On December 8, 2012, the 2nd editorial committee meeting of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International (HBPD INT) was held at Sheraton Hangzhou Wetland Park Resort, Hangzhou, China. Participants include Prof. Holger Kalthoff from University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Germany, Prof. Moulay Aloui-Jamali from McGill University, Canada, and Prof. Cheuck-Seen Lai from the Pedder Clinic, Hong Kong, China. A total of 57 members attended this meeting. Prof. Shou-Chu Qian, managing editor, presided over the meeting.
At the meeting, Prof. Shu-Sen Zheng, Chief editor, briefly introduced the current status of HBPD INT and outlined the contribution of the editorial members in the past 11 years. Indexed in SCI and other databases, HBPD INT has an impact factor of 1.082 (2011 Journal Citation Reports). With current advantages, HBPD INT will integrate more resources for further development. Prof. Hongqun Liu, past-Managing Editor of Liver International, introduced their experience in running a journal and pointed out that efficient and in time decision work of the editorial office can improve the average decision date. Mr. Wen-Yang Han from Elsevier, Beijing office, in the publisher angel, introduced how to run a journal and how to improve the quality of the journal.
In discussion, Prof. Cheuck-Seen Lai, Prof. Holger Kalthoff, Prof. Moulay Alaoui-Jamali, Prof. Yue Zhu, Prof. Yong-Feng Liu, Prof. Ran Tao, Prof. Qun-Hua Zhang, Prof. Hui Cao, Prof. Qi-Fa Ye and others made concrete suggestions for the development of HBPD INT. HBPD INT will consider these suggestions and take action.
HBPD INT now in adolescence will serve as a platform for the scholars in the field of hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases around the world.