Following advances in electronic scientific communication, and with the aim to speed
up the publication of articles, the International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
(IAO) has adopted the model of continuous publication. This new model enables the
quick publication of articles; after approval and editorial production, the articles
are automatically published online and made available in various databases (e.g. PubMed,
SciELO, Scopus) without having to wait for the quarterly publication of the printed
journal.[1]
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International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology will continue to produce the printed
edition periodically, with four issues per year (January, April, July, and October).
However, in addition to this, the articles will be published and indexed in a continuous
manner in the online databases, lending exposure and immediate access to these manuscripts.
As such, we hope to retain the novelty of published works while broadening the exposure
time of the research to increase the citations of articles, which will have a positive
impact on the journal.[1]
Regarding continuous publication, the main changes are:
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Although the content of the online version and the printed version will be the same,
the numerical sequence of the pages will be different.
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The articles will be published using electronic pagination (e-pagination) and listed
in chronological sequence.
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The printed version will have the usual numbering of pages, but the official citation
will be the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) and/or the e-pagination (e.g., Int Arch
Otorhinolaryngol 2019;23:e1-e5).
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The official citation will be shown on the first page of the printed version of each
article.
In addition, the IAO uses social networks to give exposure and encourage discussion
of its manuscripts. In a world where people are increasingly connected, it is necessary
to use these technologies to stimulate interest in academic and research matters.
“Liking,” “commenting,” and “sharing” scientific discoveries on social network platforms
also serves as a metric for the involvement of the reader with the article.
