Five years of J-AIM

Editorial on the occasion of J‑AIM completing five years of successful and timely publication. At the outset on behalf of the editorial board, I wish to thank all the active members of the Editorial Board members and reviewers without whom this journey would have been impossible. We owe thanks to Medknow, now part of Wolters Kluwer for their professional support. Many developments have happened during the five years. J‑AIM was born as a part of the AYUSH funded Centre of Excellence initiative of Institute of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine under the parent body The Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT). The FRLHT has sponsored a Trans‑disciplinary University, the first of its kind in India. The University was legislated by the Government of Karnataka in 2013–2014, under the name " The Institute of Trans‑disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology. " This University is expected to provide a platform for serious research on integrative health sciences. This is a good beginning and we hope that with increased support from State and Central Governments this university will emerge as an international center of excellence for translational research, integrating modern science and Indian shastra to develop new paradigms and knowledge in biology and medicine. The journal has consistently progressed during the last five years and has shown impressive improvements in the number of submissions from 146 in 2010 to over 400 this year. The quality of submissions is steadily increasing, and the editorial team spends substantial quality time by engaging with the authors, giving them critical advice and sufficient opportunities for improvements. At present, J‑AIM is able to accept about 12% of the submissions. The peer review process is becoming more stringent, and the scientific rigor of published articles is consistently improving. J‑AIM is now indexed in PubMed, Scopus, SCImago, Google Scholar among many other scientific databases. With the highest h‑index among Ayurveda Journals, J‑AIM has emerged as the most desired choice of scientists, faculty, and students from Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine disciplines. SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator is a measure of journal's impact, influence, and prestige. In the category of complementary medicine, as per current SJR ranking, J‑AIM stands at the 38 th position among 100 top journals, at 8 th among Asian region and at the 3 rd position among Indian Journals. Of course among Ayurveda category, it globally stands at No. 1 position. The diversity of disciplines and number of …