ACTA MEDICO-BIOTECHNICA 2009;2(2):7-8 7 Uvodnik / Editorial Uredniška strategija AMB revije Medicinska fakulteta Univerze v Mariboru (MF UM) je leta 2008 ustanovila svojo znanstvenoraziskoval- no revijo Acta medico-biotechnica (AMB). Tako je na dan fakultete decembra istega leta iz{la 1. {tevilka AMB, s ~imer je prvi~ v Sloveniji medicinska fakul- teta postala ustanoviteljica medicinske revije. AMB je rezultat osebnega napora in entuziazma de- kana MF UM prof. dr. Ivana Krajnca, dr. med., in njegovih sodelavcev, {e posebej ~lanov uredni{kega odbora. V majhni deželi, kot je Slovenija, so za~etki revije podobnim za~etkom ve~ine “obrobnih” revij. Vedeli smo, da na{i kolegi raziskujejo, vendar nima- jo vedno možnosti, da bi svoje rezultate predstavili {ir{i medicinski skupnosti. Eden izmed pomembnih ciljev urednikov je vzpostaviti primeren odnos do avtorjev, kar vodi v dobro sodelo- vanje z njimi. Želja urednikov je, da bi se avtorji bolj zavedali pomembnosti svojega raziskovalnega dela, s ~imer je povezana tudi ve~ja motivacija za pisanje in po{iljanje prispevkov ne le v AMB, ampak tudi v ostale revije. Prav tako želimo olaj{ati razumevanje navodil recenzentov v želji, da je prispevek ~im kvalitetnej{i in izpolnjuje vse pogoje znanstvenega ~lanka. ^as, potreben za recenzijo prispevka, je klju~nega pomena. ̂ e je celoten postopek recenzije do kon~ne oblike prispevka predolg, lahko to bistveno vpliva ne vrednotenje revije, saj ni nujno, da so reference prispevkov vklju~ene v izra~un. Ponosni smo, da nam je po enem letu uspelo, da je vsebina revije brezpla~no dostopna na spletnem na- slovu www.actamedbio.uni-mb.si . Tako lahko nje- no kvaliteto ocenjuje {ir{i krog bralcev. kAkŠNI SO CILJI ZA PRIhOdNOSt? Trenutno revija izhaja dvakrat letno, kar pa ni dokon~no želeno {tevilo. Izdajati namre~ namera- vamo tudi tematske {tevilke z razli~nih zanimivih podro~ij, kot so e-u~enje, telemedicina, javno zdrav- je, starost itd. Eden na{ih naslednjih ciljev je motiviranje {tudentov za raziskovalno delo. Vsako leto {tudentje tekmujejo za »Dekanovo nagrado«, ki se podeljuje na fakultetni The policy of AMB journal editors The Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, (MF UM) founded its own scientific journal, Acta Medico-Biotechnica (AMB), in December 2008. This was the first time in Slovenia that a medical faculty has founded a medical journal. The AMB was the result of the personal effort and enthusiasm of the Dean of MF UM, Prof. Dr. Ivan Krajnc, Dr. Med., and his co-workers, especially the members of the editorial board. Coming from a small country such as Slovenia, we began as one of a large number of “peripheral” journals. However, we knew that our colleagues were undertaking very important scien- tific work but did not always the opportunity to pres- ent their data to the global medical community. As editors, one of our goals is to maintain an author- helpful approach. This involves good cooperation with the contributors to help increase their aware- ness of the importance of their research work, follow the recommendations of experienced peer review- ers, learn more about writing a scientific paper, and be encouraged to write and submit the paper not only to AMB but also to other scientific journals. The time required to review a manuscript is very im- portant. We are proud to announce that after one year the Journal’s content is freely available on the MF UM website www.actamedbio.uni-mb.si, so its quality can be judged not only by the local community but also by international readers. WhAt ARE OUR gOALS FOR thE FUtURE? At the moment we publish two issues per year, but we aim to publish extra theme issues on different interesting topics such are e-learning, telemedicine, public health and aging. One of our next goals is to stimulate medical stu- dents to undertake research. Every year our medi- cal students compete for the Dean’s Award. The prize is awarded on faculty day in December ev- ery year. Last year we evaluated 9 research papers and this year 7 papers were submitted. Despite