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World J Hepatol. Jan 27, 2020; 12(1): 1-5
Published online Jan 27, 2020. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v12.i1.1
Meeting report of the editorial board meeting for World Journal of Hepatology 2019
Ruo-Yu Ma
Ruo-Yu Ma, Editing and Publishing Development Department, Editorial Office, Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, Pleasanton, CA 94566, United States
Author contributions: Ma RY contributed to organizing the editorial board meeting, making the meeting minutes, drafting and revising this manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Ma RY has nothing to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Ruo-Yu Ma, MSc, Director, Editing and Publishing Development Department, Editorial Office, Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, United States. r.y.ma@wjgnet.com
Received: December 10, 2019
Peer-review started: December 10, 2019
First decision: December 17, 2019
Revised: December 17, 2019
Accepted: December 19, 2019
Article in press: December 19, 2019
Published online: January 27, 2020
Processing time: 23 Days and 19.9 Hours
Abstract

The first editorial board meeting of the World Journal of Hepatology (WJH) was held on November 8, 2019 at the Side Bar Grille, Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, MA, United States. Ruo-Yu Ma, Director of Editorial Office, on behalf of the Baishideng Publishing Group (BPG), organized the meeting with the great help of Professor Ke-Qin Hu, Journal Editor-in-Chief. There were six editorial board members, including two Editors-in-Chief and one administrative director of the editorial office at the meeting, discussing future strategies of the journal’s development. The editorial board provided BPG a number of suggestions in regard to the business plan and quality control of the WJH. Regarding the business aspect, the editorial board suggested that BPG should advertise the WJH at the international Hepatology and Gastroenterology conferences and promote the WJH via social media. On the scientific aspect, the editorial board suggested that the assessment systems for managing the reviewers and the editorial board members are necessary, and that the BPG should make efforts to attract more high-quality manuscript submissions. An additional comment was to continue to foster a scientific culture for the journal. In conclusion, it was noted that these new ideas expressed during the meeting will bring the WJH to the next level. In the future, the BPG and the editorial board will increase communication and collaboration in order to further the development of the WJH.

Keywords: Editorial board meeting; World Journal of Hepatology; Baishideng Publishing Group; Journal development; Quality control; Business plan

Core tip: The first editorial board meeting of the World Journal of Hepatology (WJH) was held on November 8, 2019 in Boston, MA, United States. During the meeting, the attendees discussed about the future strategy of the development of the WJH. Many new ideas, including for the business aspect and the scientific aspect, were proposed. Both the editorial office and the editorial board will make efforts based on this discussion to bring the WJH to the next level.