Trends in Interventional Radiology Publications Through the Eye of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology: A 27-Year History

Publication date: Available online 23 May 2018
Source:Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
Author(s): Jacob Bundy, Anthony N. Hage, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick, Joseph J. Gemmete, Rajiv N. Srinivasa, Eunjee Lee, Evan Johnson, Jawad Hussain, Michael Cline, Nishant Patel, Ravi N. Srinivasa
PurposeTo report the quantity, manuscript types, geographic distribution of publications, and published content trends in a major interventional radiology journal over 27 years.Materials and MethodsAvailable publication data from the JVIR was collected via Scopus from November 1990 to November 2017. Quantity, manuscript type, geographic distribution, number of citations, and publication content were analyzed.Results6,925 papers were published in JVIR during the study period. The number of publications increased by 234% from an average of 103 publications/year in the first 5 years to 344 publications/year in the last 5 years. Manuscript types included 4,891 original articles (70.6%), 987 letters (14.3%), 360 review articles (5.2%), 324 notes (4.7%), 167 conference papers (2.4%), 102 editorials (1.5%), 61 errata (0.9%), 23 articles in press (0.3%), and 10 short surveys (0.1%). The majority of publications originated in the United States with 3,945 articles (57.0%), followed by Canada with 366 articles (5.3%), and Japan and South Korea with 360 (5.2%) and 340 articles (4.9%), respectively. As for article content, arterial disease and interventions were discussed in 2,256 publications (32.6%), followed by venous (1,237; 17.9%), miscellaneous (1,072; 15.5%), oncology (1,006; 14.5%), genitourinary (758; 10.9%), portal (337; 4.9%), neurovascular (253; 3.7%), gastrointestinal (232; 3.4%), biliary (210; 3.0%), pediatric (130; 1.9%), clinical trials (119; 1.7%), and guideline development (119; 1.7%).ConclusionThere has been a marked increase in the number of publications in JVIR over 27 years. JVIR has shown continued growth since its inception and has strengthened its international reputation with more global research than ever before.



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