In the early twentieth century, scientific publications in French, German and English were held in the same regard internationally. After World War II, the United States government began a major economic expansion that allowed it to become the richest and most influential country in the world. This gave the English language further prominence in many fields, including scientific research.
Leading scientific organisations have a clear preference for material published in English. At present, English is considered the international language of science, technology, commerce and communications, enabling physicians and researchers from around the world to communicate and share knowledge.
It is still necessary, however, to recognize the highly-regarded journals published in languages other than English, like the influential Revista Española de Cardiología and several of the PubMed indexed Hungarian journals.
This begs the question; why invest the time, effort and money of publishing a full text in English when there are successful journals in other languages? A study published in the Acta Ortopédica Mexicana journal showed that approximately 40.7% of the queries made to the abstract were in English*.
Whereas an article with local impact may be more conveniently published in a local language journal, an article with international context will reach more scientists and readers when published in English. More and more authors are striving to write and publish their research in English to improve their visibility, citations of their work and their standing in the medical and scientific community.
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*Acta Ortopedica Mexicana en Mexico y el Mundo: Estudio bibliométrico. Act Ortop Mex 2010; 24(1): 47-50
