clinical obesity
doi: 10.1111/cob.12087
Editorial
Clinical obesity comes of age On 18 November 2014, we heard from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the US National Institutes of Health, that Clinical Obesity had been selected to be indexed and included in MEDLINE/PubMed. This represents a major step in the development of the journal and is effectively an important recognition of the value and scientific integrity of the journal. For authors this means that their work will be readily citable and searchable – a key requirement for academics and clinicians. From the outset, Clinical Obesity has set high standards. In the last 2 years we have accepted 60 manuscripts of which 60% were original articles, 20% review articles and the remainder made up of case reports and commentaries. We have rejected 20% of submissions, but more than half of the remainder required minor or major revisions as a result of referees’ comments. Clinical Obesity would not have got to this stage without the help and support of our publishers Wiley-Blackwell, World Obesity Federation and, in particular, our Editorial Assistants Ellie Needs and Emma Graham, our fine editorial board of distinguished experts, our reviewers, but above all our authors who have the confidence in our
© 2015 World Obesity. clinical obesity 5, 1
newborn journal to submit high-quality work. I am confident that our NLM listing will make Clinical Obesity an even more attractive journal to which to submit their best work. We do not intend to rest on our laurels; there are increasing number of journals, especially open access, to which authors can now submit their work. On the other hand, there has never been such interest in the field of obesity and its related diseases. A journal that focuses on clinical aspects will allow readers to get up-to-date knowledge on the latest developments in the causes and management of human obesity. We aim to offer speedy and fair reviewing of papers and will now be concentrating on building our Impact Factor. All in all, however, a good start to 2015. N. Finer University College London Hospitals Centre for Weight Loss, Metabolic and Endocrine Surgery, London, UK
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doi: 10.1111/cob.12087
Editorial
Clinical obesity comes of age On 18 November 2014, we heard from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the US National Institutes of Health, that Clinical Obesity had been selected to be indexed and included in MEDLINE/PubMed. This represents a major step in the development of the journal and is effectively an important recognition of the value and scientific integrity of the journal. For authors this means that their work will be readily citable and searchable – a key requirement for academics and clinicians. From the outset, Clinical Obesity has set high standards. In the last 2 years we have accepted 60 manuscripts of which 60% were original articles, 20% review articles and the remainder made up of case reports and commentaries. We have rejected 20% of submissions, but more than half of the remainder required minor or major revisions as a result of referees’ comments. Clinical Obesity would not have got to this stage without the help and support of our publishers Wiley-Blackwell, World Obesity Federation and, in particular, our Editorial Assistants Ellie Needs and Emma Graham, our fine editorial board of distinguished experts, our reviewers, but above all our authors who have the confidence in our
© 2015 World Obesity. clinical obesity 5, 1
newborn journal to submit high-quality work. I am confident that our NLM listing will make Clinical Obesity an even more attractive journal to which to submit their best work. We do not intend to rest on our laurels; there are increasing number of journals, especially open access, to which authors can now submit their work. On the other hand, there has never been such interest in the field of obesity and its related diseases. A journal that focuses on clinical aspects will allow readers to get up-to-date knowledge on the latest developments in the causes and management of human obesity. We aim to offer speedy and fair reviewing of papers and will now be concentrating on building our Impact Factor. All in all, however, a good start to 2015. N. Finer University College London Hospitals Centre for Weight Loss, Metabolic and Endocrine Surgery, London, UK
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