Reflections on 5 years of UK-Vet Equine
It took a while for UK-Vet Equine to find its place as a stand-alone journal, but a look back at the articles and downloads over the last year suggests it has found its niche. Even I was sceptical whether an independent equine title could succeed, but it has not only survived but thrived. Since the first year of publishing, annual web traffic has increased 10-fold and the number of articles downloaded has more than tripled. Most of the UK's biggest veterinary groups and educational institutions subscribe and the journal is read all over the world.
Opinion-based educational articles sometimes get a bad rap as we become increasingly (and rightly) obsessed with evidence-based medicine. However, evidence-based medicine is far more than just original peer reviewed research studies, relying upon the experience of the veterinary surgeon, the needs and circumstances of the patient and owner, as well as the best available scientific evidence. In the equine sector, we are woefully short of evidence regarding the clinical questions we pose ourselves on a daily basis, so we are forced to rely on our own experiences and those of our peers and experts. UK-Vet Equine has aimed to take that a step further and disseminate the knowledge of some of the most experienced clinicians and their understanding of the evidence that is available.
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