The editorial policy of medical journals is influenced by the purpose of sustaining and increasing the journal's citability.
A previous study has shown that scientists are reading more articles on average per year from a wider variety of journals: increasing from 13 journals in 1977 to 33 individual journals by 2005 (Tenopir, 2008).
Although Σ were indistinguishable (Fig. 3D), we find that the fitness of NEJM increased from Λ = 2.4 (1996) to Λ = 3.33 (2005), increasing the journal's ultimate impact from C∞ = 300 (1996) to 812 (2005) (Fig. 3B).
Editors therefore tend to develop implicit or explicit strategies for increasing their journal's IF (and to simultaneously announce that it is the quality that counts, not the IF).
The deal was part of a larger agreement between the paper and corporate sponsors to increase the Journal's European circulation figures.
Many have switched from a closed, subscription model to an open one as a strategic business decision to increase their journal's exposure and impact, and have done so with great success. .
Many have switched from a closed, subscription model to an open one as a strategic business decision to increase their journal's exposure and impact, and have done so with great success.
As submissions increased, the journal switched in 2003 to a bimonthly schedule, in 2006 to 8-times-a-year, and in 2014 to a monthly frequency.
This has markedly increased the journal's international impact.
We increased the journal page budget considerably in 2011, but the submission rate has also increased, so we expect the acceptance rate to remain similar to that of 2010.
