EAFP BulletinEAFP Bulletin

Summary 1Summary 1stst Oct 07 – 8 Oct 07 – 8thth Sept Sept 0909

Bulletin Issues & Ms.sBulletin Issues & Ms.s

• Eleven Bulletin Issues published to date, Eleven Bulletin Issues published to date,

from Issue 27/6 to 29/4 inclusivefrom Issue 27/6 to 29/4 inclusive

• 143 Ms.s under review in last 2 years 143 Ms.s under review in last 2 years

43 submitted pre- 143 submitted pre- 1stst Oct. 07 Oct. 07

100 submitted 1100 submitted 1stst Oct. 07 to 8 Oct. 07 to 8thth Sep. 09 Sep. 09

Outcome of all Ms.s under review in last 2 Outcome of all Ms.s under review in last 2 yearsyears

No.No. %%

Accepted -printedAccepted -printed 6767 4747

Accepted - to be printedAccepted - to be printed 88 66

RejectedRejected 4040 2828

WithdrawnWithdrawn 88 66

On-goingOn-going 2020 1414

TotalTotal 143143 100100

Ms. Submissions 2004 - Ms. Submissions 2004 - 20092009

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

802004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2009 – to 8th Sep

Topics of 100 Ms.s submitted 1Topics of 100 Ms.s submitted 1stst Oct 07 – 8 Oct 07 – 8thth Sep 09 Sep 09

 06-07

(%)07-09 (no.)

ParasitologParasitologyy 4343 4545

BacteriologBacteriologyy 1515 1414

VirologyVirology 1111 1313

TherapeutiTherapeuticscs 1010 1111

Immol/Immol/VaccVacc 33 22

MycologyMycology 22 22

ToxicologyToxicology 33 22

OtherOther 1313 1111

TotalTotal 100100 100100

Parasitol

Bacteriol

Virology

Therapeut

Imm/Vacc

Mycol

Toxicol

Other

(with previous year shown as % of submitted ms.s in that year)(with previous year shown as % of submitted ms.s in that year)

Topics - submissions and rejectionsTopics - submissions and rejections

1 Oct 06 – 30 Sep 07        

1 Oct 07 – 8 Sep 09  

  No. % Reject Rej. %   No. % Reject Rej. %

  No. of topic   No.

of top

ic

Parasitol 26 43 5 19   45 45 5 5

Bacteriol 9 15 5 56 14 14 4 4

Virology 7 11 1 14 13 13 5 5

Therapeut 6 10 3 50 11 11 6 6

ImmVacc 2 3 1 50 2 2 1 1

Mycol 1 2 0 0 2 2 1 1

Toxicol 2 3 0 0 2 2 2 2

Other 8 13 2 25   11 11 4 4

Total 61 100 17 28   100 100 28 28

Submissions and rejections by yearSubmissions and rejections by year

No.No. No.No. %%

No. No. furthefurthe

rr

SubmittedSubmitted RejectReject RejectRejectconsidereconsidere

dd

1st Oct 03 - 30th Sep 1st Oct 03 - 30th Sep 0404 7979 2828 3535 5151

1st Oct 04 - 30th Sep 1st Oct 04 - 30th Sep 0505 6262 1414 2323 4848

1st Oct 05 - 30th Sep 1st Oct 05 - 30th Sep 0606 5555 1616 2929 3939

1st Oct 06 - 30th Sep 1st Oct 06 - 30th Sep 0707 6161 1717 2828 4444

1st Oct 07 - 30th Sep 1st Oct 07 - 30th Sep 0808 3939 1010 2626 2929

1st Oct 08 - 8th Sep 1st Oct 08 - 8th Sep 0909 6161 1818 3030 4343

6 year Mean6 year Mean 6060 1717 2929 4343

* Chile, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia

** Algeria , Australia , Czech Rep. , Finland , France , Greece , Iceland , Korea ,

Mozambique , Nigeria , Serbia , Slovenia ,

South Africa , Sweden , Tunisia , USA

Turkey 10 Turkey 24Spain 7 Iran 11Iran 4 Chile 5Italy 4 Germany 5UK 4 Argentina 4Czech Republic 3 India 4Greece 3 Poland 4India 3 Japan 4Taiwan 3 Philippines 4Tunisia 3 Greece 3Australia 2 Portugal 3Egypt 2 Thailand 3Portugal 2 Croatia 2USA 2 Denmark 2Others (1 each)* 9 Italy 2

Spain 2UK 2Others (1 each)** 16

Total 61 Total 100

Submissions by country

Oct 06 – Sep 07 1 Oct – 8 Sep 09

Mean time to print, by quarter of ms. submissionMean time to print, by quarter of ms. submission

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

1st

2007

2nd 2

007

3rd

2007

4th

2007

1st

2008

2nd 2

008

3rd

2008

4th

2008

1st

2009

Months

Quarter

Emails sent & received Emails sent & received

Oct 07 to Sep 09Oct 07 to Sep 09

No. Av./week

Bulletin emails 1644 16

Council emails 1161 11

30 years of the EAFP30 years of the EAFP28 years of the EAFP Bulletin28 years of the EAFP Bulletin

Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists: 1,247 Articles from 1981 to end of Pathologists: 1,247 Articles from 1981 to end of 20082008

Who are publishing articles in the Bulletin?Who are publishing articles in the Bulletin?

