The Silver Jubilee Supplement: Celebrating 25 years of JGH: A word from the Editor-in-Chief.

摘要

In the first issue of the Journal for 2011,' I tabulated the "citation classics" that, over 25 years, have lifted JGH from a fledgling journal that mostly published case series and case reports to one that appropriately represents the aspirations of the Asia-Pacific region to contribute substantially to international knowledge and improved practice of gastroenterology and hepatology. From perusing those highly cited titles, it is evident that what attracts citation of JGH articles covers a wide range of content. Authoritative guidelines based on Consensus reports from working parties, such as those convened with World Congresses of Gastroenterology and by international and regional bodies certainly rank highly, as might be expected by their contributions to standardizing nomenclature/classification, and improving diagnosis and clinical care. Likewise, good clinical reviews are usually well cited when they discuss disorders that are important because of their high prevalence and/or poor outcomes and challenges to management. Equally gratifying, in light of the aspired goals of the Founding Editors,1 is the citation of good science published in JGH.