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