the small number of our students, there is huge interest 8 ACTA MEDICO-BIOTECHNICA 2009;2(2):7-8 Uvodnik / Editorial dan v decembru. Lani je na razpis prispelo 9, letos pa 7 raziskovalnih nalog. Kljub majhnemu {tevilu {tudentov je za raziskovalno delo veliko zanimanje, zato moramo in- tenzivirati na{e sodelovanje z mentorji, da {tudente po zaklju~enem raziskovalnem delu vzpodbudijo {e k pisanju in po{iljanju prispevkov po normalni recenzijski poti. V AMB bi radi objavili ve~ino {tudentskega raziskovalnega dela, ga vklju~ili v redne {tevilke ali v posebno {tudentsko {tevilko, odvisno od {tevila in kvalitete prispevkov. Eno od lanskoletnih {tudentskih raziskovalnih del je že bilo objavljeno v prej{nji {tevilki AMB (Stana J, Stropnik D s sodelavci, AMB 2009; 1: 61-7), kar že kaže na uspeh na tem podro~ju. Obenem pa uredniki želimo, da tudi podi- plomski {tudentje v reviji AMB objavijo del svojega dok- torskega raziskovalnega dela. Prav tako je želja urednikov prispevati k trajnemu izo- braževanju, in sicer ve~inoma s preglednimi ~lanki na povabilo urednika. V naslednjih {tevilkah revije nameravamo v posebni rubriki z naslovom Mednarodno odmevne objave Medi- cinske fakultete Univerze v Mariboru prikazati izvle~ke prispevkov u~iteljev in sodelavcev MF UM, ki so jih ti objavili v mednarodno priznanih revijah. Resni~no upamo, da nam bo v nekaj letih uspelo postati mednarodno prepoznavna revija, kar pomeni, da bomo vklju~eni v baze MEDLINE / Pubmed, ISI (Thompson Scientific´s database Current Contents / Clinical Medi- cine and Science Citation Index Expanded). Glavni cilji uredni{ke politike so visoka kvaliteta revije, redno izhajanje, mednarodne recenzije in visoko kvali- tetni normativi. Seveda se zavedamo dejstva, da bo AMB ostala “obrob- na” revija. Toda poslanstvo AMB ni le v znanstveni usmeritvi, ampak je to veliko {ir{e; prispevati želimo k uveljavljanju tako Medicinske fakultete UM kot tudi same Univerze v Mariboru. Na koncu dovolite, da se v imenu celotnega uredni{kega odbora iskreno zahvalim vsem avtorjem in recenzentom za njihovo sodelovanje in entuziazem ter za pomo~ pri ra- zvoju na{e mlade revije AMB. Omnia rerum principia parva sunt. Za~etki vseh stvari so majhni. (Cicero) Du{ica Pahor Odgovorna urednica in research. We must intensify our cooperation with mentors to encourage students to write papers and to submit them for peer review. AMB wants to publish the majority of the students’ research work either in regular issues or special annual students’ AMB issues, depending on the number and quality of the articles. One paper (Stana J, Stropnik D, et al. AMB 2009; 1: 61-7) has already been published. Additionally, the editors encourage postgraduate stu- dents to publish part of their doctoral research in AMB. Our next goal is to contribute to continuing medical education, especially with review articles invited by the editor. In future, we hope to present selected abstracts of pub- lications from our MF UM teachers and collaborators in indexed journals in the section Faculty of Medicine University of Maribor international publications. We sincerely hope that over the years AMB will become internationally visible, such as by being included in the MEDLINE/Pubmed, ISI (Thompson Scientific Database Current Contents/Clinical Medicine and Science Cita- tion Index Expanded). Overall, the main editorial goal remains the develop- ment of a high quality journal, regularly published and subject to international peer review. We are aware that AMB will remain a “peripheral” jour- nal. Nevertheless the mission of AMB is much more than to produce scientific content. It should contribute to the promotion of the Faculty of Medicine and University of Maribor and support and encourage local research. Last but not least, the editors wish to warmly thank all the authors and reviewers for their cooperation and their enthusiasm, which has helped our young AMB journal grow and evolve. Omnia rerum principia parva sunt. The beginnings of all things are small. (Cicero) Du{ica Pahor Editor-in-chief