Ivanov K, Donev I. International scientific communications in the field of colorectal tumour markers. World J Gastrointest Surg 2017; 9(5): 127-138 [PMID: 28603585 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v9.i5.127]
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Krasimir Ivanov, MD, PhD, DSc, Professor, Rector, Department of General and Operative Surgery, Professor Paraskev Stoyanov Medical University of Varna, 55 Marin Drinov Street, 9002 Varna, Bulgaria. kdivanov@abv.bg
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Systematic Reviews
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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2017; 9(5): 127-138 Published online May 27, 2017. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v9.i5.127
International scientific communications in the field of colorectal tumour markers
Krasimir Ivanov, Ivan Donev
Krasimir Ivanov, Department of General and Operative Surgery, Professor Paraskev Stoyanov Medical University of Varna, 9002 Varna, Bulgaria
Ivan Donev, Clinic of Medical Oncology, St. Marina University Hospital of Varna, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria
Author contributions: Ivanov K designed the study; Donev I performed the information retrieval on the topic; Ivanov K drafted the manuscript; Ivanov K and Donev I were involved in the final approval of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Krasimir Ivanov, MD, PhD, DSc, Professor, Rector, Department of General and Operative Surgery, Professor Paraskev Stoyanov Medical University of Varna, 55 Marin Drinov Street, 9002 Varna, Bulgaria. kdivanov@abv.bg
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Received: August 24, 2016 Peer-review started: August 26, 2016 First decision: October 20, 2016 Revised: November 16, 2016 Accepted: March 21, 2017 Article in press: March 22, 2017 Published online: May 27, 2017 Processing time: 268 Days and 16.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Colorectal tumour markers represent a promising option for the early diagnosis and prognostic evaluation of colorectal cancer patients. Dynamically changing environment of the communication infrastructure in this significant interdisciplinary field deserves comprehensive scientometric assessment. By means of this specific approach, valuable and relatively objective information about the trends and perspectives of research and publication output worldwide has been provided. The results obtained and the comprehensive collection of abstracts and full texts of relevant publications on colorectal tumour markers could contribute to the further improvement of the international visibility on the world information market of coloproctologists from smaller countries.
