The relationship of scientific publishing and the world wide web steadily evolves as
the internet technology advances in its sophistication and ability to reach an
increasing number of people. Many well established medical publication currently
publish their journal electronically as well as in print format. Forced by high volume of
manuscript submissions as well as financial restraints, some journals publish a
number of their articles on the internet alone, while others-such as this journal-are
starting an entirely new publication in an electronic version only. The presentation of
articles in the field of pediatric cardiology electronically has numerous advantages,
particularly the ability to include movie clips, sound and animations in the published
articles. This format of publication continues to have limitation. It is still not as widely
available as a print journal could be and it is awkward to curl up in bed with a lap top,
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