Integrity of the editing and publishing process is the basis for improving an academic journal’s Impact Factor

BACKGROUND Journal Impact Factor™(JIF)is often used to evaluate the relative reputation and quality of academic journals in their respective fields,and can greatly influence the quality and scope of subsequent manuscript submissions.Therefore,many if not all academic journals are interested in increasing their JIF,to improve their academic impact.AIM To determine the importance of the integrity of the editorial and publication process in improving the academic influence of academic journals and the JIF of academic journals.METHODS In this paper,we describe our statistical analysis of bibliometric factors-including the 2021 JIFs released in the Journal Citation Report™2022,discipline rankings,received and published articles in 2019-2021,and webpage visits and downloads-for seven journals published by Baishideng Publishing Group(Baishideng)and indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded™;ultimately,we introduce and discuss the editing and publishing processes of Baishideng’s journals in their entirety,as they form the basis for our objective of safeguarding and bolstering integrity in academic publication.RESULTS For the seven journals assessed,their 2021 JIFs were basically unchanged from 2020,with the current metric ranging from 5.374 for World Journal of Gastroenterology(WJG)to 1.534 for World Journal of Clinical Cases(WJCC).Further assessments of the journals’bibliometrics from 2019 to 2020,showed that World Journal of Stem Cells has the highest self-citation rate(1.43%)and World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery has the lowest(0.21%).Additionally,the total 3012 articles published during this period were cited by more than 20000 articles in approximately 8000 academic journals.Of note,the 1102 articles published in WJG were cited by articles in 3059 journals,among which 171 journals have a JIF of>10,including internationally renowned academic journals such as CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians(2021 JIF 286.130,record count:1),Lancet(2021 JIF 202.731,record count:4),Nature Reviews Immunology(2021 JIF 108.555,record count:2),Nature Reviews Gastroenterology&Hepatology(2021 JIF 73.082,record count:9),Lancet Gastroenterology&Hepatology(2021 JIF 45.042,record count:8),Gastroenterology(2021 JIF 33.883,record count:19),and Gut(2021 JIF 31.793,record count:21).This suggests that Baishideng’s journals have been widely recognized for their academic quality.In the Reference Citation Analysis(RCA)database,all seven Baishidengpublished journals obtained a 2022 Journal Article Influence Index(JAII).For example,WJG has a 2022 JAII of 22.048,ranking 18th out of 102 journals in the field of gastroenterology&hepatology in the RCA,with 469909 total citations(6/102)and 21313 total articles(5/102).The numbers of manuscripts received and published in 2021 were both higher than those in 2019-2020.For example,WJCC received a total of 3650 manuscripts in 2021,which is 91.1%higher than those in 2019-2020(average:1910 papers/year).In 2021,WJCC published 1296 articles,representing an increase of 105.1%compared to those in 2019-2020(average:632 articles/year).The numbers of webpage visits and downloads received by the seven journals have increased year by year.For example,the number of total visits received by WJG in 2019-2021 was 1974052 in 2019,2317835 in 2020(increased by 17.4%compared with that in 2019),and 2652555 in 2021(increased by 4.4%compared with that in 2020).The visitors were from more than 220 countries and regions worldwide,such as the United States,China,and the United Kingdom.Open access(OA)plays a vital role in improving the quality,efficiency,transparency,and integrity of academic journal publishing.From 2019 to 2021,a total of 5543 OA articles were published in the seven journals,of which 2083(37.6%)were invited and published free-of-charge.During the same period,1683 articles were published in WJG,and the authors were from more than 70 countries and regions.For the total 5543 articles published in the seven journals from 2019 to 2021,3903 article quality tracking reports were received after the online publication of these articles.The quality of the articles was further evaluated through the Baishideng’s article quality and author evaluation tracking system,with 4655 articles(84.0%)having received author evaluation and feedback,which contributes to tracking metrics for authors’satisfaction with the collective publication processes.From March 25,2021 to June 28,2022,the seven journals received a total of 424 reader evaluations and 229 letters from readers;this subsequent reader engagement demonstrates that the popularity of the published articles and the volume of their readership audience were improved through the reader evaluation system.CONCLUSION Ultimately,the findings from our bibliometric assessments indicate that establishing,promoting and actively practicing processes that safeguard and bolster the integrity of the editing and publication process also help to improve the academic influence of academic journals,which itself is the cornerstone for improving JIF.

