2021-04-21 OMA Agenda - Board of Trustees

affiliated journal compared to those without an affiliated journal.

That is why an affiliated society journal is basic standard among most reputable medical societies.

Recommendation #2. A society journal is in the best interest of the OMA, even if upon startup, JOMA would not be PubMed searchable. Rationale: PubMed is a free search engine primarily focused on the MEDLINE journal article and abstract databases pertaining to scientific and biomedical topics. PubMed is the most common search engine used to locate authoritative medical science articles and references. At start-up, new journals are not PubMed searchable. Certain journal metrics must be met before becoming PubMed searchable. Once a start-up journal is PubMed searchable, then past articles of the journal are retroactively PubMed searchable. It takes an average of 2 years for articles of a new journal to become PubMed searchable. Other than the day a journal publishes its first article, being PubMed searchable is the second most important milestone for any new journal. Especially for online publications, PubMed searchability timelines can sometimes be accelerated via: o Higher number of publications

o Publication of highly read and cited review articles. o Publication of highly read and cited original science. o Adherence to PubMed article structure “rules” • Disclosures • Ethic statements • Inclusiveness of ClinicalTrials.org citation

Recommendation #3. To maximize chances of success, it is best OMA leadership and OMA membership actively support JOMA. Rationale: The potential for success of a societal journal is enhanced with active participation of societal leadership and membership [e.g., serving as Editors, Associated Editors, Editorial Board members (reviewers), as well as submitting and soliciting articles of high science].

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