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The University of Health Sciences (UHS) has launched an initiative to enhance the quality and international visibility of biomedical journals published by health institutions across Punjab._x000D_
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The initiative was discussed at a meeting of the Discipline Specific Faculty Council (DSFC) in Medical Journalism and the UHS Inter-Institutional Journalism Consortium (IJC), attended by more than 50 editors and publishing experts._x000D_
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Participants agreed to develop a Journal Performance and Quality Metrics Framework to improve editorial standards and strengthen journal recognition. UHS Vice Chancellor Prof. Ahsan Waheed Rathore stressed that quality must take precedence over quantity in academic publishing and called for stronger editorial governance and publication ethics._x000D_
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The meeting also emphasized collaboration among institutions, editorial capacity building and the adoption of modern publishing technologies to raise Pakistani biomedical journals to internationally recognized standards.
