Why do editors of local nursing society journals strive to have their journals included in MEDLINE?: a case study of the Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.

Abstract

I discovered that the Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing (KJWHN) has been listed as a MEDLINE journal on the “Journals Recently Accepted for Inclusion in MEDLINE” website (https:// www.nlm.nih.gov/medline/medline_new_titles.html) on August 26, 2023. This list of recently accepted journals was published on August 25, 2023 (EST). I was thrilled to see KJWHN on the list, as it is a member journal of both the Korean Council of Science Editors and the Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors, organizations where I have served as president. I extend my congratulations to the editors, society executives, and all society members for their hard work in getting the journal listed in MEDLINE—“the United States National Library of Medicine’s (US NLM) premier bibliographic database that contains more than 29 million references to journal articles in life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine.” Another important partner was the publisher, which provides services such as XML and homepage production, English proofreading, and manuscript editing. It is indeed a significant challenge for an academic society in Korea to have a journal listed in MEDLINE. KJWHN is only the third journal in the nursing category in Korea to receive this honor. This accomplishment is a testament to the tireless efforts of all society members, particularly the expertise of the editor-in-chief, Dr. Sue Kim, who has held this position since January 2020.