World Journal of Gastroenterology
| World Journal of Gastroenterology | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated title (ISO 4) | World J. Gastroenterol. |
| Discipline | Gastroenterology |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Ferruccio Bonino |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Baishideng Publishing Group (China) |
| Publication history | 1995-present |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Impact factor (2010) |
2.240 |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1007-9327 (print) 2219-2840 (web) |
| CODEN | WJGAF2 |
| OCLC number | 41888177 |
| Links | |
World Journal of Gastroenterology is an online peer-reviewed open access medical journal that covers research in gastroenterology. It is published by Baishideng Publishing Group.[1] The editor-in-chief is Ferruccio Bonino (University of Pisa).
In 2004, the journal was delisted from Journal Citation Reports for excessive self-citation,[2] but it was restored to this index in 2008, at which time its impact factor was calculated as 2.081.[3]
References
- ^ "About the journal". World Journal of Gastroenterology. Baishideng Publishing Group. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ Monastersky, Richard (October 14, 2005), "The Number That's Devouring Science: The impact factor, once a simple way to rank scientific journals, has become an unyielding yardstick for hiring, tenure, and grants", Chronicle of Higher Education.
- ^ Davis, Phil (October 17, 2011), "Gaming the Impact Factor Puts Journal In Time-out", The Scholarly Kitchen.
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