The journey ends….

Abstract

My journey as the Editor of the Bengal Journal of Psychiatry began a decade ago when I took charge from one of the most respected and revered scholars of West Bengal psychiatry- Professor Gautam Bandopadhyay. Stepping into the shoe of such a giant was definitely a difficult task because the standards set were quite high. The online system of submissions was gradually gaining ground during that period. Getting an ISSN number was an uphill task because one had to visit the New Delhi office in person and convince the clerical staff. We got our Print ISSN number within 2 years. Thereafter followed indexing by several bodies including Google Scholar, ResearchBib, Indian Science Abstract, International Institute of Organized Research (I2OR), PKP-INDEX, Publons,  Cosmos Impact Factor, Eduindex Impact Factor (EIF). Indexing in Index Copernicus and Directory of Open Access Journals is yet to be done. Another important milestone was launching the journal as a part of free online journal submission platform. After logging into the website www.bjponline.org, authors can submit their manuscripts online and keep track of the review process. However, for ease of use, article submission by mailing the editor directly is also allowed. Attempt has been made to keep the expenses minimum by using the free online platform although there is a recent trend to hand over journals to reputed systems like Medknow, Jaypee and others. It is for the next editorial team to take a call in this matter. I am really thankful to the contributors, reviewers and members of the editorial team for their constant support and guidance throughout.  

I wish the very best to the next Editor of Bengal Journal of Psychiatry for taking it to newer heights!