Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection: why a new journal on ocular inflammation?
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection: why a new journal on ocular inflammation?
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DOI：
10.1007/s12348-010-0009-3
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发表时间：
2010-11-10
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Rao, Narsing A
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作者：
Rao, Narsing A
互联网和电子出版的广泛使用促进了开放获取期刊的发展，包括眼科研究领域的期刊。这种同行评审的电子出版物非常可取，因为它们鼓励基础和临床研究的快速出版，而不像传统的纸质期刊。及时发表研究报告而不造成重大延误，将有助于确保基础和临床研究迅速转化为临床研究，在复杂眼部炎症和感染的管理中引入诊断和治疗干预措施。显然，在线开放获取期刊代表了生物医学研究传播和不断变化的诊断和治疗干预方法的未来出版方向。此外，在发达国家和发展中国家，开放式电子出版物很容易检索，在机构或个人层面都不会受到财政限制。由于传染病在发展中国家更为普遍，获得同行评审的电子期刊为迅速发表来自不同地理区域的新出现的传染病以及为在这些国家和世界其他地区执业的临床医生提供继续教育的机会。电子期刊能够提供具有成本效益的、及时的出版物以及丰富的高质量插图，这将通过及时识别眼科炎症状况来增强患者护理。新兴的成像技术正在改变各种眼科疾病（包括眼内炎症）的诊断和分类，并提供病理过程的体内说明;借助成像方法对眼部炎症的进一步表征应推进炎症过程的当前管理。对于这种进步，电子期刊提供了图像的出版，作者的成本最低或没有。电子出版物的上述优点无疑将对眼科领域产生重大影响，特别是对眼部炎症和感染。这种影响正变得越来越明显，因为开放获取的文章比非开放获取的传统期刊更常被引用。使用的增加转化为出版物影响的大幅增加。在Jorge Alio、Talin Barisani-Asenbauer教授的领导下，国际眼部炎症和感染学会（IOIS）决定创办一份电子期刊，以造福于对眼部炎症和感染领域感兴趣的会员和非会员。2007年，在法国巴黎举行的IOIS大会期间举行的年度IOIS业务会议上，举行了一次选举，以选择这样一份期刊的主编。作为期刊的主编，我的首要任务是选择编辑委员会成员。这不是一项容易的任务，因为有几个IOIS成员和其他具有出色专业知识的人。因此，现任董事会成员的选择反映了他们的专业知识、审查过程的公正性以及他们的高道德标准。此外，为了反映新杂志的全球性质，我们试图公平分配编辑委员会，以代表不同的地理区域。所有董事会成员都热情地支持通过及时审查临床相关且最好是循证的文章来改善眼科炎症和感染患者护理的共同目标。
The widespread use of the Internet and electronic publishing has contributed to the evolution of open-access journals, including those in the field of ophthalmic research. Such peer-reviewed electronic publications are highly desirable since they encourage the rapid publication of basic and clinical research, unlike the traditional paper journals. Timely publication of research without substantial delay will help ensure the rapid translation of basic and clinical studies to the bedside, introducing diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in the management of complex ocular inflammations and infections. Clearly, online openaccess journals represent the future direction of publishing for the dissemination of biomedical research and the everchanging approaches to diagnosis and therapeutic intervention. Moreover, open-access electronic publications are easily retrieved, without the imposition of financial constraints at either the institutional or the individual level, in both the developed and the developing world. Since infectious diseases are more prevalent in developing countries, access to peer-reviewed electronic journals offers the opportunity for prompt publication of emerging infectious diseases from various geographic regions, as well as for continued education for clinicians practicing in such countries and in the rest of the world. The ability of electronic journals to offer cost–effective, timely publication with abundant high-quality illustrations will enhance patient care by allowing the timely recognition of ophthalmic inflammatory conditions. Emerging imaging technology is transforming the diagnosis and classification of various ophthalmic disorders, including intraocular inflammations, and is providing in vivo illustrations of the pathologic process; the further characterization of ocular inflammation with the aid of imaging methods should advance the current management of inflammatory processes. For such advancement, electronic journals offer the publication of images with minimal or no cost to authors. The above advantages of electronic publication will no doubt have a significant impact in the ophthalmic field in general and in ocular inflammation and infection in particular. This impact is becoming obvious since openaccess articles are cited more often than non-open-access traditional journals. The increased use translates into a substantial increase in the impact of a publication. Under the leadership of Professors Phuc LeHoang, Jorge Alio, and Talin Barisani-Asenbauer, the International Ocular Inflammation and Infection society (IOIS) decided to initiate an electronic journal to the benefit of members and non-members interested in the field of ophthalmic inflammation and infection. An election was held in 2007, during the annual IOIS business meeting held during the IOIS congress in Paris, France, to choose the editor-in-chief for such a journalAs editor-in-chief of the journal, my first task was to select the editorial board members. This was not an easy task since there were several IOIS members and others with remarkable expertise. Thus, the selection of the current board members reflects their expertise, the fairness of their reviewing process, and their high ethical standards. Moreover, to reflect the global nature of the new journal, we have attempted a fair distribution of the editorial board to represent different geographical areas. All of the board members enthusiastically support the common goal of improving patient care in ophthalmic inflammation and infections through the prompt review of articles that are clinically relevant and preferably evidence-based.