Research leadership of the Argentine Federation of Cardiology: role of scientific organizations in promoting medical publications

Abstract

Research is one of the many activities that a doctor is able to perform, and it requires the dissemination of the results as the essential final step. The Argentine Federation of Cardiology (FAC) should encourage the publication of original articles. The FAC Journal represents the appropriate tool for this purpose,demonstrating continuous activities;with international scope and adequately complying with various criteria that evaluate biomedical journals. The quality has been reflected in the constant increase in its article views.In its enthusiasm to reduce the gap between research and quality publication,FAC first created the Secretariat of Medical Research, which provides methodological advice to internal projects, and later, designed and carried out two editions of the Tutoring for Writing Scientific Articles course.Scientific publication should be considered a component of routine medical activity,which requires training to develop a skill that can be acquired and improved.FAC is committed to making this task easier for its members.