As an authoritative medical journal in the world with a history of nearly 200 years, why do you attach so much importance to China and how do you evaluate the level of China's papers? Horton said: "In the past, the research focus of The Lancet was mainly in Europe and the United States, but now the focus has shifted, especially in China, because the number of papers submitted by China has increased day by day in recent years, and China has become the third largest contributor to our publication, second only to the United States and Britain. This change is invisible in India, Latin America and other countries and regions, indicating that the US government has made active efforts in promoting scientific research. "
"Ten years ago, The Lancet didn't receive many high-quality papers from China. Now I am delighted to see the rising trend of the quality of China's papers. In the near future, it is expected that the number of papers submitted by China will continue to increase, and the quality of papers will certainly continue to improve, which will challenge the frontiers of the United States and Britain sooner or later. " He said.
This year marks the founding 10 anniversary of China editorial department of The Lancet magazine. Three articles were published in China Photo Album, which were the research results of the team of Academician Hu Shengshou and Professor Jiang Lixin from Fuwai Hospital of China Academy of Medical Sciences, revealing the current situation of hypertension prevention and primary medical care in China, and putting forward new ideas for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in China.
Horton commented, "This kind of article is chosen because it involves the relatively high incidence of stroke and hypertension in China, which reflects the perspective of The Lancet, that is, it involves solving the widespread and particularly important health diseases. I hope that there will be more articles telling the story of China, discussing problems and proposing solutions. "
So, what kind of articles can be favored by The Lancet? He gave three suggestions: first, scholars should choose topics that are really closely related to human health and affect large-scale people; Secondly, the research questions should be novel, and some topics that have not attracted much attention before can be appropriately selected; Third, the research design should be reasonable, with real and credible data, and the appropriate research methods should be selected to get the research results as close to reality as possible.
Horton expressed his strong agreement with the concept of ecological civilization put forward by China leaders. In addition, we also appreciate the call to implement the Healthy China Strategy. He pointed out, "Because the world has become flat, the important trend of global development is win-win cooperation. I am very happy to see more and more papers on China's international cooperation published in The Lancet. "
Finally, he sincerely said: "Ten years ago, we basically didn't see China's contributors or reviewers, but now it's not what it used to be. In the future, we will give China scholars ample opportunities to show themselves on the international stage through various international conferences, such as inviting them to be judges. I am willing to be a bridge and let more China voices spread to the world. "