A survey about the establishment of the Libyan Journal of Dentistry (LJD)

Abstract

Aim: This questionnaire was performed to introduce LJD and to know the feedback of the readers about the first published issue. Methods: About 75 copies of the questionnaire were distributed. Only 61 who were answered and returned. The collected answered questionnaire were tabled and analyzed. Results: About 72% of the respondents have heard about LJD, about 95% of them were believed in the importance of creating a LJD at this time, and 16% of them have accessed to our journal web site. INTRODUCTION The scientific journals publish specialized researches in a specific field after they have been judged by a number of specialists in the same field. These journals are the first platform used by researchers to publish their latest findings or to criticize and discuss results of research previously published. Therefore, we try to push the scientific research in our field through the seed of the Libyan Journal of Dentistry where we suggest that the journal will overcome the difficulties for the researchers to publish their scientific work and to play an active role in the level of sophistication and advancement of education at the academic level. Electronic publishing is a new area of information dissemination. The electronic scientific journal is specifically designed to be presented on the internet. They have come into existence promoting the rapid dissemination capability, and availability on the Internet (1, 2). The Libyan journal of dentistry (LJD) is the official journal issued by Faculty of Dentistry, University of Benghazi. LJD is an established as online, peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles in all fields of dentistry. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards of quality, improve performance, and provide credibility. ________________________________________ a Editorial board of the Libyan Journal of Dentistry LJD receives and publishes original articles, review articles, case reports, etc. Review system is performed by at least two independent reviewer's approval followed by the acceptance of editorial board members The aim of this article is to introduce LJD and to show the feedback of the readers who benefit from it. Materials and Methods A questionnaire was prepared consisting of five questions. It was conducted at the Faculty of Dentistry after the publication of the first issue of the journal during the period (2017). The questionnaire was included the faculty members, postgraduate students and dentists from outside the college. The questions revolved around whether the targeted knew about the existence of LJD and how they heard. In addition, the targeted opinion about the importance of the LJD and why. Then the questionnaire explored the opinion of the readers about the published first issue after visiting LJD web site. About 75 copies of the questionnaire were distributed. Only 61 who were answered and returned. The collected data were tabled and illustrated in representative graphs.