© 2007 Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research
Message from the Editor-in-Chief
Another fruitful year has passed, and I am pleased to share our achievements in 2006, and to discuss our developments for 2007 with the readers of Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology (JJCO)
Impact Factor and Submissions
The year 2006 was a memorable year for the JJCO, as its impact factor increased dramatically, and exceeded 1.0 for the first time. The 2005 Impact Factor marked 1.316, which is a big leap from the 2004 Impact Factor. Table 1 shows the trend in the past 5 years. Though Impact Factor is not a perfect index and should be evaluated with care, the fact that the Journal has constantly grown is a significant indicator of the Journal's health.
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The growth of the Journal is also reflected in the increasing number of submissions (Table 2). The number of submissions in 2006 was 454, which is around a 15% increase compared to previous year. Around 40% of the submissions come from Japanese authors, followed by Turkey, Korea, China and Taiwan. Acceptance Rate has decreased accordingly, but I hope that authors will continue to submit to the Journal.
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Developments in 2006
Such great growth in the Journal was well supported by the new Editorial structure introduced in early 2006 (1). The introduction of three Editors to share responsibility in checking submitted manuscripts, and the additional 200 Reviewer Board members made it possible for the Journal to review the growing number of manuscripts submitted to the Journal.
As announced in my last Editorial, JJCO has implemented a Conflict of Interest Policy where authors are asked to sign the Author's Responsibility form and to declare any Conflict of Interest (1). The Editors are constantly reviewing the policy to ensure the quality of the articles published in the Journal, and ask for the authors' cooperation.
Some new developments have already taken place this year. One is the implementation of the Oxford Open program, and the other is the change of Editorial Office arrangement.
Oxford Open
JJCO has always been conscious for the need to make study results available to all, and has been providing all of its online content freely accessible six months after publication. However, we have decided to take another step forward.
Oxford Open is a program where authors will be given the choice to make their article Open Access. Authors of accepted papers will be given the option of paying an Open Access publication charge to make their paper freely available online immediately upon publication via the journal website. If an author does not choose to pay the Open Access publication charge, their paper will be published in the normal manner. Open Access articles will be clearly indicated on the online journal's contents page. As the choice will be made after acceptance, payment will not affect the review process. We hope that authors use this option to make their findings immediately available to a wider audience, and to conform to requirements of their employers or grants. For more information on Oxford Open, please visit http://www.oxfordjournals.org/oxfordopen/.
Editorial Office Arrangement
In this time of great changes in the journal publishing world, we have decided to ask Oxford University Press for further assistance with the publication of the Journal in 2007. The Editorial Office is now placed in Tokyo office of Oxford University Press, and Miss Haruko Sato will be assisting the authors and Editors. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Katsumi Hashimoto, who has dedicatedly worked as Managing Editor of the Journal for the past five years. She contributed in many developments of the Journal, to enable smooth review process and to establish the basis of a reliable Editorial Office.
The Editorial Board structure introduced in 2006 will be continued. Deputy Editor, Dr. Soichiro Shibui and the three Editors, Dr. Hideo Kunitoh, Dr. Takeshi Sano and Dr. Teruhiko Yoshida will continue to check submitted manuscripts. As I believe 2007 will be a turning point for the journal to become an international clinical journal, I ask all Editors, Associate Editors, Reviewers and Authors for your generous support for the Journal.
Reference
1 Kakizoe T. Message from the Editor-in-Chief. Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 36 1–2.
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