Current status and demand for the advancement of <i>Clinical Endoscopy</i>: a survey-based descriptive study

Abstract

Purpose: This survey study aimed to investigate the current status, issues, and needs related to <i>Clinical Endoscopy</i> (CE), the official international journal of the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE).Methods: A 10-item survey was emailed to domestic KSGE members between May 1 and May 15, 2023. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics.Results: In total, 216 complete responses were analyzed. Most respondents (46.8%) read CE once or twice monthly. The proportion of respondents who read the journal once or twice a year or did not read it at all was quite high, at 36.6%. The most informative article type was review articles (53%), and the least-read type was editorials (33%). Ninety-nine respondents (45.8%) stated that they did not want to submit their articles to CE because CE is not a Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) journal (38.4%). Eighty-nine respondents (41.2%) did not cite CE articles in their manuscripts. Furthermore, 41.2% of the respondents declined review invitations because they were too busy (73.0%). The two most common requests for <i>CE</i> were to increase the number of guidelines and review articles (38.0%) and to improve the journal quality (34.7%).Conclusion: Although <i>CE</i> is a representative journal of KSGE, the level of interest and concern for <i>CE</i> among society members was relatively low. Nonetheless, this survey offers valuable insights into the needs and current status of <i>CE</i>, paving the way for its further development. It is clear that more efforts and investments from the society and the editorial board are necessary.