High Velocity Impact Experiment on Ti/CFRP/Ti Sandwich Structure

Aircraft laminated composite components often suffer a variety of high velocity impacts with large quantity of energy,which usually affects aircraft behavior and would incur component damages,even disastrous consequences.Therefore,one investigates the impact resistance of a new type of composite material,Ti/CFRP/Ti sandwich structure,and launches impact tests by using an air gun test system.Then one acquires the critical breakthrough rate of the structure and analyzes the damages.The results show that the main failure mode of the front titanium sheet is shear plugging and brittle fracture of adhesive layer with fiber breakage,while the back titanium sheet is severely ripped.The rear damage is worse than the front one.Compared with traditional CFRP laminates,the critical breakthrough rate of Ti/CFRP/Ti sandwich structure is improved by 69.9% when suffered the impact of a bearing ball with 2mm radius.

Environmental Residual Radiological Impact Assessment of the Proton Accelerator of China Initiative Accelerator Driven System

China Initiative Accelerator Driven System(CiADS)is the first integrated ADS facility designed to study the safety disposal of nuclear waste,which will be constructed by Institute of Modern Physics,CAS.CiADS is consisted of a proton accelerator,a spallation target and a sub-critical nuclear reactor.As a nuclear facility,it will cause environmental radiological impact during the operation[1−3].So,the environmental impact assessment of CiADS is not only significant to public health,but also offers significant guides to the shielding design of CiADS.Induced radioactivity in earth,pebbles and groundwater around the proton accelerator of CiADS has been studied using both experimental and simulation methods to provide important information for the environmental radiological impact assessment of the CiADS.

Data for critical infrastructure network modelling of natural hazard impacts:Needs and influence on model characteristics

Natural hazards impact interdependent infrastructure networks that keep modern society functional.While a va-riety of modelling approaches are available to represent critical infrastructure networks(CINs)on different scales and analyse the impacts of natural hazards,a recurring challenge for all modelling approaches is the availability and accessibility of sufficiently high-quality input and validation data.The resulting data gaps often require mod-ellers to assume specific technical parameters,functional relationships,and system behaviours.In other cases,expert knowledge from one sector is extrapolated to other sectoral structures or even cross-sectorally applied to fill data gaps.The uncertainties introduced by these assumptions and extrapolations and their influence on the quality of modelling outcomes are often poorly understood and difficult to capture,thereby eroding the reliability of these models to guide resilience enhancements.Additionally,ways of overcoming the data avail-ability challenges in CIN modelling,with respect to each modelling purpose,remain an open question.To address these challenges,a generic modelling workflow is derived from existing modelling approaches to examine model definition and validations,as well as the six CIN modelling stages,including mapping of infrastructure assets,quantification of dependencies,assessment of natural hazard impacts,response&recovery,quantification of CI services,and adaptation measures.The data requirements of each stage were systematically defined,and the literature on potential sources was reviewed to enhance data collection and raise awareness of potential pitfalls.The application of the derived workflow funnels into a framework to assess data availability challenges.This is shown through three case studies,taking into account their different modelling purposes:hazard hotspot assess-ments,hazard risk management,and sectoral adaptation.Based on the three model purpose types provided,a framework is suggested to explore the implications of data scarcity for certain data types,as well as their reasons and consequences for CIN model reliability.Finally,a discussion on overcoming the challenges of data scarcity is presented.

Characteristics of Bi-2223 HTS Tapes Under Short-Circuit Current Impacts in Hybrid Energy Transmission Pipelines

A hybrid energy transmission pipeline is proposed with the aim of long-distance cooperative transmission of electricity and chemical fuels, which is composed of an inner high-temperature superconducting (HTS) power cable and outer liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline. The flowing LNG could maintain the operating temperature of the inner HTS power cable within the range of 85 K-90 K, thus the Bi-2223 superconductors in the HTS power cable produce little Joule loss with the transmission current below the critical current. Owing to the advantages of high power density, low transmission losses and economical manufacturing costs, the hybrid energy transmission pipeline is expected to be widely utilized in the near future. In order to ensure the safety of the HTS power cable and explosive LNG in case of short-circuit faults, this paper tests and analyzes the characteristics of Bi-2223 HTS tapes of the Type HT-CA, Type HT-SS and Type H models under short-circuit current impacts at the LNG cooling temperature (85 K-90 K). An experimental platform is designed and established for the ampacity tests of HTS tapes above LN2 cooling temperature (77 K). The AC over-current impact tests at 85 K-90 K are carried out on each sample of Bi-2223 tapes respectively, and the experimental results are analyzed and compared to evaluate their performances under different operating conditions. The results indicate that the Type HT-CA tape can withstand 50 Hz short-circuit current impact with the amplitude of 1108 A (10 times of critical current Ic ) for 100 ms at 90 K, and its resistance is the smallest of the three tested samples under similar current impacts. Therefore, the Type HT-CA Bi-2223 tape is the optimal superconductor of the HTS power cable in the hybrid energy transmission pipeline.

