the change of proportion of types of articles were published, which provided insight about present condition and direction for further progress. It was changed into English journal in 2005. These efforts resulted in registration of the journal Chemical Abstract Service in 2005 and Science Citation Index Expanded in 2008 and SCOPUS in 2009. Now JKNS has become international journal, with about half of the submitted manuscripts from abroad, with increasing impact factor. Along with the effort of Korean Neurosurgical Society (KNS) members and support of KNS, dedication of Professor Dong Gyu Kim for the progress of JKNS is worth remembering, who served as Editor-in-Chief of JKNS during this period.

Keyword

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society; Progress; Korean Neurosurgical Society

MeSH Terms

Education
Peer Review
Societies, Medical

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  Fig. 1. Changes of journal impact factor (JIF) and Scimago Journal and Country Rank (SJR) after registration in Science Citation Index Expanded and SCOPUS.

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  Fig. 2. Changes of cover of the Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society. Cover of the journal before change (A), new cover design with illustration since 2002 (B), cover with full-size illustrations (C) since 2003. D shows assorted covers in one page.

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  Fig. 3. Covers of course materials of workshops. Editorial board workshop on March 13th, 2002 (A), peer review workshop on March 15th, 2003 (B), and peer review workshop on March 15th, 2003 (C).

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