nationwide research institutions are distributed to4
Researchers, and5
authors.
They all receive submissions6
month and submit7
They always get8
immediately declining10
For instance.11
With passion, editors argue often for their choices12
layout, we send13
meets14
vacation, well-earned.15
A Medical Journal
Working as an editor for my university's medical journal is very fellow editors and long hours year-round maintaining the various parts of the publication. editorial board reconvenes in anticipation of the new fall semester. We develop a formal call for papers , from which we gather a wide variety of papers and reports dealing with all areas of medicine, human biology, and public health. are notified of our calls for papers through our web site, e-mail list, and the flyers that we mail.
by the end of October every year. Editors read each work carefully over the following their critiques to the other members of the board.
as many bad papers as good ones. 24 Those we have trouble deciphering are , and if the formatting is poor, we insist on a revised copy from the author. The editors agree that each paper must reflect the professional standards of the journal and the medical community. they choose those works that they feel provide the most beneficial information for the journal's readers. Despite this policy, disagreements can still occur.
By January, we have enough content to fill three monthly issues of the journal. Once we finalize the
all three issues to the print shop. When the pallet-loads of journals arrive in our office, we hire some undergraduates to address, sort, and bundle them for mailing. In the intervening time, the editorial board again to plan the next three issues and to call for more papers. The sixth and final issue of the year appears in June, and once all work is done, we take off to enjoy a few months of