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Authors are the souls of any journal, and deserve much respect. To publish a journal manuscripts are needed from authors. Authors have a great responsibility for producing facts of their work in terms of number and results truthfully and an individual honesty is expected from authors in this regards. Both ways its true "No authors-No manuscripts-No journals" and "No journals–No manuscripts–No authors". Reviewing a manuscript is also a very responsible and important task of any peer-reviewed journal and to be taken seriously. It needs knowledge on the subject, sincerity, honesty and determination. Although the process of reviewing a manuscript is a time consuming task butit is expected to give one's best remarks within the time frame of the journal.
Salient features of the JCDR: It is a biomedical, multidisciplinary (including all medical and dental specialities), e-journal, with wide scope and extensive author support. At the same time, a free text of manuscript is available in HTML and PDF format. There is fast growing authorship and readership with JCDR as this can be judged by the number of articles published in it i e; in Feb 2007 of its first issue, it contained 5 articles only, and now in its recent volume published in April 2011, it contained 67 manuscripts. This e-journal is fulfilling the commitments and objectives sincerely, (as stated by Editor-in-chief in his preface to first edition) i e; to encourage physicians through the internet, especially from the developing countries who witness a spectrum of disease and acquire a wealth of knowledge to publish their experiences to benefit the medical community in patients care. I also feel that many of us have work of substance, newer ideas, adequate clinical materials but poor in medical writing and hesitation to submit the work and need help. JCDR provides authors help in this regards.
Timely publication of journal: Publication of manuscripts and bringing out the issue in time is one of the positive aspects of JCDR and is possible with strong support team in terms of peer reviewers, proof reading, language check, computer operators, etc. This is one of the great reasons for authors to submit their work with JCDR. Another best part of JCDR is "Online first Publications" facilities available for the authors. This facility not only provides the prompt publications of the manuscripts but at the same time also early availability of the manuscripts for the readers.
Indexation and online availability: Indexation transforms the journal in some sense from its local ownership to the worldwide professional community and to the public.JCDR is indexed with Embase & EMbiology, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, Chemical Abstracts Service, Journal seek Database, Indian Science Abstracts, to name few of them. Manuscriptspublished in JCDR are available on major search engines ie; google, yahoo, msn.
In the era of fast growing newer technologies, and in computer and internet friendly environment the manuscripts preparation, submission, review, revision, etc and all can be done and checked with a click from all corer of the world, at any time. Of course there is always a scope for improvement in every field and none is perfect. To progress, one needs to identify the areas of one's weakness and to strengthen them.
It is well said that "happy beginning is half done" and it fits perfectly with JCDR. It has grown considerably and I feel it has already grown up from its infancy to adolescence, achieving the status of standard online e-journal form Indian continent since its inception in Feb 2007. This had been made possible due to the efforts and the hard work put in it. The way the JCDR is improving with every new volume, with good quality original manuscripts, makes it a quality journal for readers. I must thank and congratulate Dr Hemant Jain, Editor-in-Chief JCDR and his team for their sincere efforts, dedication, and determination for making JCDR a fast growing journal.
Every one of us: authors, reviewers, editors, and publisher are responsible for enhancing the stature of the journal. I wish for a great success for JCDR."
Thanking you
With sincere regards
Dr. Rajendra Kumar Ghritlaharey, M.S., M. Ch., FAIS
Associate Professor,
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Gandhi Medical College & Associated
Kamla Nehru & Hamidia Hospitals Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462 001 (India)
E-mail: drrajendrak1@rediffmail.com
On May 11,2011
Dr. Shankar P.R.
"On looking back through my Gmail archives after being requested by the journal to write a short editorial about my experiences of publishing with the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (JCDR), I came across an e-mail from Dr. Hemant Jain, Editor, in March 2007, which introduced the new electronic journal. The main features of the journal which were outlined in the e-mail were extensive author support, cash rewards, the peer review process, and other salient features of the journal.
Over a span of over four years, we (I and my colleagues) have published around 25 articles in the journal. In this editorial, I plan to briefly discuss my experiences of publishing with JCDR and the strengths of the journal and to finally address the areas for improvement.
My experiences of publishing with JCDR: Overall, my experiences of publishing withJCDR have been positive. The best point about the journal is that it responds to queries from the author. This may seem to be simple and not too much to ask for, but unfortunately, many journals in the subcontinent and from many developing countries do not respond or they respond with a long delay to the queries from the authors 1. The reasons could be many, including lack of optimal secretarial and other support. Another problem with many journals is the slowness of the review process. Editorial processing and peer review can take anywhere between a year to two years with some journals. Also, some journals do not keep the contributors informed about the progress of the review process. Due to the long review process, the articles can lose their relevance and topicality. A major benefit with JCDR is the timeliness and promptness of its response. In Dr Jain's e-mail which was sent to me in 2007, before the introduction of the Pre-publishing system, he had stated that he had received my submission and that he would get back to me within seven days and he did!
Most of the manuscripts are published within 3 to 4 months of their submission if they are found to be suitable after the review process. JCDR is published bimonthly and the accepted articles were usually published in the next issue. Recently, due to the increased volume of the submissions, the review process has become slower and it ?? Section can take from 4 to 6 months for the articles to be reviewed. The journal has an extensive author support system and it has recently introduced a paid expedited review process. The journal also mentions the average time for processing the manuscript under different submission systems - regular submission and expedited review.
