DOHA: Sidra Medical and Research Center is taking the lead in helping colleagues in Qatar and from across the region see their research published in leading international science journals as only 1.5 percent of scientific papers published every year originate from the Middle East.
“Sidra wanted to link the tremendous scientific expertise bred in the Middle East with the international research community and offer support to scientists in Qatar and the region to see their research shared with colleagues from around the world. Collaboration is a key success factor for any scientific endeavor and research publications are a vehicle for that,” said Sidra’s Chief Research Officer Dr Francesco Marincola.
Sidra has partnered with BioMed Central, a leading open access journal publisher with over 260 titles, for a Sidra Symposia Series event on ‘Trends in Biomedical Research and Scholarly Publishing’.
Deborah Kahn, Executive Vice President at BioMed Central said:“Sidra and BioMed Central share the aims of making excellent research visible and accessible to all scientists, and we are delighted to be hosting this joint symposium with Sidra. Our Editors have a wealth of expertise in science and medicine, as well as scientific research publishing and we’re glad of the opportunity to share and discuss this with the delegates.”
“Developing a knowledge-based economy is rooted in research and Sidra, along with peers like Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute and the new open source journal QScience, as well as BMC colleagues across the world, aim to help support the burgeoning research endeavors of Arabic scientists,” said Sidra’s Dr Marincola.
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