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Published on: August 25, 2018
[Analysis of articles and citations in National Journal of Andrology (2000-2002)]
Mei Sheng1, Xue-Feng Wu, Hong-Bo Tan
1Medical Library, Nanjing General Hospital, Nanjing Command, PLA, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China.
Objectives:
To evaluate the academic status and influence of the National Journal of Andrology (NJA).
Methods:
The data of articles and citations in 16 issues of NJA (2000-2002) were collected, then the quality of this journal was evaluated in terms of bibliometric parameters.
Results:
Except for reviews and translations, the sums of original papers accounted for 183 (53.5%), the articles with citation in 16 issues were 333 (97.08%), and funded project papers accounted for 62 (18.08%). The number of the articles and funded project papers increased every year; the average publishing cycle of the articles was 8.7 months; the average number of authors was 3.7 per article; the average age of the first author was 36.3 years old; the authors distributed in 30 provinces, 43.37% of the authors had senior professional title and 40.80% of the authors had master's or doctor's degrees, the journal had a high rate of self-citation (6.30%).
Conclusions:
National Journal of Andrology is a high quality journal, with excellent authors, strong influence and bright future.
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