Dear Sir or Madam:
First of all, I would like sincerely thank the readers, authors, editor-in-chiefs, editorial board members, and all the staff who has contributed in any way to the development of World Journal of Gastroenterology (WJG)!
On June 28, 2012, Thomson Reuters announced the release of the 2011 Journal Citation Reports , which covers 8456 journals.
The impact factor for WJG in 2011 is 2.471 (total cites, 16951 times; self-citation rate, 4%), ranking 32nd out of 74 journals in gastroenterology and hepatology.
With the strong support of the entire editorial board members, Baishideng Publishing Group (BPG) published 762 articles contributed by authors from 53 countries or regions in 2011, including 166 (21.78%) editorials and topic highlights, 39 (5.11%) review articles, (5.11%) original articles, 359 (47.11%) brief articles, 53 (6.70%) case reports, and 25 (3.28%) letters to the editor.
We are very pleased to announce that, from August 12, 2012, WJG will give priority to peer review and publication of articles from young researchers (<45 years old). The paper will be published free of charge if it is accepted (1365 USD per article). There are no restrictions on the number of words, figures (color, B/W), tables, references. Young researchers are welcome to submit their high-quality original articles to WJG.
The criteria for priority publishing in WJG are as follows: the age of the first author must be under 45 years of age (born after September 1, 1967); and the article must be rated AAA, AAB or ABB by all of the three peer reviewers as classification of manuscript academic content evaluation(A: Excellent; B: very good). If these criteria are not met, the authors must pay the publication fee themselves.
Please submit your paper via the WJG Editorial Office Online System (http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327office/). Please indicate that the age of the first author is under 45 years of age (born after September 1, 1967) in the cover letter.
Format for Original Articles http://www.wjgnet.com/bpg/g_info_20100725072755.htm
WJG is a weekly, open-access, peer-reviewed journal supported by an editorial board of 1369 experts in gastroenterology and hepatology from 64 countries. With all free full-text articles available online, WJG attracts approximately 9721 visits per day globally.
1 Editor-in-Chief
Ferruccio Bonino, MD, PhD, Professor of Gastroenterology, Director of Liver and Digestive Disease Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Director of General Medicine 2 Unit University Hospital of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56124 Pisa, Italy
Myung-Hwan Kim, MD, PhD, Professor, Head, Department of Gastroenterology, Director, Center for Biliary Diseases, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 388-1 Pungnap-2dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, South Korea
Kjell Öberg, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Endocrine Oncology, Uppsala University Hospital, SE-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
Matt D Rutter, MBBS, MD, FRCP, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Senior Lecturer, Director, Tees Bowel Cancer Screening Centre, University Hospital of North Tees, Durham University, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland TS19 8PE, United Kingdom
Andrzej S Tarnawski, MD, PhD, DSc (Med), Professor of Medicine, Chief Gastroenterology, VA Long Beach Health Care System, University of California, Irvine, CA, 5901 E. Seventh Str., Long Beach, CA 90822, United States
2 Highly Influential Scientists
http://www.wjgnet.com/ESPS/TopHighInfluentialScientists.aspx
3 Indexing/Abstracting
Current Contents®/Clinical Medicine, Science Citation Index Expanded (also known as SciSearch®), Journal Citation Reports®, Index Medicus, MEDLINE, PubMed, PubMed Central, Digital Object Identifier, and Directory of Open Access Journals. ISI, Thomson Reuters, 2011 Impact Factor: 2.471 (32/74 Gastroenterology and Hepatology).
4 Official Website
http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/index.htm
5 Editorial Board Members
http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/edboard.htm
6 Online Submission
http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327office/
7 Publisher
Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited
8 Contact Us
If you have any questions, please contact the WJG editorial office: wjg@wjgnet.com
9 About the BPG Journals
http://www.wjgnet.com/bpg/g_info_20120517111909.htm
We sincerely look forward to your participation!
Best regards,
Lian-Sheng Ma, President and Editor-in-Chief
World Series Journals
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