Statistics on Fujian Journal of Agricultural Sciences(FJAS)Publication Since Founding

This report presents the statistics on the papers published in FJAS from 1986 to 2010.In summary,(1)the number of papers published was on an upward trend reaching an annual average of 142.5 in recent years,after the journal became a bimonthly publication in 2009;(2)in total,16,189 references were cited in the past 15 years,averaging 10.7 references per paper-a significant increase from 13.0 to 16.2 during 2007 to 2010;(3)the frequency of articles being cited by other publications and the citation half-life increased,indicating an increasing impact of FJAS in the academic arena over the years;(4)the proportion of papers that were funded(mostly financially supported by the national and provincial sources)grew sharply and reached 87.0% in 2010;(5)between 1986 and 2010,a total of 6,191 authors published 1,508 papers,averaging 4.11 co-authors per paper(i.e.,an overall increase from 3.04 in 1986 to 4.54 in 2010);(6)the first authors were mainly 15-to 35-year-old middle to upper level professionals with advanced degrees;and,(7)in 2010,66% of the authors were first-timers,which was close to the optinum of 64%.