Ma Li, Li Xiang
Editorial Office, Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, Pleasanton, CA 94566, United States.
World J Hepatol. 2021 Feb 27;13(2):162-165. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v13.i2.162.
The 2021 online editorial board meeting of the was held on January 16, 2021. Xiang Li, Director of Production Office on behalf of the Baishideng Publishing Group, organized the meeting. Three Editors-in-Chiefs (EiCs) and 15 Baishideng Publishing Group staff attended the meeting. The meeting goal was to brief EiCs on journal performance and gather ideas for journal development in 2021. In 2020, published 204 articles, a 20% increase compared to 2019, authors were from 32 countries and regions, and the average citation per article was three times. However, attracting high quality original article submissions remains a challenge. The EiCs provided feedback and suggestions centered on four topics: (1) Improve journal quality by building editorial; (2) Improve board engagement by establishing a clear policy and consistent internal communications; (3) Improve peer review quality and efficiency; and (4) Refine the current journal marketing strategy to increase visibility and discoverability.
[期刊名称]2021年在线编辑委员会会议于2021年1月16日举行。生产办公室主任李翔代表白石登出版集团组织了此次会议。三位主编及15名白石登出版集团员工参加了会议。会议目的是向主编们通报期刊表现，并收集2021年期刊发展的意见。2020年，[期刊名称]发表了204篇文章，比2019年增长了20%，作者来自32个国家和地区，每篇文章的平均被引次数是之前的三倍。然而，吸引高质量原创文章投稿仍然是一项挑战。主编们围绕四个主题提供了反馈和建议：(1) 通过组建编辑团队提高期刊质量；(2) 通过制定明确政策和保持一致的内部沟通提高编委会参与度；(3) 提高同行评审质量和效率；(4) 完善当前期刊营销策略以提高知名度和可发现性。
