Nature is a beautiful creation of God in his own way, blossoms to give colour and fragrance, with wind blowing to enthril every one and life gets its touch with happiness. Life is the one which is moving with its own pace whether plants or creatures and give a feel of livable conditions to grow and grow. Hundred and millions of years has laid the living creatures, developing into different forms and gradually humanity came into existence. Out of all creations/creatures, human life developed with the power of understanding, expression, analysis and reaction. Humans developed the present scenario gradually with two main feelings of competitiveness and recognition. Society is thus striving hard from the basic of survival of the fittest to survival to Recognition and achieve the best. This holds good in all spheres including scientific developments. Medical science is progressing very fast and so also the development in the medical publication. Competitiveness has given quality publication and Recognition by Scientist and Scientific Associations. Various agencies and houses have come for this purpose and few are in demand to enhance its image and in turn better quality production.
Electronic media has grown many bounds in last decade and so also the publication system in electronic form to cover wide areas and large target population. This has advanced knowledge in no time efficiently. Similarly monitoring and guiding faculties have come up to judge the publication and academic qualities of the Journal. I.S.I. (Institute of Scientific Information) currently known as Thomson Scientific with the help of their Librarians and information scientists have been evaluating journals for the past 75 years. The advent of the I.S.I. citation indexes made it possible to do computer compiled statistical reports not only on the output of journals but also in term of citation frequency, made possible by advance electronic information system. Thompson scientific analyses the datas and invented a system of Impact factor of a journal and report is published in their Journal Citation Reports (J.C.R.). Indian Journal of Surgery is now a privileged Journal indexed with the I.S.I. and been cited in Journal Citation Report. This is the first big achievement of I.J.S. on indexing process with International Organization beside more than 20 other indexing agencies. It has given an international recognition to I.J.S. and A.S.I., but an international open field to our surgeons for their work to be RECOGNISED by universal scientific fraternity.
Why this indexing is important? Is it because we get wide open field to show our academic proficiency and untouched clinical material? Yes it is true but more so I.S.I., studies the Journal, analyses its data inputs, calculate IMPACT FACTOR and guide regarding its true universal acceptability. The impact factor is directly proportion to number of citation of its author and articles. More the infact factor, more high is the Journal grading and more number of scientist and Institution valuing I.J.S. It has its own commercial value also in terms of electronically accepted procedure of down loading the articles/journal.
This is the beginning of I.J.S. recognition and has to work hard to grow better academically. Maintain timely publication and emphasis on original and review articles. Many high profile institutions and associated scientist / surgeons – known as hot spots and hot authors, in our country, do not subscribe to National Journal because of limited exposure to their achievements and their worldwide recognition. I.J.S. and its Board assures everyone to have a national outlook with international vision. I.J.S. is a platform to project yourself. We are citizen of free India to protect our interest if near to equal to others in our field. Why not be part of this great journal I.J.S. and be proud of it. Your one contribution will take us way ahead of others and be proud of yourself.
Has I.J.S. come up to your expectation? Your answer to this and your critical evaluation will help in improving the journal. International faculties have approved of its quality and insist on to maintain it and suggested to improve further. You are the one to come forward with your vast academic resources around you, to give it a shape in terms of words and sentences to form an article. I.J.S. will help you to write a good article. What is needed is your desire to write and recognize I.J.S. as universally accepted journal.
Springer (India) and its present body Springer (International) of more than 150 years of publishing experience, have people of high knowledge in this field to guide us to take step further to get RECOGNITION by other indexing association also. Right step in right direction to boost our image is already taken. Time will give our efforts RECOGNITON we deserve.
