The development of science, technical and medical scholarly journals in Malaysia

The Publication of journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern India in 1874 signaled the birth of academic journals in Malaysia. The first medical journal, The Journal of Straits Medical Journal appeared in 1890. Subsequently, in the beginning of 20th century with the expansion of the British col...

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Main Author: Hashim, Roosfa
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Language:English
Published: Medwell Publishing 2012
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spelling iium-623212018-03-07T07:25:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62321/ The development of science, technical and medical scholarly journals in Malaysia Hashim, Roosfa Z004 Books. Writing. Paleography The Publication of journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern India in 1874 signaled the birth of academic journals in Malaysia. The first medical journal, The Journal of Straits Medical Journal appeared in 1890. Subsequently, in the beginning of 20th century with the expansion of the British colonial administration, several research institutes were established out of which the Institute of Medical Research and the Rubber Research Insitute were prominent examples. The establishment of the University of Malaya in 1954 further promoted research and publication activities. In the post-independence era, the growth of tertiary education as well as the increase in the number of the specialized research organizations accelerated the publication of journals in the field Science, Technology, and Medicine (STM). This study looks at the early years of medical journals and the development of STM journals in contemporary Malaysia.The second part of the study touches on the advent of electronic scholarly journal publishing in Malaysia. Medwell Publishing 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62321/1/The%20Development%20of%20Science%20%2C%20Technical%20and%20medical%20Scholarly%20Journals%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Hashim, Roosfa (2012) The development of science, technical and medical scholarly journals in Malaysia. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, 7 (3). pp. 146-150. ISSN 1815-932X E-ISSN 1993-6079 http://www.medwelljournals.com/archivedetails.php?jid=1815-932x&issueno=44
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Hashim, Roosfa
The development of science, technical and medical scholarly journals in Malaysia
description The Publication of journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern India in 1874 signaled the birth of academic journals in Malaysia. The first medical journal, The Journal of Straits Medical Journal appeared in 1890. Subsequently, in the beginning of 20th century with the expansion of the British colonial administration, several research institutes were established out of which the Institute of Medical Research and the Rubber Research Insitute were prominent examples. The establishment of the University of Malaya in 1954 further promoted research and publication activities. In the post-independence era, the growth of tertiary education as well as the increase in the number of the specialized research organizations accelerated the publication of journals in the field Science, Technology, and Medicine (STM). This study looks at the early years of medical journals and the development of STM journals in contemporary Malaysia.The second part of the study touches on the advent of electronic scholarly journal publishing in Malaysia.
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title The development of science, technical and medical scholarly journals in Malaysia
title_short The development of science, technical and medical scholarly journals in Malaysia
title_full The development of science, technical and medical scholarly journals in Malaysia
title_fullStr The development of science, technical and medical scholarly journals in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The development of science, technical and medical scholarly journals in Malaysia
title_sort development of science, technical and medical scholarly journals in malaysia
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url http://irep.iium.edu.my/62321/
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