STATISTICS AND ANALYSIS OF PAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY IN THE LAST DECADES

The development history of Journal of Engineering Geology(JEG)in the past decade was reviewed and future development methods was introduced. The citation indices and source indices of JEG were collected and analyzed. The results are as follows. (1)The total cites and non-self total cites rose as liner style, and impact factor had wave-like increasing tendency. (2)International influence of JEG was well. (3)Freelance numbers and published numbers of papers increased year by year; the rejection rate was about 70%. (4)Average author numbers per paper was increased to 4.1 in 2016 from 3.4 in 2006. (5)Authors with most papers published(top 30) and colleges and institutes with most papers published(top 30)give JEG a clear mind to grasp core authors and institutions.(6)Main subjects of published papers were geology, architecture and civil engineering, et al.(7)Average number of citation grown rapidly. The scope and depth of citation were strengthened obviously.(8)Average period of publication from 2006 to 2017 was 282 days, which is a little longer. The next emphases are concluded. (1)Optimize subject distribution and invite high quality papers. (2)Control peer review quality strictly and shorten publication period. (3)Expand the influence of JEG by using new technique as WeChat and XML.