Doha: QScience.com and Qatar Medical Journal editors-in-chief have announced the journal is indexed in PubMed Central (PMC), the world’s largest and most-used biomedical literature database.
PubMed Central is a freely available database of full-text articles on life sciences and biomedical topics. Citations and abstracts of all QMJ articles will additionally be retrievable in PubMed through keyword and author searches.
Journals accepted to PMC undergo review by the Literature Selection Technical Review Committee, which is a National Institute of Health-chartered committee. Arend Kuster, Managing Director, QScience.com, said, “Depositing QMJ content in PubMed Central will make it more discoverable to researchers, health professionals, and the general public. This acceptance reflects our on-going publishing commitment to high quality, reputable manuscripts. Having QScience.com journals included on PMC can now act as a beacon to help attract some of the best researchers to Qatar,” he added.
Dr Christopher Leonard, Editorial Director, QScience.com, said, “We are honoured to see QMJ included among high-profile journals accepted into PubMed Central. This establishes QMJ as a journal of growing prominence in the field of medicine.”
Hammoudeh, Editor-in-Chief, QMJ, said, “By being indexed in PubMed Central, QMJ’s online presence will expand and QMJ will reach new heights as a global resource.” The Peninsula
