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Abstract
This editorial aims to report on the performance of the Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences (MJMS) in the year 2016. The performance report is based on an analysis of the autogenerated data compiled from the ScholarOne Manuscripts™. It will specifically focus on the pattern of manuscript submission, geographical distribution of contributors, manuscript submission by month and the acceptance-rejection rate of post-review manuscripts. It will also discuss the effects of the decision to raise the article acceptance standards.
The MJMS would also like to share the news of its receipt of the 2016 Current Research in Malaysia (CREAM) award. This honour was bestowed upon us by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) of Malaysia, on November 1, 2016.
Keywords: Malaysia, geographic factors, metadata, awards and prizes
Introduction
The total number of original manuscripts submitted online to the Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences (MJMS) appears to be increasing from year to year. In 2016 alone, MJMS received 301 manuscripts compared to 272 manuscripts in the previous year, an increase of 9.63% (1).
Despite the rising annual number of submissions, the annual number of rejections has also increased. This has mainly resulted from the pre-review screening phase, and was due to the inappropriateness of the content of some of the research submitted. However, the rejection of manuscripts following peer review also contributed to the growth of the rejection rate, due to a more stringent control of the quality of the research and the presentation of the content. The final judgement, after all, was made by the Editor-in-Chief based on...