Surgery Godfather
Chapter 1113 - 897: Damn, so familiar

Chapter 1113: Chapter 897: Damn, so familiar

"This conference has moved us deeply, with new technologies from China showing us the dawn of spinal surgery—"

"I have another piece of good news to announce to you all. Do you remember the Chinese journal I recommended to you on the first day? Some of you already have the journal in hand."

"This journal will once again surprise everyone."

The impact of the presentations and surgeries by Chinese doctors still lingered, and now August was about to announce another surprise.

Why are there so many surprises coming from China?

A journal?

How come I don’t have one, do you?

The doctors in the audience looked around; nobody seemed to have the journal. Upon inquiry, it turned out that only special guests sitting at the front had received the journal. If anyone was to blame, it was for choosing a seat too far back.

"Don’t worry if you don’t have the journal in hand; it in no way affects your chance to receive the surprise. Now, I would like to introduce this journal in detail because this journal from China is published with a whole new concept, which will be a breath of fresh air for you all. Thus, I must present it thoroughly, or I would be remiss in my duties."

Is this journal that significant?

Initially, everyone had little interest in the journal, but now, after August had spoken, they were keenly interested.

"I am also one of the staunchest advocates for this new journal."

At that moment, Manstein also stepped up to the podium.

If Manstein recommends it that highly, it must be worth a closer look.

"This journal from China doesn’t have a hard copy at all, what you have seen are merely complimentary or commemorative copies," said August.

No hard copy? What kind of journal is that?

"Its mode of dissemination is completely novel; it’s a journal that utilizes the internet as its platform, meaning the journal itself is a website."

At that point, a www web address appeared on the big screen.

"This is the journal’s website address. Now everyone can use the tablets and laptops at your fingertips to access the site, where you can see all the papers from the journal. Of course, subscribing to papers comes with a fee, but it is incredibly convenient, just like shopping online. You simply click on the website and can use mobile payment to get the papers. You can subscribe to all the papers of the current issue, or just choose to subscribe to one."

Many doctors from China listened and felt a sense of familiarity, yet couldn’t quite remember why it felt so familiar.

"This is a journal with Chinese characteristics. In China, many aspects of life can be handled online, making things extremely convenient. This journal has also decided to embrace the internet, making it more timely, convenient, and open."

As August continued with the introduction, those with tablets or laptops had already begun entering the website to register and log in.

The registration and login process was very user-friendly; you simply created a username and password. Of course, using a cell phone or email for the username wasn’t an issue either.

The website’s design was very user-friendly; once logged in, you could see the first issue’s colorful cover and the titles of the featured articles.

Clicking further took you to introductions of the current issue’s papers, which were free to access, but the actual content of the papers required a subscription fee.

Traditional journals are mostly in print, some have electronic versions, but only as a secondary option, often coming with a significant delay.

Some journals are purely electronic, or some have special online internet issues, but this is just traditional journal thinking in a new medium.

But Medical from China is entirely different.

The paper layout is extremely user-friendly, with clear fonts that can be sized to preference and various options for reading backgrounds.

Most revolutionary is that after each paper, both readers and authors can freely and instantly post their comments, facilitating interaction between authors and readers, and among readers themselves.

This essentially opens up the journal to readers worldwide for discussion and interaction.

In traditional journals, reader interaction was virtually non-existent. On the rare occasion that readers and authors wished to discuss issues, they had to rely on letters and emails, which was extremely inconvenient, costly in terms of time and effort, and highly inefficient.

The doctors noted that the journal’s language was Chinese, but already, volunteer teams were translating the journal into different languages and publishing them in the corresponding language sections.

The translation teams consisted of doctor volunteers, both professional and efficient.

Medical translation is different from regular translation; it involves many medical terminologies that aren’t within most people’s grasp, so having them translated by the reader community is best.

Any team, any individual could translate the papers, and after posting their translations to the site, they are open to scrutiny and discussion. Eventually, after a series of debates, each word of the translation could be highly accurate.

Truly, a miraculous journal!

In the past, it took days for a printed journal issue to reach doctors, sometimes weeks, and in slow cases, even over a month wasn’t uncommon.

By combining the internet with journal publishing, the dissemination method was completely transformed, making it efficient and convenient; after a paper was reviewed and published, it was instantly accessible to the readers.

"Please note that our new journal doesn’t have the concept of ’issues.’ The so-called first issue is merely the first batch of papers made available to accommodate traditional thinking. From now on, as soon as you doctors write up your papers, you can submit them online at any time. Our editorial team and review experts will review them as quickly as possible, and upon passing the review, they will be immediately published," August slowly explained.