Bibliometric analysis on Chinese Journal of Public Health,2013

Objective To analyze the characteristics of papers and their citations published in Chinese Journal of Public Health in 2013 and to provide references for improving the quality of the journal.Methods Using bibliometric method,column settings,institutions and administrative divisions of the authors,and citation for the papers published in Chinese Journal of Public Health in 2013 were analyzed.Results Totally 643 papers were published in Chinese Journal of Public Health in 2013,with 1 872 pages,average 54 papers in each monthly publication,and 2.91 pages for each paper.The proportion of the papers supported by various funds was 69%.The total number of citation was 7 885 and the average number of citation for each paper was 12.26.The price index of the journal in 2013 was 60.90% and the ratio of self-citation of the jounnal was 14.81%.The authors of the papers published in 2013 were mainly from 31 provinces,autonomous regions and municipalities of mainland China,with the largest ratio of the authors from Liaoning province(15.40%) and the smallest ratio of those from Qinghai and Tibet(0.31%),respectively.Only two papers were written by the authors from United States and Britain.Totally 620 papers(96%)were co-written by two or more authors.The mojority(68%)of first and corresponding authors were from universities.Conclusion The results of the analysis indicate that the Chinese Journal of Public Health in 2013 is of high academic quality in the public health field.