Editor's note
Looking to 2008 and beyond
By the time the print copy of MFP reaches you, we will be in 2008. Since MFP started in 2006, we have published a total of 95 items: original articles 5, review/CME articles 32, case reports 6, quizzes 10 and others 42. The category lumped as “others” is really a hotchpotch of things that add variety to our journal, e.g. EBM commentary, website review, opinion, news, personal experiences, etc. The case reports that we published are usually not “once in a life’s time” kind of rare cases – they are more like teaching cases that illustrate ways to void diagnostic pitfalls or successful management of difficult patients. These case reports, taken together with the review/CME articles and quizzes, stamp the educational role of this journal. However, we would like to encourage more submissions of original research articles – the reviewers and Editorial Board endeavour to help the authors hone the submissions into polished manuscripts – if we think the materials are publishable.
We are constantly looking for ways to improve MFP and the online version. We look forward to suggestions to improve our content, the presentation, and its visibility.
In 2007, we managed to publish three issues. Again, the Editorial Board wishes to thank all reviewers who had taken time to help us out, in spite of their heavy commitment. We also wish to thank Mr Kim Teng (www.ejireh.net) for designing our journal covers and manage the online journal, and Ms Maithili Vasudevan (the new MFP Editorial Assistant) who worked tirelessly behind the scene.CL Teng
tengcl@gmail.com