Marusić Ana, Sambunjak Dario, Marusić Matko
Croatian Medical Journal, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia.
Prilozi. 2006 Jul;27(1):151-61.
Scientific journals play an important role in the transfer of scientific information, and international visibility is a prerequisite for fulfilling this role. However, entering international bibliographic databases is a major challenge for the journals from the so-called scientific periphery. These journals have an unfavourable starting position because of the small number of manuscripts received, an insufficient pool of reviewers, the low quality of published articles, and poor international visibility, all of which reduce the pool of potential authors and close a "vicious circle of inadequacy". To break this circle, editors have to make a great effort to improve basic journal publishing standards, especially timeliness; to find a "niche" for their journal; to increase the international diversity of the Editorial Board; and to actively seek for authors and help them to improve the quality of their manuscripts. The example of the Croatian Medical Journal (Zagreb, Croatia) shows that it is possible to get out of the scientific periphery if editors have a clear vision and willingness to work really hard.
科学期刊在科学信息的传播中发挥着重要作用，而国际知名度是履行这一作用的前提条件。然而，对于来自所谓科学边缘地区的期刊来说，进入国际书目数据库是一项重大挑战。这些期刊起步不利，原因在于收到的稿件数量少、审稿人资源不足、发表文章质量低以及国际知名度差，所有这些都减少了潜在作者群体，形成了一个“不足的恶性循环”。为了打破这个循环，编辑们必须付出巨大努力来提高期刊的基本出版标准，尤其是时效性；为他们的期刊找到一个“利基市场”；增加编辑委员会的国际多样性；并积极寻找作者并帮助他们提高稿件质量。《克罗地亚医学杂志》（克罗地亚萨格勒布）的例子表明，如果编辑们有清晰的愿景并愿意真正努力工作，就有可能走出科学边缘地区。
