Review of the journal acta informatica medica in 2013.

First issue of Acta Informatica Medica journal was published during wartime in Bosnia and Herzegovina (in 1993). Until 2006 journal is published in Bosnian and English language 4 times per year, then only in English. From this year journal is printing bimonthly. In the year 2013 Acta Informatica Medica journal has published a total of 66 articles. Submission was carried out only electronically trough the Data Base Management System: www.scopemed.org. The journal has its own web site: www.avicenapublisher.org and it is possible to download full articles in PDF format. Most articles are from Bosnia and Herzegovina, but there is a significant number published articles from other countries. A large number of articles was returned to authors due to linguistic and technical shortcomings, but also relatively poor scientific content. There is ongoing work on the promotion of peer reviewing process to prevent deceits, but also to improve journal scientometrics indicators (impact factor, citation of the article, journal citations, the number and order of authors in articles, etc.). Rejection rate was up to 46%.

The structure of the articles published in the Acta Informatica Medica during 2013 was dominated by the original articles - 51, followed by case reports - 5, professional papers - 4, reviews - 4. Each issue of the journal as a rule contain contributions such as: news, book reviews, in memoriam etc. Last year is also published the Guidelines with professional and educational features (1, 2, 3).

The authors of the article published in the Acta Informatica Medica in 2013 were from 16 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Iran, Turkey, USA, Egypt, Albania, Macedonia, India, Greece, Slovenia, France, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. The ratio of articles by authors from Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad is 21:79. According to the medical fields of the published articles, the largest number was from clinical medicine - 34, followed by articles from preclinical disciplines - 18 and Public Health - 14.

The largest number of articles was from the field of internal medicine - 45.1%, then, surgery - 16.1%, Pediatrics - 16.1%, neuropsychiatry - 3.2%, gynecology and obstetrics 3.2%, nuclear medicine 3.2%, etc. Most frequently published papers were from Medica Informatics field 28.5%, then from Biochemistry 14.3%, etc. The time period from acceptance to publication of articles (received/accepted time): 50-59 days was presented in 16 cases, then, 60-69 days in 15 cases, 40-49 days in 6 cases, 80-89 days in 6 cases, while the interval - over 100 days was only in 3 cases. So, the largest number of papers was waiting for publication between 2 and 3 months. (figure 1, 2).

Figure 1

Acta Information Medica on PMC

Figure 2

Reviewing process for Acta Informatica Medica

The reviewers of the articles published in Acta Informatica Medica in 2013 were:

Damir Aganovic (BiH)

Omid Aghadavoudi (Iran)

Kenan Arnautovic (USA)

Mehmedali Azemi (Kosova)

Adem Balic (BiH)

Marion Ball (USA)

Rusmir Baljic (BiH)

Jacob Bergsland (Norway)

Alma Bravo (BiH)

Marko Buksa (BiH)

Genc Burazeri (Albania)

Vesna Cukic (BiH)

Vida Demarin (Croatia)

Doncho Donev (Macedonia)

Masoud Ferdosi (Iran)

Armen Yuri Gasparyan (UK)

Vjekoslav Gerc (BiH)

Zulfo Godinjak (BiH)

Mirko Grujic (BiH)

Safet Guska (BiH)

Arie Hasman (The Netherlands)

Izet Hozo (Croatia)

Jacob Hofdijk (The Netherlands)

Zlatko Hrgovic (Germany)

Mohammad Adnan Hourani (Lebanon)

Hilmi Islami (Kosova)

Sebija Izetbegovic (BiH)

Mahira Jahic (BiH)

Naim Jerliu (Kosova)

Jasenko Karamehic (BiH)

Roya Kelishadi (Iran)

Selim Kolgechi (Kosova)

Mehmed Kulic (BiH)

Asim Kurjak (Croatia)

John Mantas (Greece)

Izet Masic (BiH)

Tarik Masic (BiH)

Azra Metovic (BiH)

George Mihalas (Romania)

Snjezana Milicevic (BiH)

Dragica Milinkich (Australia)

Moytaba Mojtahedzadeh (Iran)

Emir Mujanovic (BiH)

Miralem Music (BiH)

Rasool Nouri (Iran)

Haris Pandza (BiH)

Azis Pollozhani (Macedonia)

Alden Prcic (BiH)

Naser Ramadani (Kosova)

Kheirabadi Gholam Reza (Iran)

Halima Resic (BiH)

Enver Roshi (Albania)

Ali Mohammad Sabzghabaee (Iran)

Mustafa Sefic (BiH)

Abbas Sheikhtaheri (Iran)

Osman Sinanovic (BiH)

Suad Sivic (BiH)

Armin Skrbo (BiH)

Sekib Sokolovic (BiH)

Emir Solakovic (BiH)

Enra Suljic (BiH)

Zekerijah Sabanovic (BiH)

Salih Tandir (BiH)

Nahid Tavakoli (Iran)

Muharem Zildzic (BiH)

Lejla Zunic (BiH)

Zora Vukobrat (BiH)

Patrick Weber (Switzerland)

To all of reviewers Editorial Board of Acta Informatica Medica cordially thank for their participation and contribution in improving of its contents. On Table 1. is presented the h-index of the most important biomedical journals in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the year 2013 (4). Acta Informatica Medica is now abstracted and indexed in 24 on-line databases.

Table 1

Presentation of biomedical journals in B&H ordered by the h-index values (2012) (4)