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Journal of Perinatology (2021) Cite this article
The Perinatal Magazine celebrated its fortieth anniversary this year. It’s worth noting that only Jill Martin, Ned Lawson and I served as the editors of the magazine. In this issue, Gil and Ned discuss their experience in running journals. Their stories are awe-inspiring and inspiring. Looking back, receiving manuscripts via email, making comments, and communicating with authors and producers are all great. Things have made great progress. Manuscript submission, reviewer solicitation, manuscript review, and production are all electronic. Starting with two print editions a year, the magazine now has print and electronic editions every month.
What emerging trends and tools in the publication of biomedical research may affect the Journal of Perinatal Period? Some of these include the use of mobile technology to create digital content and its consumption by readers, the use of preprint servers and their impact on scientific review and public perception, and the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the publishing process.
The creation of digital content has led to the rapid sharing of biomedical and scientific information through numerous platforms. Libraries with piles of books are being replaced by digital archives, where readers can quickly access all types of content, including periodicals and textbooks. Journal articles are increasingly accompanied by graphic or visual abstracts, explained and encapsulated in a single graphic abstract, allowing readers to quickly grasp the main findings of the research. Graphical abstracts encourage quick browsing, allow readers to quickly identify research of interest, and are said to promote interdisciplinary academic research and increase visibility on social media. Finally, more and more biomedical content is being consumed on portable devices instead of traditional paper journals or textbooks. The convenience is self-evident. People can stand by the patient's bed and access information about specific medical issues. This shift has led to creative strategies for sharing digital content on various platforms, including smartphones, handheld tablets, portable computers, and even smart watches. Information is provided to readers in various sizes (no pun intended). At the same time, author education has been added to use drawing and other related programs to create digital content for their research.
The preprint server is an online repository of manuscripts and data sets that have not yet been accepted or published by biomedical journals. Although these preprints often go through basic screenings, such as plagiarism checks, they are not peer-reviewed and articles are quickly published online. The preprint server is hosted by various sources, including scientific or academic groups, publishers, academic institutions, and funding organizations. The preprint server indexes its content on various servers such as Google Scholar, Prepubmed, Europe PMC, and SciLi. Once online, the preprint can be cited. Most preprint servers keep online content permanently. Some allow readers’ comments to be published along with the manuscript. The preprint server was developed to respond to researchers’ concerns that traditional peer review is a long process that will delay the dissemination of important research results. Some people use them to get first place by placing preprinted articles on the Internet. Others like to comment back and forth, using them to improve manuscripts before submitting to traditional peer-reviewed journals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the news media often reported the results of manuscripts published online without peer review.
The pros and cons of preprint servers are still under debate. Should the preprint server manuscript be cited or cited in the peer-reviewed manuscript? Should authors submitting manuscripts to peer-reviewed journals cite preprinted manuscripts? If so, with the proliferation of preprint servers, how can authors manage this? Does the preprint manuscript establish a "first" statement? If there is plagiarism and the data is withdrawn, what should the manuscripts not be published? Who will be responsible? If an article is published on a preprint server, do authors need to share the data and reagents described in the manuscript? Taking a step back, most people agree that the rapid dissemination of data is important for accelerating patient care and biomedical research. Is it the problem of the preprint server, whose goal is the rapid dissemination of scientific data, or is it peer review? How can journals improve and speed up peer review and shorten publication time? These are important issues in the biomedical publishing industry.
The use of artificial intelligence is broadly defined as the use of a large amount of relevant data to perform tasks that mimic human behavior. Its use is driven by the advancement of algorithms, the generation of large digital databases, and the improvement of calculations. From industry, finance, medicine to agriculture, games and military, artificial intelligence is widely used in various fields. In the field of biomedical publishing, artificial intelligence is promising in many ways, and can publish high-quality manuscripts faster. Roles include extracting data from the manuscript after submission to avoid the author from completing tedious forms, analyzing the manuscript for plagiarism, verifying citations, and analyzing figures for potential image processing. The Journal of Perinatology uses the iThenticate algorithm as a plagiarism check tool.
In peer review, artificial intelligence can be used to help editors and reviewers identify previously published related work that may have been missed by authors and/or editors/reviewers. It can be used to identify potential reviewers. It can perform all aspects of the review, such as inspection methods, statistical analysis, etc., to help reviewers and editors. It can be used in all aspects of manuscript production after acceptance. Artificial intelligence can be used to help publishers aggregate similar content, facilitate readers to identify works of interest, and help investigators speed up research. Recent examples include various databases created to accelerate COVID-19 research through modeling, disease symptomology, etc.
Looking ahead, the Wall Street Journal has several goals. Continuing to attract high-quality content in the form of original research, reviews, and reviews remains a top priority. Expanding readership and editorial board outreach activities in terms of gender, race, and geography is another important goal. Collaboration with our related associations, the Department of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine (SoNPM) of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the National Perinatal Association is an important activity of the journal. Cooperation with other related groups and society has already begun, and it is a process we continue to pursue. Recently, many collections of articles have been published, including differences in perinatal medicine, COVID-19, patent ductus arteriosus (all three articles have been published), neonatal perinatal medicine scholarship in cooperation with the neonatal perinatal medicine training organization The main points and collection of articles in collaboration with AAP SoNPM Advocacy Group (both will be launched in 2022). Others are at work. In the editorial department, the use of data-driven methods to monitor trends is leading to new ways to improve the various editing and production aspects of the journal.
"Perinatal Journal" will continue to play to its advantages. Journal authors and readers represent a wide range of perinatal physicians, neonatologists, allied health professionals, and trainees. It is closely related to AAP SoNPM and NPA. The magazine has an experienced editorial board and highly regarded innovative publisher Springer Nature. Journal submissions are increasing, and reviewing time is decreasing. Publishing indicators including 2-year and 5-year impact factors, JCR rankings and instant scores are increasing.
We will continue to evaluate the needs of authors and subscribers, and review whether the editorial team is meeting these needs. Is the content popular? Does the research have a big impact? Are the comments fair and timely? How can we make the experience of authors and reviewers easier? We strive to meet the needs of AAP and SoNPM, NPA and other collaborating groups to increase the number of readers, relevance and reputation of the journal.
We are very grateful to Gil Martin and Ned Lawson for their contributions to the Perinatal Journal over the past 40 years. Their editorial shows that their work is a real labor of love. The ultimate goal of Perinatal Journal reflects what Gil, Ned, and all of us strive to achieve every day: to improve the lives of mothers, babies and their families.
Department of Pediatrics, Pathology and Genetics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Gallagher, PG Perinatal Journal: Looking forward. J Perinatol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-01291-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-01291-4
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Journal of Perinatology (J Perinatol) ISSN 1476-5543 (online) ISSN 0743-8346 (print)