Editorial

Short History of Just Mentorship and Support

Vladimir J. Šimunović ; Mostar University School of Medicine, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Milivoj Petković ; School of Nursing Studies, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sebastiano Miscia ; Department of Anatomy, Chieti University School of Medicine, Chieti, Italy
Mirko Petrovic ; Department of Geriatrics, Gent University School of Medicine, Gent, Belgium
Robert Stallaerts ; Gent University School of Economics, Gent, Belgium
Werner Busselmaier ; Department of Human Genetics, Heidelberg University School of Medicine, Germany
Michael Hebgen ; Computer Center, Heidelberg University, Germany
Axel Horsch ; Department of Internal Medicine Heidelberg University, Germany
Slobodanka Horsch ; Deutsches Krebs Forschumb Zentrum, Heidelberg University, Germany
Mojca Krzan ; Department of Pharmacology, University School of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Igor Švab ; Department of Family Medicine, University School of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Samo Ribarić ; Department of Pathophysiology, University School of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Danica Železnik ; Department of Nursing, School of Health Science, Maribor, Slovenia
Joanna Santa Barbara ; McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Dalibor Arapović ; Puls-Journal of Medicine Students Association, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tomica Božić ; Department of Peditrics, Mostar University School of medicine, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Goran Đuzel ; Clinical Hospital Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Frano Ljubić ; Past Rector, Mostar University, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Maja Ostojić ; Department of Microbiology, Mostar Clinical Hospital, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Siniša Skočibušić ; Past President of Mostar University Students Association, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nada Spasojević ; Ministry Social Affairs, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Amra Zalihić ; Department of Family Medicine, University School of Medicine, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Radivoje Radić ; Dean, School of Health Science, Osijek, Croatia
Bakir Mehić ; Dean, Sarajevo University School of Medicine, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Emina Nakaš-Ićidić ; Department of Psihology, Sarajevo University School of Medicine, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Darko Kordić ; General Hospital Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
Damir Sapunar ; Departmenzt of Histology, Split University School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
Snježana Tomić ; Departmet of Pathology, Split University School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
Farid Ljuca ; Dean, Tuzla University School of Medicine, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nurka Pranjić ; Department of Environmental Health, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hajrija Selešković ; Past Dean, Tuzla University School of Medicine, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Husref Tahirović ; Academy of Science and Arts, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nijaz Tihić ; Department of Microbiology, Tuzla University School of Medicine, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Željko J. Bošnjak ; Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsion, Milwaukee, USA
Stjepan Gamulin ; Croatian Academy of Science and Art, Zagreb, Croatia
Ilija Kuzman ; Department of Infectology, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Croatia
Zdravko Mandić ; Department of Ophthalmology, Zagreb University School of Medicine, Croatia
Selma Kamberović ; Department of Microbiology, University School of Medicine, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Marija Hiljadnikova ; University School of Pharmacy, Skopje, Macedonija
Haris Tanović ; Surgical Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

Since its foundation in 1992, the Croatian Medical Journal (CMJ)
has followed the strict standards of quality in the scientific publishing.
However, the Journal has been aware that its specific position
demands more than just following the already established rules.
From the very beginning, the Journal declared an “author-helpful
policy,” stating that “journal editors should have a major role in
training authors in science communication, especially in smaller and
developing scientific communities. Journal authors usually send scientifically
acceptable but poorly prepared articles and it is a pity to
lose valid data because of their poor presentation.” (1,2).
In brief, the editors and editorial staff of the CMJ have been well
aware that the skills of scientific reporting and publishing in our academic
community are not developed and that valuable research results
and valid data are being lost because of poor presentation. To
be perfectly honest, ten years ago this statement looked like a nice
promise, one of the many we in academic medicine learnt not to take
too seriously.

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Hrčak ID:

26085

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/26085

Publication date:

15.2.2008.

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