Visibility of Arab countries in the world biomedical literature

Abstract

Over the last four decades, most Arab countries
have undergone considerable development and
both undergraduate and postgraduate education
have spread and improved. Moreover, the number of
journals published in Arab countries has increased, which
has provided an outlet for publishing research that is of
local importance but is not of much interest to the
scientific community at large and, thus, has a small
chance of being accepted by well-established journals
with a wide readership. However, as Arab countries are
part of the developing world, their contribution to the
biomedical research literature is modest.

(Published: 3 March 2011)

Citation: Libyan J Med 2011, 6: 6325 - DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v6i0.6325