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Gastroenterology: A Look Back Over the Last Year
Comment From the Editors Gastroenterology: A Look Back Over the Last Year
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his past year has been an exciting, dynamic one for GASTROENTEROLOGY and its readership. According to data released in 2006 by Thompson Scientific, GASTROENTEROLOGY ranked first out of 46 gastroenterology- and hepatology-related journals, and 65th out of ⬎6,000 major scientific journals, placing it in the top 1% of all scholarly biomedical publications. To continue this trend of excellence, we have introduced new or expanded content, including initiation of perspectives from leading authorities in their respective fields, expansion of Gastroenterology News to Gastroenterology and Hepatology News, introduction of Imaging and Advanced Technology, reconfiguration and expansion of Clinical Challenges and Images in GI (with additional images online), and introduction of broad-based outstanding Reviews in Basic and Clinical Gastroenterology with themes linked between issues. The 2007 13th issue, an annual tradition of the journal for each May, was devoted to the timely, critical topics surrounding nutrition, obesity, and metabolism. In addition to the new content of GASTROENTEROLOGY, several stylistic changes were made to modernize the journal and enhance its ease-of-use for readers. Specifically, all line art is now redrawn so that line figures and tables are uniform between articles in each issue. Additionally, an in-house medical illustrator creates custom illustrations for special sections such as Reviews in Basic and Clinical Gastroenterology, Editorials, Gastroenterology and Hepatology News, Imaging and Advanced Technology, the
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cover, and the 13th issue. Furthermore, convenient tabs have been added to the major sections of the journal to help readers quickly identify areas of interest. The online presence of GASTROENTEROLOGY has also changed over the last year. Users of www.gastrojournal. org can now seamlessly link between interrelated articles of GASTROENTEROLOGY and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology by clicking on the link symbol found in select content. Additionally, accepted articles are available as Articles in Press within approximately 1 week of acceptance. Once these articles are typeset and corrected by authors, they are indexed accordingly in PubMed several weeks ahead of print publication. GASTROENTEROLOGY also introduced an online continuing medical education program that allows both readers and reviewers to claim between 1 and 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Additional online features and capabilities are planned for the coming year. GASTROENTEROLOGY has augmented its global reach by participating in programs such as the World Health Organization’s Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative. Through this program, developing countries are provided free or discounted access to the journal. We believe these measures, and future ones, are critical to global biomedical and clinical education. Additionally, GASTROENTEROLOGY has been translated into Spanish, Turkish, and Japanese, and will soon be translated into Russian. GASTROENTEROLOGY is committed to serving an international audience. Investigation in basic and clinical arenas is increasingly complex. The
vast amount of data, and how the data are presented, pose challenges. To that end, we have implemented guidelines for reporting meta-analyses of genetic studies. After January 1, 2008, GASTROENTEROLOGY will require all meta-analyses of genetic studies to be registered and to follow the HuGENet guidelines (www.cdc. gov/genomics/hugenet/default.htm), using 2007 as a period of transition. A gene microarray data reporting policy was implemented such that these data must be submitted to an appropriate repository (either NCBI’s GEO or EBI’s ArrayExpress). The data should preferably be MIAME compliant (www.mged.org/Workgroups/ MIAMEMiame.html). We trust the reader and author view these collective changes as ones that permit them to utilize the journal more fully and to stay apprised of the most current and visionary research in gastroenterology and hepatology that impact on new mechanisms, novel model systems, developments in technology, and most importantly, the advancement of patient care. To support the highest standards maintained by the journal, a revised conflict of interest policy appeared in our March 2007 issue with compliance of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) policy. It is our joy to represent you, and we would also like to thank our Associate Editors, Special Section Editors, Consulting Biostatisticians, Editorial Board, and the GASTROENTEROLOGY Staff. ERIN DUBNANSKY Director of Editorial Services Anil K. RUSTGI, MD Editor doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2007.05.061
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his past year has been an exciting, dynamic one for GASTROENTEROLOGY and its readership. According to data released in 2006 by Thompson Scientific, GASTROENTEROLOGY ranked first out of 46 gastroenterology- and hepatology-related journals, and 65th out of ⬎6,000 major scientific journals, placing it in the top 1% of all scholarly biomedical publications. To continue this trend of excellence, we have introduced new or expanded content, including initiation of perspectives from leading authorities in their respective fields, expansion of Gastroenterology News to Gastroenterology and Hepatology News, introduction of Imaging and Advanced Technology, reconfiguration and expansion of Clinical Challenges and Images in GI (with additional images online), and introduction of broad-based outstanding Reviews in Basic and Clinical Gastroenterology with themes linked between issues. The 2007 13th issue, an annual tradition of the journal for each May, was devoted to the timely, critical topics surrounding nutrition, obesity, and metabolism. In addition to the new content of GASTROENTEROLOGY, several stylistic changes were made to modernize the journal and enhance its ease-of-use for readers. Specifically, all line art is now redrawn so that line figures and tables are uniform between articles in each issue. Additionally, an in-house medical illustrator creates custom illustrations for special sections such as Reviews in Basic and Clinical Gastroenterology, Editorials, Gastroenterology and Hepatology News, Imaging and Advanced Technology, the
GASTROENTEROLOGY 2007;133:8
cover, and the 13th issue. Furthermore, convenient tabs have been added to the major sections of the journal to help readers quickly identify areas of interest. The online presence of GASTROENTEROLOGY has also changed over the last year. Users of www.gastrojournal. org can now seamlessly link between interrelated articles of GASTROENTEROLOGY and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology by clicking on the link symbol found in select content. Additionally, accepted articles are available as Articles in Press within approximately 1 week of acceptance. Once these articles are typeset and corrected by authors, they are indexed accordingly in PubMed several weeks ahead of print publication. GASTROENTEROLOGY also introduced an online continuing medical education program that allows both readers and reviewers to claim between 1 and 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Additional online features and capabilities are planned for the coming year. GASTROENTEROLOGY has augmented its global reach by participating in programs such as the World Health Organization’s Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative. Through this program, developing countries are provided free or discounted access to the journal. We believe these measures, and future ones, are critical to global biomedical and clinical education. Additionally, GASTROENTEROLOGY has been translated into Spanish, Turkish, and Japanese, and will soon be translated into Russian. GASTROENTEROLOGY is committed to serving an international audience. Investigation in basic and clinical arenas is increasingly complex. The
vast amount of data, and how the data are presented, pose challenges. To that end, we have implemented guidelines for reporting meta-analyses of genetic studies. After January 1, 2008, GASTROENTEROLOGY will require all meta-analyses of genetic studies to be registered and to follow the HuGENet guidelines (www.cdc. gov/genomics/hugenet/default.htm), using 2007 as a period of transition. A gene microarray data reporting policy was implemented such that these data must be submitted to an appropriate repository (either NCBI’s GEO or EBI’s ArrayExpress). The data should preferably be MIAME compliant (www.mged.org/Workgroups/ MIAMEMiame.html). We trust the reader and author view these collective changes as ones that permit them to utilize the journal more fully and to stay apprised of the most current and visionary research in gastroenterology and hepatology that impact on new mechanisms, novel model systems, developments in technology, and most importantly, the advancement of patient care. To support the highest standards maintained by the journal, a revised conflict of interest policy appeared in our March 2007 issue with compliance of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) policy. It is our joy to represent you, and we would also like to thank our Associate Editors, Special Section Editors, Consulting Biostatisticians, Editorial Board, and the GASTROENTEROLOGY Staff. ERIN DUBNANSKY Director of Editorial Services Anil K. RUSTGI, MD Editor doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2007.05.061