Strengths of the journal: The journal has an online first facility in which the accepted manuscripts may be published on the website before being included in a regular issue of the journal. This cuts down the time between their acceptance and the publication. The journal is indexed in many databases, though not in PubMed. The editorial board should now take steps to index the journal in PubMed. The journal has a system of notifying readers through e-mail when a new issue is released. Also, the articles are available in both the HTML and the PDF formats. I especially like the new and colorful page format of the journal. Also, the access statistics of the articles are available. The prepublication and the manuscript tracking system are also helpful for the authors.
Areas for improvement: In certain cases, I felt that the peer review process of the manuscripts was not up to international standards and that it should be strengthened. Also, the number of manuscripts in an issue is high and it may be difficult for readers to go through all of them. The journal can consider tightening of the peer review process and increasing the quality standards for the acceptance of the manuscripts. I faced occasional problems with the online manuscript submission (Pre-publishing) system, which have to be addressed.
Overall, the publishing process with JCDR has been smooth, quick and relatively hassle free and I can recommend other authors to consider the journal as an outlet for their work."
Dr. P. Ravi Shankar
KIST Medical College, P.O. Box 14142, Kathmandu, Nepal.
E-mail: ravi.dr.shankar@gmail.com
On April 2011 Anuradha
Dear team JCDR, I would like to thank you for the very professional and polite service provided by everyone at JCDR. While i have been in the field of writing and editing for sometime, this has been my first attempt in publishing a scientific paper.Thank you for hand-holding me through the process.
Dr. Anuradha
E-mail: anuradha2nittur@gmail.com
On Jan 2020
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- Bibliographic Information :
- Online : ISSN - 0973-709X ,
- Print : 2249-782X
- Free access, Peer Reviewed, International, Biomedical journal
- Includes all medical and dental specialities
- Unique and extensive author support
- Regular publication every Month - 12 issues per year. ( JCDR previously published every two months, it became monthly in Aug 2012 ).
- Quick and easy communication between Editors and Authors
- Multidisciplinary - wide scope journal
- Journals own Online submission and Manuscript Management system: JCDR Pre PublishingTM
- Pre-Publication Peer review
- Post-Publication Peer review utility: Reader Comments section
- Easy down load of bibliography
- Free full text availability of articles in HTML as well as PDF
- Email notifications on new issue release
- Statistics of articles download and visits
- Certified by the Health on Net (HON)Geneva University Hospital - CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
- Regularly crawled by all major search engines ( google, yahoo, msn)
The articles of JCDR are indexed/reviewed in the following databases/resources:
- Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science, thomsonreuters),
- Index Copernicus ICV 2019: 129.24,
- Academic Search Complete Database,
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ),
- Embase,
- EBSCOhost,
- Google Scholar,
- HINARI Access to Research in Health Programme
- Popline (reproductive health literature),
- www.omnimedicalsearch.com,
- PubMed Central® (from Oct 2012 to Sep 2017. The journal no longer participates in PMC)
Disclaimer:Authors must be aware of Journal's present indexation. The data from the journal is transferred to the indexing authorities primarily by two methods. First is by active insertion of data by the journal in the indexing authority’s web portal. Second is the passive uptake of data by the web crawler of the concerned indexing agency. The time and frequency of the visit of web crawler remain undisclosed. Some indexing authorities provide tools or email contact to resolve any crawling errors, whereas other indexing authorities do not provide any such tools. Where the procedure does exist, it is tedious and, may involve a few months. Journal does not take any responsibility for lapses on the part of the crawler for not taking the complete data from the website. The authors should be aware of all these, and cannot hold the Journal responsible for issues beyond the journal's control. The indexing agencies take articles post-publication after some time lag.
Journal does not take any warranty of its indexation. The mutual agreement between the indexing agencies and Journal provides for the termination of the agreement by either party without any notice or reason. If any such termination of the agreement happens in the future the Journal shall not be responsible for any third-party action. The authors must be aware of this before submitting work to the journal. Any payments, done shall not be refunded due to a change in indexation status.
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There is no dearth of journals published around the world. Many standard journals are published from the Indian subcontinent itself. However, JCDR is unique and aimed at being very different. The editor-in-chief felt challenged when he worked in a western setup after spending almost a decade in the Indian private sector. He realised that although physicians in developing countries witness a range of disease spectrums, and acquire a wealth of knowledge because of high clinical exposure, they do not publish their experiences. As a result, medical practitioners in developing countries are often rendered speechless while discussing in an international forum. Lack of motivation, lack of time and a busy schedule prevent these practitioners from publishing their findings. Many feel strongly motivated to express and narrate their opinion, but to write the same most lose the motivation. The lack of scientific writing skills among young researchers and postgraduate students leads to failure of their research thesis reaching any journal of repute.
We aim to use this journal to publish the findings of doctors working at the ground level and that of young researchers. Very soon, we will provide commentaries from senior experienced physicians. The first step will involve helping physicians and researchers to draft and write articles. We will make constructive changes to the original draft submitted. For authors whose second language is English, we will provide English editorial services as well.
Although this journal has been started in India, we believe such needs exist with many researchers in various countries and openly welcome original articles and case reports from around the world. We promise to provide similar unbiased service to every one who wishes to use our services.
Articles in the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research are Open Access articles under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND). This license permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, is not changed in any way, and is not used for commercial purposes.
There exists a memorandum of understanding between the Premchand Shantidevi Research Foundation and JCDR Research and Publications Pvt Limited which allows the latter to publish Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research having complete editorial control , however the former remains the main entity and custodian of the Journal.
The journal is published by Dr Hemant Jain for JCDR Research and Publications (P) Limited.
JCDR Research and Publications (P) Limited has primary objective to stimulate and facilitate research publications.
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