With the advancement of medical care in India both private and public sectors are taking keen interest in investing in building healthcare infrastructure. This medical boom manifests in many new nurseries that have come up at district level in the recent past. Many government and private run hospitals have revamped their neonatal setups to meet the public demand for healthcare.

Consequently, last decade has witnessed parallel growth of high-end equipment, expertise and training in the country. It has also stimulated research in neonatology. These developments could cater to varied research publications. However, there exists only one national neonatology journal. Most research publications find home in broader pediatric specialty journal .

In view of dearth of publications to meet the demand of information we felt the need for a focused neonatology journal not only for the country but also for the entire Indian subcontinent. Against this backdrop, we have launched IJNMR as an initiative to fit the bill. Through this publication, we aim to bring neonatologists from across South East Asia on one platform where they could share their research and take note of the developments in the field of neonatal care.

There is no dearth of health journals in the world. Many quality journals are published in the Indian subcontinent itself. The editor-in-chief of the IJNMR has taken up the task of bringing out the journal as a challenge while working in a Western setup after spending almost a decade in private sector in the country.

However, in a short period of time, IJNMR carved a niche for itself in many ways. In fact, innovation has been a hallmark of the journal from the word go. The editor-in-chief has realised that although physicians in developing countries are witnessing a range of disease spectrums and acquiring a wealth of knowledge during high clinical exposure, they fail to share their valuable experience with others in the absence of a reliable medical journal which could bridge the communication gap.

As a result, many medical practitioners find it difficult to communicate and discuss on their professional issues in international forums. Besides lack of proper platform, lack of motivation and time due to their busy professional life are the key factors that prevent them from sharing their findings with others.

While many medical practitioners strongly feel the need to express themselves and air their opinion and, when it comes to write down the same most lack the motivation. The lack of scientific writing skills among young researchers and postgraduate students leads to failure of their research thesis reaching any journal of repute.

* IJNMR is an open access journal and levies no Article Processing Charge (APC). There are no submission, or registration charges. Subscription is for hard copy, and charges are levied when the content is used for commercial purpose..