Yang Hee-Jin
Editor in Chief, Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society; Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2025 Sep;68(5):497-500. doi: 10.3340/jkns.2025.0169. Epub 2025 Aug 29.
The 2024 Journal Citation Reports (JCR) reveal that the impact factor (IF) for the Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society (JKNS) has risen to 1.7, an increase from 1.4 in 2023. Meanwhile, Republic of Korea has been in turmoil in healthcare system since February 2024, provoked by government's sudden and drastic policy to increase medical school admissions. This situation has profoundly impacted medical research activities, in addition to clinical practice. There is concern about whether the Korean medical community can sustain and build upon its academic achievements once this situation is resolved. Maintaining the growth of a medical journal is becoming increasingly challenging. The JKNS must continue its previous efforts to sustain its current progress. To enhance its IF, JKNS should focus on recruiting high-quality review articles and becoming a preferred journal for authors by offering a rapid review process. Collaboration with subspecialty journals is also crucial to ensure that both JKNS and those journals can grow together.
2024年期刊引证报告（JCR）显示，《韩国神经外科学会杂志》（JKNS）的影响因子（IF）已升至1.7，高于2023年的1.4。与此同时，自2024年2月以来，韩国医疗体系陷入混乱，这是由政府突然大幅增加医学院招生政策引发的。这种情况除了对临床实践产生深远影响外，还严重影响了医学研究活动。人们担心，一旦这种情况得到解决，韩国医学界能否维持并进一步发展其学术成就。维持医学期刊的增长正变得越来越具有挑战性。JKNS必须继续其先前的努力以保持目前的进展。为提高其影响因子，JKNS应专注于征集高质量的综述文章，并通过提供快速审稿流程成为作者首选的期刊。与专科期刊合作对于确保JKNS和这些期刊共同发展也至关重要。
