Open AccessThe Performance of Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences in 2020 and the Impact of COVID-19 on the Trend of Manuscript Submissions
Author(s) -
Zulkapli Nour Azimah,
Jafri Malin Abdullah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2021.28.4.1
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , library science , history , political science , medicine , computer science , virology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology
In this Editorial, we report on the trend of manuscript submissions during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The total monthly new manuscript submissions from 2018 to 2020 were compared to examine the overall trends in submission and publication activities. Apart from that, we also report on the changes in the journal's administration and the external recognition received by the journal.