Tim Raine

Consultant Gastroenterologist & IBD lead Cambridge University Hospitals, UK. ECCO Guidelines & UEGW Scientific Committees. Clinical trials & mucosal immunology.

[Tim Raine @IBD_MB]

@Jonathansegal85 Yes, whether article likely to get cited certainly 1 component of editorial decision. As you say, can be a crude measure of whether article “important”.
But I disagree with suggestion that editors “easily manipulate”&”game” the IF eg by just bashing out couple extra guidelines

[Tim Raine @IBD_MB]

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[Tim Raine @IBD_MB]

New ECCO CD guidelines. Hugely proud to have led with @HannahGordon @PMyrelid @MichelAdaminamassive team effort from >50 clinicians, patients & methodologists representing 19 countries& 4 continents. A thread on what we did &why it does (&doesn’t) matter. https://t.co/CXcJh7GR2q

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