Authors from numerous institutes, world-wideAuthors from numerous institutes, world-wide

The 30 authors with the highest number of articles* The 30 authors with the highest number of articles* published in the Bulletin are …published in the Bulletin are …

* Extracted by ISI Web of Knowledge © 2009 Thomson Reuters * Extracted by ISI Web of Knowledge © 2009 Thomson Reuters

TORANZO, A. E.TORANZO, A. E. SpainSpain 4040

BRUNO, D. W.BRUNO, D. W. ScotlandScotland 2828

BUCHMANN, KBUCHMANN, K DenmarkDenmark 2727

SMITH, P.R.SMITH, P.R. IrelandIreland 2626

NOWAK, BNOWAK, B AustraliaAustralia 2424

AUSTIN, B.AUSTIN, B. ScotlandScotland 2222

ROMALDE, J. L.ROMALDE, J. L. SpainSpain 1919

BARJA, J. L.BARJA, J. L. SpainSpain 1818

NYLUND, ANYLUND, A NorwayNorway 1717

AHNE, W.AHNE, W. GermanyGermany 1616

BUCKE, D.BUCKE, D. EnglandEngland 1616

SARAIVA, ASARAIVA, A PortugalPortugal 1515

EIRAS, J.C.EIRAS, J.C. BrazilBrazil 1414

FIGUERAS, AFIGUERAS, A SpainSpain 1414

MAGARINOS, BMAGARINOS, B SpainSpain 1414

MUNDAY, B.L.MUNDAY, B.L. AustraliaAustralia 1414

HOFFMANN, R.HOFFMANN, R. GermanyGermany 1313

HEDRICK, R. P.HEDRICK, R. P. USAUSA 1212

MACKENZIE, KMACKENZIE, K ScotlandScotland 1212

CARSON, JCARSON, J AustraliaAustralia 1111

ELLIS A.EELLIS A.E ScotlandScotland 1111

ENZMANN, P.-J. ENZMANN, P.-J. GermanyGermany 1111

FEIST, S.W.FEIST, S.W. EnglandEngland 1111

HASTINGS, T. S.HASTINGS, T. S. ScotlandScotland 1111

HINEY, MHINEY, M IrelandIreland 1111

SCHLOTFELDT, HJSCHLOTFELDT, HJ GermanyGermany 1111

SOLTANI, MSOLTANI, M IranIran 1111

KORTING, W.KORTING, W. GermanyGermany 1010

MOLNAR, K. MOLNAR, K. HungaryHungary 1010

NUNEZ, SNUNEZ, S SpainSpain 1010

Which are the most cited Bulletin Which are the most cited Bulletin articles?articles?

Citations* of Bulletin articles, published in Citations* of Bulletin articles, published in the 10 years 1999 to 2008 incl.the 10 years 1999 to 2008 incl.

(*ISI Web of Knowledge © Thomson Reuters)(*ISI Web of Knowledge © Thomson Reuters)

Top topics: PKD, ISA, VHS, KHV, Amoebic Gill Top topics: PKD, ISA, VHS, KHV, Amoebic Gill Disease, Perkinsiosis, NNVDisease, Perkinsiosis, NNV

