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To analyze the articles published in Journal of Medical Biomechanics during the year 2015-2019, so as to make references for improving the quality of the journal. Methods Based on data published by Chinese S&T Journal Citation Reports, the citation index and source index of the journal during the year 2015-2019 were collected for statistic analysis. Results During the year 2015-2019, the journal’s total citations, impact factors, number of citing journals, number of source papers, average citations were steadily increased. Eighty-four percent of the published papers were funded, with a wide range of subject distributions. Conclusions The 5-year academic impact of the journal has been improving. To expand the academic impact, the journal should make further efforts in giving full play to the role of the Editorial Committee, shortening the publication cycle, as well as strengthening propaganda and promotion of the journal.
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Journal of Medical Biomechanics was founded in 1986. As a technical periodical, the journal aims at reflecting the latest scientific and clinical achievement and progress in the field of biomechanics, and promoting academic exchange of biomechanics both in China and abroad. By June 2016, the journal has officially published a total of 31 volumes and 124 issues, and great progress has been achieved in its publishing quality and academic influence. In this article, the 30-year development of the journal is reviewed, and future work is prospected in the aspect of improving quality, digitalization and internationalization of the journal.
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Objective To make a quantitative analysis on the main bibliometric indices of Journal of Medical Biomechanics during 2010-2013, so as to evaluate the journal’s academic level and influence and provide some references for the authors, readers and the journal’s future development. Methods The data of bibliometric indices were searched from Chinese S&T Journal Citation Reports by Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC) and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database, and bibliometric analysis was then conducted. ResultsDuring 2010-2013, the journal’s total citations, impact factors, immediacy index, number of source papers, average citations, affiliations, ratio of funded papers, citing half-life were steadily increased, while the non-self-cited rate, cited half-life, ratio of overseas papers were declined in totality. No obvious change was found in the number of citing journals, average authors and regions, and the papers showed an intensely regional distribution. Conclusions During 4 years, the journal has established a steady and high-level group of core authors and editorial members, with a wide range of subject distributions in published papers. The journal’s publication quality and academic influence have been improving steadily, but the academic impact of the journal still needs to be expanded due to its strong cross-discipliniary characteristics.