Iqbal Hussain Udaipurwala.
Medical Writing: Challenges in the Contemporary Era.
J Bahria Uni Med Dental Coll Jan ;12(1):1-2.

Publication of a research article in medical journal is reflection of scholarly activity and academic credentials. History of medical writing dates back to very ancient times but in the contemporary era, medical writing has been changed a lot and also changing continuously with each passing day. The time was not far in the past when the dictum “publish or perish” was popular but soon only “publish” was not enough. This noble statement is constantly changing its form to become “publish in a good journal or perish”, then “publish in impact factor journal or perish”, “publish in high impact factor or perish”, “continuously publish in high impact factor journal or perish” and so on. Medical writing also became important in our region when academic promotions were made dependent on number of scientific publications. Publication in a well reputed scientific research journal with high impact factor is not an easy task and this is near to impossible who is writing for the first time. Writing skills are developed with practice and reading and it takes enormous patience and dedication to produce a research article.

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