1. Times Cited: 531. Times Cited: 53Tetracapsula bryosalmonaeTetracapsula bryosalmonae n.sp for PKX organism, the cause of PKD in salmonid fish. Canning n.sp for PKX organism, the cause of PKD in salmonid fish. Canning EU, Curry A, Feist SW, Longshaw M, Okamura B (1999)EU, Curry A, Feist SW, Longshaw M, Okamura B (1999)2. Times Cited: 46 2. Times Cited: 46 First report of Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) in the United States. Bouchard DA, Brockway K, First report of Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) in the United States. Bouchard DA, Brockway K, Giray C, Keleher W, Merrill PL (2001)Giray C, Keleher W, Merrill PL (2001)3. Times Cited: 43 3. Times Cited: 43 First identification of PKX in bryozoans from the United Kingdom - Molecular evidence. Longshaw First identification of PKX in bryozoans from the United Kingdom - Molecular evidence. Longshaw M, Feist SW, Canning EU, Okamura B (1999)M, Feist SW, Canning EU, Okamura B (1999)4. Times Cited: 404. Times Cited: 40Isolation of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) from wild Japanese flounder, Isolation of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus (VHSV) from wild Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceusParalichthys olivaceus. Takano R, Nishizawa T, Arimoto M, Muroga K (2000). Takano R, Nishizawa T, Arimoto M, Muroga K (2000)5. Times Cited: 35 5. Times Cited: 35 Mass mortalities in Koi carp, Mass mortalities in Koi carp, Cyprinus carpioCyprinus carpio, associated with gill and skin disease. , associated with gill and skin disease. Bretzinger A, Bretzinger A, Fischer-Scherl T, Oumouna M, Hoffmann R, Truyen U (1999)Fischer-Scherl T, Oumouna M, Hoffmann R, Truyen U (1999)6. Times Cited: 316. Times Cited: 31Amoebic Gill Disease in the marine environment. Nowak BF, Carson J, Powell MD, Dykova I Amoebic Gill Disease in the marine environment. Nowak BF, Carson J, Powell MD, Dykova I (2002)(2002)7. Times Cited: 307. Times Cited: 30Isolation of a virus from koi with altered gills. Neukirch, M; Bottcher, K; Bunnajirakul, S (1999)Isolation of a virus from koi with altered gills. Neukirch, M; Bottcher, K; Bunnajirakul, S (1999)8. Times Cited: 29 8. Times Cited: 29 Synonymy of Synonymy of Perkinsus olseniPerkinsus olseni Lester & Davis, 1981 and Lester & Davis, 1981 and Perkinsus atlanticusPerkinsus atlanticus Azevedo, 1989 and Azevedo, 1989 and an update on the phylogenetic position of the genus an update on the phylogenetic position of the genus PerkinsusPerkinsus. Murrell A, Kleeman SN, Barker . Murrell A, Kleeman SN, Barker SC, Lester RJG. (2002)SC, Lester RJG. (2002)9. Times Cited: 279. Times Cited: 27The emergence of koi herpesvirus and its significance to European aquaculture. Haenen OLM, The emergence of koi herpesvirus and its significance to European aquaculture. Haenen OLM, Way K, Bergmann SM, Ariel E (2004) Way K, Bergmann SM, Ariel E (2004) 10. Times Cited: 2710. Times Cited: 27The phylogenetic relationship of nervous necrosis virus from halibut (The phylogenetic relationship of nervous necrosis virus from halibut (Hippoglossus Hippoglossus hippoglossushippoglossus). Aspehaug, V; Devold, M; Nylund, A (1999)). Aspehaug, V; Devold, M; Nylund, A (1999)

Which are the main journals that cite Which are the main journals that cite Bulletin articles?Bulletin articles?

Number of times articles Number of times articles published in 2008 (in published in 2008 (in journals shown) cited* journals shown) cited* articles published in articles published in all EAFP Bulletin all EAFP Bulletin IssuesIssues

(*ISI Web of Knowledge © (*ISI Web of Knowledge © Thomson Reuters)Thomson Reuters)

Citing Journal  No. citations

   

All Journals 514 

   

J FISH DIS 58 

DIS AQUAT ORGAN 46 

EAFP BULLETIN 43 

AQUACULTURE 30 

FISH SHELLFISH IMMUN 27 

J FISH BIOL 19 

Scopus* dataScopus* data* * ©© Elsevier Elsevier

Figures for 2008 are not reliableFigures for 2008 are not reliable

Scopus* dataScopus* data * * ©© Elsevier ElsevierFigures for 2008 are not reliable.Figures for 2008 are not reliable.Trend line = Total citations received in year / Total no. of articles in Trend line = Total citations received in year / Total no. of articles in yearyear

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements

• David Smith & Paul Haywood - Administration David Smith & Paul Haywood - Administration (CEFAS, Weymouth)(CEFAS, Weymouth)

• Lis Knudsen – Previous Administration (Nat. Vet. Inst., Aarhus)Lis Knudsen – Previous Administration (Nat. Vet. Inst., Aarhus)• Ellen Ariel Ellen Ariel – Previous Editor– Previous Editor • Subject EditorsSubject Editors

Tom Wikland (Bacteriology)Tom Wikland (Bacteriology)

David Alderman (Mycology & Therapeutics)David Alderman (Mycology & Therapeutics)

Matt Longshaw (Parasitology)Matt Longshaw (Parasitology)

Eann Munro (Virology)Eann Munro (Virology)

Paul Midtlyng (Vaccines/Immunol.)Paul Midtlyng (Vaccines/Immunol.)

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