Rebound behaviors of droplets impacting on a superhydrophobic surface

The rebound behaviors of droplets impacting on a self-fabricated superhydrophobic brass surface （WCA=I64.5°） were ob- served and studied by using high-speed-camera. In accordance with energy conversion, theoretical analysis of different behav- iors and rebound mechanism were given. At lower velocities, three behaviors in different velocity ranges were observed： par- tial rebounding, entire rebounding and ejecting during rebounding. At higher velocities, such two behaviors as rebound after splashing and rebound, ejecting after splashing, occurred alternately and exhibited certain periodicity. A function to predict the critical impact velocity is derived from energy conservation condition, and the prediction values tally with the experimental values, with the maximum relative error about 14%.

Influence of the connecting condition on the dynamic buckling of longitudinal impact for an elastic rod

The stress wave propagation law and dynamic buckling critical velocity are formulated and solved by considering a general axial connecting boundary for a slender elastic straight rod impacted by a rigid body. The influence of connecting stiffness on the critical velocity is investigated with varied impactor mass and buckling time. The influences of rod length and rod mass on the critical velocity are also discussed. It is found that greater connecting stiffness leads to larger stress amplitude, and further results in lower critical velocity. It is particularly noteworthy that when the connecting stiffness is less than a certain value, dynamic buckling only occurs before stress wave reflects off the connecting end. It is also shown that longer rod with larger slenderness ratio is easier to buckle, and the critical velocity for a larger-mass rod is higher than that for a lighter rod with the same geometry.

改进基本医疗(初级保健)研究报告内容的CRISP共识声明

基本医疗(初级保健)是一门独特的临床专业和研究学科,具有其自身的视角和方法。该领域的研究使用多种研究方法和研究设计来调查各种主题。基本医疗(初级保健)的多样性对其研究内容的报告提出了挑战,尽管已有大量报告指南问世,但没有一项指南专门针对基本医疗(初级保健)学科的需求而设。基本医疗(初级保健)研究报告内容的条目共识(CRISP)清单,旨在指导基本医疗(初级保健)研究的报告,包括提供基本医疗(初级保健)相关人群(从业者、患者和社区)所需的信息。CRISP清单完善了现有指南,有利于基本医疗(初级保健)研究结果的报告、传播和应用。先前的CRISP研究,探索了在该领域改善研究内容报告的可能性。工作组通过对国际化、跨学科和跨专业的基本医疗(初级保健)社区的调查,确定了基本医疗(初级保健)研究报告中需要包含的基本条目。工作组开展了一项包含两轮德尔菲的研究,对必要的条目达成了共识,并汇总成清单。CRISP清单包含24个条目,涵盖了基本医疗(初级保健)研究报告中的研究团队、患者、研究参与者、健康状况、临床接触、护理团队、干预、研究测量、照护环境,以及研究结果的实施等方面。并非全部条目都适用于每种研究设计或主题。CRISP指南为设计和报告以下三类研究提供了参考信息:(1)基本医疗(初级保健)研究人员开展的研究,(2)其他研究人员在基本医疗(初级保健)人群和环境中开展的研究,(3)旨在应用于基本医疗(初级保健)实践中的研究,从而改进对临床服务和研究过程背景的报告。这对于解释研究结果并将其应用于基本医疗(初级保健)的不同人群和环境至关重要。

2023:A year of accomplishments for the 13 Science Citation Index Expanded-and Emerging Sources Citation Index-indexed Baishideng journals

In 2023,Baishideng Publishing Group(Baishideng)routinely published 47 openaccess journals,including 46 English-language journals and 1 Chinese-language journal.Our successes were accomplished through the collective dedicated efforts of Baishideng staffs,Editorial Board Members,and Peer Reviewers.Among these 47 Baishideng journals,7 are included in the Science Citation Index Expanded(SCIE)and 6 in the Emerging Sources Citation Index(ESCI).With the support of Baishideng authors,company staffs,Editorial Board Members,and Peer Reviewers,the publication work of 2023 is about to be successfully completed.This editorial summarizes the 2023 activities and accomplishments of the 13 SCIEand ESCI-indexed Baishideng journals,outlines the Baishideng publishing policy changes and additions made this year,and highlights the unique advantages of Baishideng journals.

