Guest post: Dr Navjeevan Singh, UCMS, Delhi

Guest post: Dr Navjeevan Singh, UCMS, Delhi

The date - 4th Nov 2012 was a landmark day in the evolution of many of us, students and faculty, at the University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), Delhi. Our institution has long taken pride in its research output.The 'Index Medicus' daysI recall the time when I would trawl Index Medicus in the search for literature without really having an inkling of how things worked. Sometimes they did, sometimes they did not. I would assume that if, with what I now recognize as my ham-handed ways, I could not find published work in my area of interest it did not exist.…
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Thirty one things to consider when choosing which journal to submit your paper to.

Patrick Dunleavy. Thirty one things to consider when choosing which journal to submit your paper to. An online article - read the full text hereCheck out 31 factors for choosing a journal to submit your paper - categorised under five heads - scope of a journal; its review processes; open or closed access; coverage, scale and style issues; and lastly, the journal’s dissemination and impact. For every category, the author provides a table - with the heads - criterion, key question and best answer, and covers every factor in good detail. Really worth investing time and understanding each one of these. To see…
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