The Digital Media Revolution: What It Means for the AJR

Abstract

Scholarly journals, including the American Journal of Roentgenology, are not immune from this changing paradigm. The scholarly journal of the future should be a platform for the active exchange of new information and ideas.

Metrics for Original Research Articles in the AJR: From First Submission to Final Publication

“…In the current era of digital communications [20,21], in which social media and other web applications allow nearly instantaneous dissemination of information and opinions, it is critical that this time be substan-tially shortened. Although there are inherent delays in the time required for preparation and production of the print version, workflow redesigns can be pursued to accelerate the process by which accepted manuscripts become available in electronic format.…”

“…Although there are inherent delays in the time required for preparation and production of the print version, workflow redesigns can be pursued to accelerate the process by which accepted manuscripts become available in electronic format. Indeed, most physicians today rely solely on electronic versions of journals for accessing published manuscripts [20]. Ideally, it will be possible to make all accepted manuscripts available in electronic form shortly after acceptance to make the results available to the radiology community in as timely a fashion as possible even if there are additional delays until the article eventually appears in a print issue.…”

Physician Preferences for Accredited Online Continuing Medical Education

“…In addition, although physicians are early adopters, the literature in this area has not kept pace with recent growth of smartphone and tablet device applications used in clinical practice. 25 As an early step in designing a program to facilitate the dissemination of clinical practice guidelines focused on the management of hypertension, this research project was conducted to explore what health care providers want in eCME and how they want to use it.…”