Abdulla R
Editor-in-Chief, Pediatric Cardiology, The Rush Children's Heart Center, 1653 W. Congress Parkway, Chicago, Illinois 60612.
Images Paediatr Cardiol. 1999 Jan;1(1):14-7.
The relationship of scientific publishing and the world wide web steadily evolves as the internet technology advances in its sophistication and ability to reach an increasing number of people. Many well established medical publication currently publish their journal electronically as well as in print format. Forced by high volume of manuscript submissions as well as financial restraints, some journals publish a number of their articles on the internet alone, while others-such as this journal-are starting an entirely new publication in an electronic version only. The presentation of articles in the field of pediatric cardiology electronically has numerous advantages, particularly the ability to include movie clips, sound and animations in the published articles. This format of publication continues to have limitation. It is still not as widely available as a print journal could be and it is awkward to curl up in bed with a lap top, no matter how small or light it is.
随着互联网技术日益成熟，其覆盖人群数量不断增加，科学出版与万维网之间的关系也在持续演变。目前，许多久负盛名的医学出版物同时以电子形式和印刷形式发行其期刊。由于稿件提交数量众多以及资金限制，一些期刊仅在互联网上发表部分文章，而其他一些期刊，比如本期刊，正开始仅以电子版形式推出全新的出版物。以电子形式呈现儿科心脏病学领域的文章有诸多优势，特别是能够在发表的文章中加入视频片段、声音和动画。这种出版形式仍存在局限性。它的普及程度仍不及印刷期刊，而且无论笔记本电脑多小多轻，躺在床上使用都不太方便。
