Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To analyze and evaluate the publication impact of the "Chinese Journal of Hepatology" from 2006 to 2014 by assessing academic standards, disciplinary status, influence, communication range, reader usage and reader awareness. METHODS: The WanFang database was searched and 108 bibliometric indicator statistics were retrieved for the "Chinese Journal of Hepatology", including each issue's papers amount, articles types, diseases, funded projects, references, authors, units, geographical distribution, and publication cycle. RESULTS: From 2006 to 2014, the "Journal of Hepatology" published a total of 2 536 articles, with these articles being cited 7 763 times. The values for impact factor, total cites, references to periodicals, citation rate, immediacy index, citation half-life, and funded papers were found to be better than the average level of other domestic journals. CONCLUSION: In recent years, the "Chinese Journal of Hepatology" has gained the attention of both readers and authors, and has improved its academic impact.