Promoting editorial capacity in psychiatric journals in low and middle income countries (LAMIC)

Abstract

Under the auspices of the WPA section for publications, the WPA Task Force on publications has been actively involved in promoting editorial capacity in LAMIC countries through workshops. The workshops review selected journals from regions within the LAMIC group. The current workshop focused on Africa and Asia, with selected editors presenting content related to their journals. The aim was to establish the readiness for indexation in international databases, and to provide strategic input to facilitate this process. However, beyond indexation the workshop provided an opportunity to contribute towards improving quality of publications that would lead to a positive impact on mental health content in these regions. A further workshop is planned for Central and South American publications.

The role of the World Psychiatric Association in facilitating development of psychiatric publications from low- and middle-income countries

“…2 Com esse fim, uma série de workshops foram realizados em várias reuniões da WPA. 3,4 No 15º Congresso Mundial de Psiquiatria, realizado em Buenos Aires (setembro 2011), o terceiro workshop da série foi organizado pelo programa de Publicações da WPA, 3,4 com o objetivo, nesse caso, de avaliar e prestar orientação às revistas psiquiátricas sul-americanas com potencial para a indexação em bancos de dados como Medline e Web of Science SM (antigo, Institute for Scientific Information®). Os workshops anteriores envolveram revistas científicas da Europa, África e Asia 3,4 -muitas das quais posteriormente obtiveram indexação no Medline, ou no WoS, ou em ambos (African Journal of Psychiatry -África do Sul; Indian Journal of Psychiatry -Índia; The East Asian Archives of Psychiatry -Hong Kong; Klinik Pskofarmakoloji Bulteni -Turquia).…”