Medicine in the 21st century has evolved into Evidence Based Medicine. By this, we mean that we have left behind the paradigm of unipotential knowledge given to us by our esteemed professors and have now entered the era of research where our hypotheses must be tested through scientific method.

Research and publishing is the foundation of our career. Through the application of research and subsequently the publishing of our work we can contribute to the scientific expansion of our chosen fields. We must be capable of producing and spreading knowledge in order for medicine to continuously develop. Each year scientific methodologies and the amount of medical researchers increase, urging the need for a platform to depict the medical community's results.

Continue Medical Education is a challenging stage which is not only clinical but also scientific. Due to a lack of time and inherent deficit in the knowledge of scientific journalism much of the work done at this stage goes unpublished.

Open access system
In the 19th and 20th centuries, medical societies started publishing the first medical journals. These journals published articles with case reports, and ideas on new therapeutic options. Some of them also published the results of biological experiments. All these early journals were printed journals that were sold to subscribers [1]. That is, one needed to be subscribed to a journal to get access to the contents.

But the internet era arrived and the means of publishing changed in all fields of science. First, existing publishers adapted their journals, making them mixed -both printed and online-, and online only in most cases later on. New publishers opted for online only journals from birth.

The new way of publishing changed business for good: scientific publishing has never been more profitable [2][3]. The fee-for-access model that made perfect sense for the printed journals was no longer consistent with the mission of sharing knowledge because it limited the reach of the scientific literature [1]. For this reason, many publishers adopted a new model: the open access model. In this model, instead of charging readers for accessing journals, publishers charge authors -or their institutions- a fee to cover the costs of editorial works.

The open access model is now an established model, but it also brought some challenges. Much debate has been done about open access itself and about the fees charged by publishers: are these fees suitable or excessive? Who should pay the fees, authors and their institutions or funding agencies? What about authors who do not have funds for addressing these payments? Authors from developing countries have many difficulties in getting the funds needed to cover the costs, even when some publishers offer discounts for them. This is generating a dangerous bias in the access to publishing.

The scientific world needs a fresh infusion of idealism where the obligation of paying for publishing open access can be removed. We know this may seem difficult at first glance since publishing, even online, has some important costs to face [4].

Internet Medical Society
Internet Medical Society is a worldwide, independent organization. IMS is aimed at promoting best practices in the use of internet in medical practice and medical education including publication. We also aim to promote an exchange of information and ideas on the science and practice of medicine, both within the health professions and with responsible and informed public opinion [5].

We strongly encourage physicians from all around the world, particularly young physicians, to join IMS and to use this new source to publish their articles and create important discussion in the medical field [5].

Keywords: Medical Journalism, Medical societies, Open access, Open journal system

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2. The Wellcome Trust. Economic analysis of scientific research publishing: A report commissioned by the Wellcome Trust, revised ed. 2003. [Availabe at: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/images/SciR esPublishing3_7448.pdf. Accessed 10th July 2015.]    
3. The Wellcome Trust. Costs and business models in scientific research publishing: A report commissioned by the Wellcome Trust 2004. [Availabe at: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/images/cost s_business_7955.pdf. Accessed 10th July 2015.]    
4. The Wellcome Trust. New report reveals open access could reduce cost of scientific publishing by up to 30 per cent. 2004. [Availabe at: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/1/awtprerel 0404n318.html. Accessed 10th July 2015.]    
5. Eloy Cardenas-Estrada, Ricardo Correa, Manuel Menendez. Gratis Open Access Model Supported By Internet Medical Society. Cureus 2015. IMS. [Availabe at: http://www.cureus.com/channels/ims#.Va7_lOuD6aB. Accessed 20th July 2015.]