Jelle Stoffers
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The European Journal of General
Practice(EJGP)
Editor in Chief(July 2012)
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Wonca Europe 2011 Warsaw
• The European Journal of General Practice became indexed in
– Science Citation Index Expanded– Journal Citation Reports (JCR)– Current Contents/clinical medicine
• Starting with the year 2009
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Wonca Europe 2012 Vienna
• The 1st Impact Factor (2011) for the EJGP is
1.130
• Ranking 8/14 in category Primary Health Care
• Median impact factor for this category: 1.269http://informahealthcare.com/gen
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For Comparison
Journal Rank Cat. ‘PHC’
Impact Factor (2 years)
‘5 year IF’
Ann Fam Med 1 5.355 4.900
Scand J Prim Health 2 2.054 2.021
Brit J Gen Pract 4 1.831 1.252
BMC Fam Pract 5 1.799
Fam Pract 6 1.503 2.016
Eur J Gen Pract
8 1.130 2.35*
Aten Prim 12 0.627* unofficial
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EJGP’s Editor’s 2011 Top-10 (free access) • Risk factors for vitamin D
deficiency in women aged 20–50 years consulting in general practice: a cross-sectional study
• General practitioners' report of continuous deep sedation until death for patients dying at home: A descriptive study from Belgium
• Migrant participation in Norwegian health care. A qualitative study using key informants
• Disaster after the plaster. Fentanyl withdrawal symptoms in a curable hospice patient
• A ‘minimal core curriculum’ for Family Medicine in undergraduate medical education: A European Delphi survey among EURACT representatives
• Out-of-hours palliative care provided by GP co-operatives in the Netherlands: A focus group study
• Acupuncture for insomnia? An overview of systematic reviews
• Family physicians’ ability to detect a physical sign (hepatomegaly) from an unannounced standardized patient (incognito SP)
• How to deal with a crying patient? A study from a primary care setting in Croatia, using the ‘critical incident technique’
• Asthma prescription patterns for children: can GPs do better?
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Publications by Country (2012) http://informahealthcare.com/journal/gen
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Belgium
Finland
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Spain
UK
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Publications 1st 6 months 2012 (numbers)
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Submissions 2011+1st half 2012 (%)http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ejgp Belgium
Croatia
Estonia
France
Greece
Iran
Israel
Malta
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Spain
Switzerland
UK
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%
% 2012 (1st half yr)
% 2011
(N=163)
(N=118)
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Website: Abstract views and PDF downloads in 2011 of all EJGP content
2011:average
pdf/abstract = 30%
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EJGP: more highlights 2011+2012
• All issues published on time, online/in print
• Contributions to Communication and Information section by Wonca Europe, EGPRN, EURACT, EQUIP, EURIPA, VDGM, EFPC, IPCRG, EPCCS (2012 issues I and II: Free Access)
• Free Access to 10 selected papers from 2011
• New cover, new page layout, picture requesthttp://informahealthcare.com/gen
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EJGP: more highlights 2011+2012
• Improved website, ‘Most read’, Twitter• ‘Clinical lessons’, ‘More Informative Titles’,
‘Key Messages’• New editors: José Maria Valderaz (2011),
Manfred Maier (2012)• Preliminary agreements with 10 other
European journals of GP/FM/PHC on ‘double publications’ [Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Finland, France, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Turkey]
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EJGP @ Wonca Europe Vienna
• Free copy Vol.18/issue II in conference bag• Workshop ‘Writing for Publication’ on
Thursday (with Vasco da Gama Movement/EGPRN)
• Three internal EJGP meetings on Friday– Business Meeting– Strategy Meeting– Editorial Team meeting
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Jelle Stoffers
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Editor in Chief
Thank you for your continued support!
Impact Factor 1.130