Steps to Improve Journal Quality – Example of “Medical Archives”

1. “MEDICAL ARCHIVES” JOURNAL DURING THE YEAR 2016 Journal “Medical Archives”, the offi cial journal of Academy of Medical Sciences of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has got a new web site from January 1st, 2017 (Figure 1). “Medical Archives” was established in 1947 and it is the oldest and the most important journal for clinical practice in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which covers the area of all clinical disciplines of medical sciences. Articles published in the “Medical Archives” during 2016 came from three continents (Europe, Asia and North America) and from 15 diff erent countries. Th e largest number of articles came from the country of origin of the journal, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Figure 2). Th e total amount of 110 articles were published in “Medical Archives” during 2016. Acceptance rate in 2016 was 35.7% (Figure 3). Th e most comEDITORIAL