Ready for the next leap

In December 2015, J‑AIM is completing six years of its publication. In the history of academic journals, six years is a very short period to expect any noticeable impact. According to the Indian tradition, the period of 12 years or one mandala of hard work is known as " Tapas. " J‑AIM has just completed only half a mandala. During this period, we have tried to take baby steps toward our goal to develop a world class journal to give Ayurveda its due scientific visibility. As promised in the editorial and the thought leadership article published in the first issue, while advocating the spirit of integration, we have tried to strike a balance to ensure mutual respect to the epistemology of traditional and ancient knowledge systems. At the end of six years, 2015, J‑AIM has become a preferred journal in the disciplines of Ayurveda, integrative medicine, and traditional/complementary and alternative medicine. According to Google Scholar matrix, J‑AIM is ranked on the third position in integrative medicine sector with H‑index 15. This is highest for any Indian journal in this sector. J‑AIM has received around 2000 manuscripts from many countries. It has involved more than 700 reviewers from 36 countries. The journal has witnessed a substantial increase in the number of manuscript submissions and online accession. The acceptance rate has declined from 14% in the year 2010 to 6% in the year 2015. J‑AIM editorial team is continuously engaged in the improvement of quality and standards. The journal is a member of Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE), World Association of Medical Editors, and Indian Association of Medical Journal Editors. We also borrow a lot from global initiatives such as Equator Network and Cochrane Collaboration. other traditional practices with their counterparts from modern science and medicine. The journal policies have been particularly encouraging for young researchers by giving them several opportunities to revise and improve the quality of manuscripts. The editorial team considers this activity as very important for capacity building for ayurvedic researchers. We support researchers from traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine to inculcate art and science of scientific writing, to report the translation of their sophisticated clinical and pharmacological theories to clinical practice. In the Indian tradition, " Tapas " implies meditation, concentration, and hard shift. We experience this meaning when we steer clear of the polluted environment of compromised publication ethics, aggression of predatory journals, and increased desperation for …