Iraqi Pediatricians' Contribution To International Journal Editorship

Many academics and experts have been increasingly emphasizing that scientific journal editorship and editorial board membership for academic journals represent a measure of the respect and recognition for the academics and scholars. During the first two weeks of January 2022, the editors and editorial board members of more than 3000 medical journals that are published outside Iraq were reviewed with the aim of identifying elite Iraqi pediatricians¿ contribution to international medical journal editorship and editorial board membership. Iraqi pediatricians who are serving as editors or editorial board members of ten medical journals or more were identified. During the first two weeks of January 2022, Aamir Jalal Al-Mosawi was the only Iraqi pediatrician who was serving as editor or member of editorial boards of ten or more international medical journals. This book recommends using Researchgate rankings for selecting scientific journals¿ editors and members of editorial board.