Optimization Strategies for Virtual Special Issues in Medical Science Journals

Subjects: Digital Publishing >> Internet Journals submitted time 2024-01-30

Li Li Yu Jing

Abstract： Objective This study aims to explore optimization strategies for virtual special issues (VSIs) in medical and scientific journals by investigating the experiences of VSI implementation. Methods  Data related to VSIs from "Chinese Journal of Neuro-psychiatric Diseases" and "Sun Yat-sen University Journal of Medical Sciences" were collected and analyzed in depth. The current status and implementation paths of VSIs were examined. The strategies were categorized into six aspects: timeliness, topic selection, copyright issues, dissemination forms, virtual academic communities, and reader needs. Furthermore, a questionnaire survey was conducted among authors to gain insights into their perceptions of VSIs, to spread information about VSIs, and to increase the visibility of the journals and their VSIs. Results The optimized strategies for VSI in medical and scientific journals include: paying attention to timeliness with reference to the half-life of disciplines; planning comprehensively with diverse topic selection; addressing copyright issues by obtaining authorization letters; promoting multi-dimensional dissemination; attracting readers by developing virtual academic communities; and conducting questionnaire surveys to analyze demand-oriented feedback. According to the author questionnaire results, 55.97% of the respondents had paid attention to the VSIs in the two journals; 85.54% agreed with their articles being selected for VSIs; and 76.10% expressed willingness to give online or offline lectures on their papers. Additionally, 79.31% of the respondents were "very satisfied" with the journals, while 20.69% were "relatively satisfied." Conclusion  Medical and scientific journals should orientation their strategies towards readers' perspectives, combining scientific papers into various patterns and diversified VSI dissemination. This approach can enhance the scope and speed of scientific research information sharing, playing a significant role in promoting journal development.

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