Centre for International Mental Health, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, 3010 Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Int J Ment Health Syst. 2014 Jan 6;8(1):1. doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-8-1.
The International Journal of Mental Health Systems (IJMHS) was launched in August 2007 and has recently been given a formal impact factor. This study uses bibliometric indicators to review the performance of the Journal against its original stated objectives and aspirations.
All articles published in IJMHS since publication commenced were included (n = 158). Selected bibliometric measures indicating Journal productivity, author affiliation, impact, geographic reach, and international collaboration were utilised.
IJMHS published 158 articles in seven volumes over six years. Articles with three to five authors constitute the dominant authorship pattern, and authors' affiliations are varied. IJMHS has received an impact factor of 1.06 from Thomson Reuters, and the SCImago Journal Ranking shows IJMHS to be well positioned in the four categories in which it is listed, including in comparisons with well-established BMC journals that have similar scientific interests. Geographic authorship patterns show contributions from a large number of countries, including many low- and middle-income countries.
Manuscript submissions from a wide range of countries, including low- and middle-income countries, are mostly from academic institutions. Authors from some geographic areas of the world are significantly under-represented. The calculation of an impact factor and encouraging rankings on the SCImago Journal Rank index are expected to lead to increased submission of high quality manuscripts.
The performance of IJMHS over the first six years is promising, and the Journal is on the way to achieving the aims set out in the inaugural Editorial. IJMHS will continue to enhance its current impact through a number of new initiatives, including the introduction of thematic series and a broader range of article categories.
《国际心理健康系统杂志》（IJMHS）于 2007 年 8 月创刊，最近获得了正式的影响因子。本研究使用文献计量指标，根据杂志的原定目标和期望，评估其表现。
本研究纳入了自创刊以来发表的所有文章（n=158）。选择了一些文献计量指标，用以表示期刊的生产力、作者隶属关系、影响力、地理范围和国际合作。
IJMHS 在六年内出版了七卷共 158 篇文章。有三到五位作者的文章是主要的作者模式，作者的隶属关系多样化。IJMHS 从汤姆森路透公司获得了 1.06 的影响因子，SCImago 期刊排名显示，IJMHS 在其列出的四个类别中都有很好的定位，包括与具有类似科学兴趣的知名 BMC 期刊的比较。地理作者隶属关系显示，来自许多国家的贡献，包括许多低收入和中等收入国家。
来自广泛国家，包括低收入和中等收入国家的投稿，主要来自学术机构。来自世界某些地理区域的作者明显代表性不足。影响因子的计算和 SCImago 期刊排名的鼓励排名预计将导致高质量稿件的投稿量增加。
IJMHS 在前六年的表现很有希望，该杂志正在朝着创刊号社论中设定的目标前进。IJMHS 将通过一系列新举措，包括引入专题系列和更广泛的文章类别，继续提高其当前的影响力。
