Analysis of zero cited papers in Chinese Journal of Endemiology from 2013 to 2015 / 中华地方病学杂志

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Objective To analyze the existence of zero cited papers in Chinese Journal of Endemiology,find problems,and to improve the citation frequency and academic influence of the journal.Methods In Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform,the papers published in Chinese Journal of Endemiology from 2013 to 2015 were accurately retrieved.The papers were sorted according to the frequency of citations from high to low,and zero cited papers were selected.Publication time,publication column,download frequency and other information of the paper were recorded,and statistical analysis was performed.Search time was up to October 24,2018.Results From 2013 to 2015,a total of 680 papers were published,147 papers were zero cited papers,and the rate of zero cited papers was 21.62％.Among them,28,33 and 86 papers were zero cited papers in 2013,2014 and 2015,and the rates of zero cited papers were 13.33％ (28/210),15.64％ (33/211) and 33.20％ (86/259),respectively,the difference was statistically significant (x2 =33.477,P ＜ 0.01).The rates of zero cited papers in the columns of Editorial,Health Education,and Experts Forum were lower,which were 5.56％ (1/18),7.14％ (1/14) and 9.52％ (2/21),respectively;and the rates of zero cited papers in the column of Method and Brief Report were higher,which were 36.36％ (8/22) and 32.93％ (27/82),respectively.The average download frequency of 147 zero cited papers was 36,ranging from 0 to 151 times.Conclusions The citation frequency of a paper is related to the time of publication.The longer the time is,the lower rate of zero cited paper is.The journal can appropriately increase the proportion of commentary articles;publish more practical methods,and brief reports to enhance the citation frequency and academic quality.