STUDENT EDITORIAL TEAM FOR SCIENTIFIC MEDICINE

This is to inform you about the newly launched international medical journal called SCIENTIFIC MEDICINE.


The journal comprises of several international basic science researchers, practicing clinicians and medical scientists in it Editorial Board. SCIENTIFIC MEDICINE shall be an open access forum and shall also include a team of student editorial interns in its board. It is committed to function as a school where all the amateur and young investigators, primarily medical students or recent medical grads, will learn the art of scientific writing and critical analysis of research papers from their guides who will be none other than the distinguished members of the Editorial Board. Through this the students will get an opportunity not only to hone their scientific and editorial skills under the mentorship of their team heads but will also share a platform to discuss their ideas with the senior researchers and initiate collaborative research if possible.


This idea has sparked interest in the minds of several researchers worldwide who have already consented to be on the editorial board. Unlike developed world, where the students have the opportunity to learn the basics of review of research papers from their mentors who are themselves in the editorial board of several international journals, the students in the developing world have no access to such amenities. Thus, the basic aim behind the launch of this journal is to provide a strong platform to all research oriented students to learn scientific writing and analysis from preeminent people in the field.


Some of the Editorial board members are listed as follows:
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K Bowa, Assistant Dean,University Teaching School,University of Zambia,Lusaka,Zambia.
A Cetin Tanrikulu, Department of Chest Diseases, School of Medicine,Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey.
Stephen ED Nsimba, Department of Clinical Pharmacology,Muhimbili University,Dar-es-Salaam,Tanzania.
Belinda R Beck, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science,Griffith University,Australia.
Enid M Hunkeler, Director,National Depression Initiative,Division of Research,Broadway,Oakland.
N.A Sai Kiran, Former Neuro Surgeon,All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences,New Delhi,India.
AOA Aderounmu, Department of Surgery, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.
Abiodun Olukoga, School of Medicine, Health & Policy Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Albert.A Salako, Co-ordinator,COBMES,Olabisi Onabanjo University,Nigeria
Elie Nkwabong, Obstetrician & Gynecologist,University Teaching Hospital,Cameroon,Yaounde.
Uzochukwu Aniebue, Department of Obestetrics and Gynaecology,University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital,Nigeria.
Dennis Scolnik, Assistant Professor of Paediatrics,University of Tornoto,Tornoto,Ontario,Canada.
Shimian Zou, Principal Investigator,Epidemiology and Surveillance,American Red Cross,Rockville.
Tsu F Yeh, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, China Medical University,Taiwan.
Steven E Lipshultz, Department of Pediatrics,Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine,University of Miami,Miami.
Sridhar T, Associate Professor,Department of Medicine,SVMC,Tirupathi,India.
Shailesh Kumar, Department of Sleep Medicine,Penn.State University, USA.
Fabio Monzani, Department of Internal Medicine,University of Pisa school of Medicine,Pisa,Italy.
Jayraj Sindhur, Associate Professor,Department of Medicine,SDM Medical college,Karnataka,India.
Jayprakash Sreenarasimhaiah, UT South Western Medical Center,Dallas,USA.
C Sreedevi, Former Assistant professor, UTSouth Western Medical center,Dallas,USA.
Michael Sorokin, Travel doctor,Adelaide Clinic,Australia.
Felix Ram, Clinical Pharmacology and Health Sciences,Massey University,NewZealand.






All students, especially from the developing world countries, with a strong research aptitude and background / publication record are encouraged to apply for the position of student editorial intern for SCIENTIFIC MEDICINE. The students will be considered by a panel of experts in the students’ selection committee. The position will be valid for a period of 2 years and the students will be charged a nominal fee for the same. In turn students will gain access to various learning modules and guest lectures pertaining to the science and art of paper review and statistics. The journal will also provide a forum for interaction between the students and their editorial team heads with reference to review of papers and dissemination of scientific ideas. A few students from India, Pakistan, China and USA have already been selected as the student editorial interns.

CALL FOR PAPERS

SCIENTIFIC MEDICINE also calls for submission of scientific papers/manuscripts for possible publication in the journal. All the research papers that flow in shall be peer reviewed before they could be considered for publication. The first issue of the journal is likely to be released in June,2009.


WEBLINK: www.scientificmedicineonline.org


Posted by: Devesh Oberoi, Harmeen Goraya, Kanupriya Agarwal