Why New Journals? The Growth of the EJNMMI Family.

摘要: As only published data exist, publishing has become a crucial step in scientific research. However, information is more than just making it publicly available. Researchers must prepare their manuscripts such way as to clearly demonstrate the value of research, they have discuss implications for science and clinical medicine, draw appropriate conclusions. Upon submission, peerreviewed journals will evaluate quality strength data, originality relevance may publish that meet all standards journals. After publication, importance material be demonstrated by numbers citations downloads, reproducibility results others, impact on practice or Over years number increased exponentially, with now 40 000 worldwide offering opportunities researchers publication work. Currently, 500 papers year enter PubMed, expected rise emerging countries increase contribution production. Furthermore, internet revolutionized we access medicine. Access massive amounts universal. Efficient search engines Google PubMed allow us find what are seeking few clicks. Often, downloading review guidelines suffice give good perspective given problem, circumventing need carefully study large single-center original reports. Despite many tools help cope excess available materials, how best extract relevant from thousands remains challenge scientists physicians. Given these impressive numbers, do really yet journals? Or, different words, why European Journal Nuclear Medicine Molecular Imaging (EJNMMI) developing family nuclear medicine molecular imaging? One could easily argue already enough therefore there no further growing specialties subspecialties even within well-established field imaging. In areas an increasing fields which, despite belonging same community, work topics often own distinct language. imaging, basic scientists, physicists, radiopharmacists, others grown into communities right, specific educational needs. Although some research articles general interest physicians working read certain specialists. Objective indicate EJNMMI, flagship journal imaging Europe, gives limited our specialty. fact, EJNMMI been receiving ever-increasing submitted manuscripts, while acceptance rate declined significantly. * Ignasi Carrio icarrio@santpau.cat