Transcript Sierra Leone Journal of Biomedical Research
S IERRA L EONE B IOMEDICAL J OURNAL OF R ESEARCH AJPP, Accra 2013 Aiah A Gbakima Editor in Chief
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ACKGROUND
SLJBR - Open access, peer reviewed journal (ISSN 2076-6270–Print; ISSN-2219-3170-Online) Published by College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), University of Sierra Leone (USL), Freetown. Maiden Edition was published in July 2009
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ISSION
To allow healthcare professionals and researchers express their views and also communicate their research findings to the world for teaching and reference purposes.
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COPE
All fields of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences including: Basic Medical Sciences Clinical Sciences Dental Sciences Pharmaceutical Sciences Biotechnology in relation to Medicine Nursing Sciences Primary Health Care
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Categories of articles: Original articles (full-length research papers) Review articles Case reports Short communications Letters to the editors
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XECUTIVE
Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Editorial Board Editorial Advisory Board Locals and International
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DITORIAL
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Editor- in –Chief
AIAH A. GBAKIMA
Acting Managing Editor
THOMASHIRE A GEORGE
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SOLAYIDE A ADESIDA
FODAY SAHR
MOHAMED H SAMAI
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Hector Morgan
Ahmed Taqi
EA JAIYEOBA (Nigeria)
AO ABIOYE (UK)
AO COKER (Nigeria)
Durosimi R Lisk
JOSEPH EDEM-HOTAH
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UBLICATION
Number of articles received per year: 45 – 50 Percentage rejected: 60% Reasons for rejection: Poor quality manuscript Not within the scope of the journal
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Frequency of publication: Twice a year - June and December No of articles per edition: 8 - 10
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Affiliated to: African Journals On-Line (AJOL) All articles are sent to AJOL one month after printing
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Reviewers both local and international and no fees paid to reviewers Reviewers are selected online Manuscripts considered suitable for review are sent to two experts in the field of study relevant to the manuscript for evaluation.
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Strength:
Committed Editorial Board Acceptance by AJOL
Weaknesses:
Inadequate resources: • Few resources and funding for publication and management • No fulltime staff to manage journal and need for training • No designated office space and equipments
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Limited technology: • Challenge to host web site (www.sljournalofbiomedicalrsearch.com) • Limited knowledge for producing print journal • Challenge of uploading article on-line Limited numbers of committed manuscript reviewers Limited numbers of quality manuscripts submitted to journal High cost of printing and distribution of journal
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UTURE PLANS
Sourcing for Funds to Support for the Journal Capacity building Editorial Staff Researchers and students Bringing onboard Medical Students as interns Increase visibility of the Journal