Review Paper Published in New journal?

[SonhosDaVida]

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So I am getting a review paper published in a new journal that is not famous. They are looking for publications to be included in one of their first editions. My paper concerns a novel treatment for blood cell diseases. How will this be looked upon in the medical school admissions process? I don't know if I will be the first author, probably not, since I helped out with the project. It is not my own.

 

[intangible]

Any kind of publication will not hurt you. Your question is actually asking about the extent to which this publication will help you.

The adcoms here may be able to help further, but as far as my limited knowledge of pre-med goes, adcoms see any publication fairly equally (given authorship), unless it's part of some kind of fellowship or merit-based research experience, in which case, an additional rigor is acknowledged.

 

[ridethecliche]

If it's a peer reviewed journal, then it's a good thing. It's a good thing. The adcom is not likely to know every niche journal in every field outside of the big ones, so it's not a big deal.

 

[IslandStyle808]

Meh... Impact factors are overhyped. While it is true that publishing in a good journal holds weight. What holds even more weight is 1) how novel your article is, 2) how much you contributed (ex. first authorship). I published a review article on a journal with an impact factor of around 2.8 (first author also). I had 5 citations of that article in the first year of publication. It got more citations than I thought it would (I was thinking zero LOL). So let the work speak for itself and know it inside out for your interviews.