Analysis of citations referenced in articles published in Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine from 2001 to 2004.
- Author:
Jing-hai ZHANG
1
;
Li LIANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Bibliometrics; China; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Periodicals as Topic; statistics & numerical data
- From: Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine 2006;26(5):465-467
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the referential rule and the informative absorbing capacity of the Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine (CJITWM), and analyze the characteristics of literature requirement of scientists working in integrated Chinese and Western medicine (ICWM) field offering suggestions on literary utilization.
METHODSCitation analysis was used to analyze the references cited in 1825 articles published in CJIM from 2001 to 2004 according to their time sequence of publishing.
RESULTSThe citation rate was 53.64%, and 9.51% citations per article. Most of the citations were mainly cited from journals (85.38%) and books (13.4%). The Price Index was 49.22%, and the self-citation rate for author and periodical were 3.63% and 7.77% respectively.
CONCLUSIONCJITWM is a highly authorized and representative professional academic periodical in the field of ICWM. The citations are mainly cited from periodicals written in Chinese or English, they are of good novelty and quality, but the citation rate should be further improved.
