Scientometrics
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2013; 19(44): 7830-7835
Published online Nov 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.7830
Improvement analysis of article quality in World Journal of Gastroenterology during 2008-2012
Hua Yang, Yun-Xiang Chen
Hua Yang, Yun-Xiang Chen, Library of Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Yang H designed and performed the research; Chen YX did statistical analysis.
Correspondence to: Hua Yang, Professor, Library of Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, No. 36 Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China. yangh@sj-hospital.org
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Received: June 21, 2013
Revised: September 12, 2013
Accepted: October 19, 2013
Published online: November 28, 2013
Core Tip

Core tip: A total of 4409 articles were examined to explore the development of World Journal of Gastroenterology (WJG) during 2008-2012. Based on analysis of the relevant indices, this study not only discussed the development and changes of WJG in recent years, but also the characteristics of the published papers and the authors’ origins. Furthermore, we performed analyses involving several journals of gastroenterology. The results show that all the indexes of this journal are stable and reasonable, and WJG has developed into one of the important journals in the field of gastroenterology.