Towards total protection from impact:a viability study using EPE foam to protect falling eggs

Total protection of fragile goods and equipment during transport has become critically important as fast delivery systems are growing rapidly due to the rise of mass online commerce worldwide.This paper therefore studies the protection of falling eggs—one of the most fragile goods—through packaging.Intensive experiments are first conducted to obtain the critical stress at which the eggshell is damaged by falling impact.Tests are first conducted of unpackaged eggs dropping onto a granite platform from various heights.Finite element method(FEM)models of unpackaged eggs are then built to simulate the behaviour of eggs and compute their stress levels.The experimental data is compared with the results of FEM simulations to determine the critical stress at which the eggshell is damaged.A series of tests and numerical simulations are then carried out for eggs wrapped in expanded polyethylene(EPE)foam.The stress distribution of both a single egg and multiple eggs in packaging are studied.An empirical formula between the drop speed(or height)and the bottom thickness of the EPE foam packaging is obtained,which can be useful in the design of packaging for the total protection of eggs that may fall during usual transport and delivery operations.The experimental and numerical results from this study show that it is viable to protect fragile goods,as long as the EPE form packaging has sufficient thickness.The proposed study and design procedure are helpful for the selection of key parameters of foam packaging to protect fragile industry products from impact.

Buffer capacity of granular matter to impact of spherical projectile based on discrete element method

Granular matter possesses impact-absorbing property due to its energy dissipation character.To investigate the impact-absorbing capacity of granular matter,the discrete element method(DEM)is adopted to simulate the impact of a spherical projectile on to a granular bed.The dynamic responses of the projectile are obtained for both thin and thick granular bed.The penetration depth of the projectile and the first impact peak are investigated with different bed thicknesses and impact velocities.Determining a suitable bed thickness is crucial to the buffering effect of granular matter.The first impact peak is independent of bed thickness when the thickness is larger than the critical thickness.

微型反应堆高速撞击下核临界安全的初步分析

微型反应堆可作为月球表面动力、航天器动力等用于太空探索,反应堆发射前需要对发射事故的影响进行安全分析。反应堆高空坠落并撞击到混凝土是主要的临界安全分析场景,高速撞击后反应堆可能重返临界。本文以两种简化的反应堆模型高速撞击场景为例,利用连续介质力学有限元程序ABAQUS与粒子输运蒙特卡罗程序耦合,完成了纯燃料堆芯垂直撞击地面和带径向反射层和屏蔽层圆柱堆30°倾角撞击地面的模拟,预测了两种场景反应堆高速撞击下keff随时间变化的物理特性。结果表明:纯燃料反应堆垂直撞击地面的keff增加最高可达1000×10^(-5),而具有反射层和屏蔽层反应堆30°倾角撞击地面的keff增加最高为200×10^(-5)。均匀密度变化条件下,采用表面非结构网格与内部非结构网格的蒙卡程序的计算结果符合较好,内部非结构网格能够更真实地捕捉材料的非均匀密度变化效应。本文的研究为微型反应堆高速撞击下的临界安全研究奠定了重要基础。

冲击下箱型梁弯曲失效临界载荷的评估方法研究

箱型梁作为工程应用最广泛结构之一,其结构安全裕度需得到清晰表达。箱型梁通常具有纵横加筋结构,冲击载荷下容易发生局部结构屈曲,但是箱型梁后屈曲失稳路径相对稳定,难以采用现有方法确定其失效对应的临界载荷。以简支钢质箱型梁为研究对象,首先研究了非线性有限元建模方法因素的影响,分析不同冲击载荷下箱型梁动态响应的变化规律;其次,根据不同冲击载荷工况计算结果,绘制冲击载荷与箱型梁位移曲线,提出了振幅极值准则和曲率极值准则两种新准则用于箱型梁动态失效临界载荷下限值与上限值的评估;最后,将该准则推广应用于三角形、矩形冲击载荷与落锤冲击作用下箱型梁弯曲失效的临界载荷评估,以及不同梁截面、边界条件和载荷工况下箱型梁弯曲失效临界载荷的评估。该研究结论可为冲击载荷下箱型梁结构安全评估提供基础支撑。

《宁波职业技术学院学报》2018—2023年主要计量指标分析及发展建议

运用文献计量内容分析法,对《宁波职业技术学院学报》2018—2023年的载文基本情况、出版时滞、栏目设置、基金论文、核心作者群、影响力指标数据等进行统计分析,发现学报存在部分问题,并提出有针对性地推介与宣传、把控出版时滞、优化栏目设置、培养核心作者群、强化向名家约稿等建议,以促进《宁波职业技术学院学报》的发展。

