eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology 2328-4064 2016-05-12 4 3 52 55 10.12691/ajidm-4-3-1 AJIDM2016431 article Venkataramana Kandi ramana_20021@rediffmail.com 1 Department of Microbiology, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar Journal communications have been revolutionized by the evolution of the concept of online and open access publications. Even the older and traditional journals have adopted the online mode for paper submission, peer review and editorial procedures before a research communication is published. Most journals now have both an online and print version where in both are either freely available or available under subscription. Currently the situation of journal publications has been in a lot of criticism. This review attempts to elaborate on the current status of journal publication, indexing, impact factor, authorship and criteria for assessment of academic excellence. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajidm/4/3/1/ajidm-4-3-1.pdf journal publication indexing impact factor