1. 2009 African Journals Partnership Project Meeting David Ofori-Adjei Editor-in-Chief Ghana Medical Journal Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009

2. Ghana Medical Journal Office space GMA House Staff One part-time staff Equipment Computers Scanner Printer Internet DSL Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009

3. Chapter 1: GMJ Established 1962 Publisher Ghana Medical Association Financed by Membership dues Advertisements Frequency Quarterly Manuscript review process Peer-review Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009

4. Chapter 1: GMJ –Editorial Changes Editors – Three new young editors (Child Health, Surgery, Internal Medicine) Revive & Expand Editorial Board – Increase international members Internship – One (out of three) selected and started Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009

5. Chapter 1: GMJ - Production Print issues Quarterly 2000 copies Delays mainly editorial Electronic issues Quarterly www.ghanamedassn.org www.ghanamedj.org www.ghanamedassn.org www.ghanamedj.org Precedes print issue Content Consistency Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009

6. Chapter 1: GMJ - Content Editorial/Commentary – Issue content/Subject of interest Original research – Five/issue Special Articles/Review Article – One/issue Case Reports – Two/issue Correspondence/News Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009

7. Chapter 1: GMJ - Submissions Manual Processing – E-mail – CD-ROM Online Processing – Started April 2008 – Challenges Corresponding Authors Reviewers – Honeymoon period Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009

8. Chapter 1: GMJ Submissions 200620072008* Total Submission496130 Number from Outside Ghana 11185 Number Rejected18253 % Rejection36.740.910.0 Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009

9. Chapter 1: GMJ – Supporting Activities Training – Online submission – Scientific writing Academics (Africa Partners & Mayo Clinic) General Practitioners (to be sponsored by Private Health Insurance Company) Literature search (part of writing w/shop) NMIMR Librarian – Manuscript Reviewers Proposed; Sponsor - AJPP Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009

10. Chapter 1: GMJ - Indexing AJOL – Not that active – XML challenges CABI Publishing African Index Medicus PubMed Central Archive Medline (in preperation) ISI (in process) Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009

11. Chapter 1: GMJ - Opportunities CPD credits (for re-certification) – Authors – Reviewers – Quiz (based on published articles) Surveys (re-inspired by 2009 CSE course on Journal Metrics) – Authors – Readers Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009

12. Chapter 2: Partners SPi – Excellent relationship ManuscriptCentral – Basic system working well – Customisation and training – Author and reviewer surveys Lancet – High turnover of contact – Scientific writing slide set NLM – Digitization Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009

13. Chapter 3: Friends Tropical Diseases Research/WHO – Discussions on Reviews for TropIKA.net Commons African Journals FAME – Quo vadis? Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009

14. Chapter 4: So what? Moving the agenda forward – An educational resource – Increased visibility – Sustainability – Capacity building Role of partners (facilitators, skills tranfer) Role of journals (exchange visits, joint w/shops) – Media engagement Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009

15. Thank You Pittsburgh 5-6 May 2009 AJPP