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Today, I'm going to talk about a few things that still bother me and more and more people are coming to me to "say hello".
The first one is about the journal iMeta. iMeta was co-founded by me and Professor Liu Yongxin and other colleagues, with Professor Fu Jingyuan and Professor Liu Shuangjiang as the editor-in-chief, and I served as the executive editor together with Professor Liu Yongxin, Professor Chen Tong and Dr. Li Danyi.
iMeta should get its first impact factor in June and is expected to exceed 20 points. Since iMeta was included in the ESCI database on December 19 last year, the number of submissions has increased significantly. The number of people who messaged me to "say hello" suddenly increased, and the most excessive was the (angry!) who asked me about the reviewer. For the latter, I made it clear that I would never ask about it, and the editorial office would never disclose any information about the reviewers.
iMeta正式被ESCI收录
From November 28, 2023, all articles will be included in ESCI since its inception
In addition, as a science communication media platform, "Warmheart" has set up two important awards, one is the "Heartwarming Scholarship" for young people, that is, graduate students, which is now jointly selected with iMeta and renamed the "Heartwarming ×iMeta Scholarship", and the other is "Heartwarmer ×iMeta Person of the Year". I've been getting a lot of messages lately asking me to take care of me during the judging process.
A similar situation has arisen in the process of organizing the intestinal congress. Since the Gut Congress already has an important international influence, there are some people who try to greet me in the hope of getting an oral presentation.
In fact, iMeta has a rigorous process of evaluation, review, revision, and acceptance, and each step is collectively reviewed by multiple people, and finally through rigorous peer review to ensure academic quality. In the same way, we strive to be rigorous, fair and impartial × the selection of the iMeta Scholarship and Person of the Year, as well as the call for submissions for the Gut Congress.
My main business is to do a good job in intestinal science communication and product innovation. My original intention in science communication is to serve academic experts and industry colleagues, rather than to participate in any non-standard behavior. Therefore, I will not reply in principle to those "hello" messages.
Of course, I understand these things, and not replying will not affect our friendship.
Conflict of Interest Statement
Conflict of Interest Statement
He is the co-founder and executive editor of iMeta journal, holds positions in professional institutions such as national societies, and serves as a university chair professor.
However, readers should be reminded that the company he founded and mainly works in, Beijing Warm Heart Biotechnology Research Institute Co., Ltd., is a for-profit commercial organization, and he also serves as chairman and director of this company and a number of affiliated companies.
In addition, he is also a consultant or consultant officially employed by Shanghai Pharmaceutical, H&H Group, Mengniu Group and other enterprises, and provides strategy, product and other consulting services for many other enterprises.
Mr. Warmheart benefits from the above-mentioned for-profit organizations through shareholdings, salaries, dividends and consulting fees, and although he always wants to uphold a scientific, objective and impartial attitude at the time of writing, the following conflicts of interest may inevitably exist due to the above reasons:
- Loss of rigor, objectivity, and professionalism in science communication due to commercial motives.
- Emphasis is placed on the products and services of interested companies and other potential options are neglected.
- Emphasize the strengths of the stakeholder companies and downplay their weaknesses.
In order to avoid and reduce the non-objectivity caused by conflicts of interest, Mr. Warmheart will take the following measures:
- This statement is made public, clearly indicating the relationship between the interested companies.
- Evaluate all organizations, including stakeholder companies, objectively and fairly.
- Readers are encouraged to make criticisms and suggestions and to improve them.
When reading Mr. Warmheart's articles, readers should pay attention to understanding his business background, and maintain rational judgment and critical thinking.