入选“中国科技期刊卓越行动计划”的领军期刊与重点期刊的出版模式、发展路径与实践成效

以“中国科技期刊卓越行动计划”(以下简称“卓越计划”)为背景,重点研究了入选的22种领军期刊及29种重点期刊在发展现状、办刊模式、发展路径、实践成效4个方面的现状与所取得的成效。结果表明,入选期刊均秉承了良好的开放科学理念,从出版模式的开放获取程度到出版形式的多样性角度考量,都与期刊自身的发展起到了积极的正相关作用。通过Web of Science数据库,获得了2019年和2020年“卓越计划”资助前后期刊影响因子的变化趋势。22种领军期刊的影响因子全部实现了不同程度的提高,提升幅度从3.486%到108.205%不等;29种重点期刊中有26种期刊实现了提升,但也有3种期刊出现了微小的下跌趋势。26种期刊的影响因子的提升幅度从5.663%到78.414%。2022年,影响因子高于5的期刊中,领军期刊占比91%,重点期刊占比66%,且领军期刊中有5种期刊的影响因子高于20,占比23%(集中在细胞与免疫学方面),体现了领军期刊在国际影响力方面的突出成就。

多馈入直流输电系统后续换相失败安全裕度评估及抑制方法

换相失败可能引起直流输电系统(line commutated converter based high voltage direct current,LCC-HVDC)闭锁,严重影响电网的安全稳定运行。多馈入直流输电系统中电气耦合紧密,控制响应造成多回LCC-HVDC交互影响,使换相失败的产生机理变得更加复杂。现有后续换相失败抑制方法多以单回LCC-HVDC为对象,无法兼顾自身换相恢复和相邻直流换相失败抑制的需求。为此,提出了一种适应于多馈入直流输电系统的后续换相失败抑制方法。分析了LCC-HVDC首次换相失败恢复过程中逆变站控制系统的响应时序及条件,提出了考虑故障严重程度和LCC-HVDC控制影响的后续换相失败安全裕度评估方法,进而提出了基于电压安全裕度的后续换相失败抑制方法,并在CIGRE HVDC标准测试系统验证了所提方法的有效性。仿真结果表明,所提方法根据换流母线电压自适应地调节直流电流,能够有效降低多馈入直流输电系统中无功电压耦合影响,有效抑制相邻回LCC-HVDC发生后续换相失败。

我国新闻出版业经济影响与关联效应研究

从产业经济学角度,对中国投入产出表中新闻出版业与关联产业的投入和产出数据进行分析,测算新闻出版业的相关经济指标,研究新闻出版业及关联产业间的关系结构、经济影响和波及效应等。研究发现,新闻出版业在国民经济中的经济影响较弱,新闻出版业与其他产业关联广泛,对各产业部门投入占比较为平均。据此对新闻出版业发展提出合理建议。

油滴与高温固体壁面碰撞的流动与传热及飞溅特性

考虑油滴(油膜)/固体壁面接触角动态变化和油液热力学特征参数受温度影响,基于流体体积法建立了油滴与高温固体壁面碰撞的三维流动与传热数值计算模型,通过试验验证了数值计算模型的正确性。基于数值计算模型,分析了油滴碰撞高温固体壁面后的流动与传热及飞溅特性,以试验和数值计算结果为基础,建立了描述油膜铺展/飞溅临界判据。结果表明:油滴碰撞高温固体壁面后的状态与碰撞条件有关,破碎、飞溅有利于油膜的铺展流动;二次油滴是油膜边缘破碎产生的油带断裂而成,大直径二次油滴分裂为小直径油滴;随油膜铺展进程,壁面平均热流密度增大,而油膜的径向热流密度则逐渐减小;增大碰撞速度、油滴直径和润滑油温度,有利于油膜的破碎与飞溅,二次油滴数量和下飞溅角均随之增大。

大质量弹体冲击下带壳装药起爆特性数值分析

为探讨新型抗导弹防护结构,采用非线性动力学软件LS-DYNA,建立典型形状大质量弹体对圆柱形带壳装药结构的冲击起爆数值分析模型,计算分析了不同质量、形状与倾斜角的钨合金块体低速撞击下带壳B装药冲击起爆特性,获得了临界冲击速度,冲击起爆过程及压力变化。结果表明:弹体质量越大,装药内部形成的透射压力波影响范围越广,持续时间越长;质量在0.1~30 kg范围内,弹体冲击起爆带壳装药的性能与弹体的初始动能有关,端盖厚度为20、40、60 mm的B装药发生冲击起爆的弹体临界动能分别为250、930、1 600 kJ;弹体的临界起爆速度随倾斜角φ变化的规律受弹体形状影响,φ≤15°时,圆柱形弹体临界起爆速度最低,φ>15°时,球形弹体临界起爆速度最低。

水电开发对大渡河中上游梯级水库水温影响研究

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