There were 106 articles published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (JCMR) in 2017, including 92 original research papers, 3 reviews, 9 technical notes, and 1 Position paper, 1 erratum and 1 correction. The volume was similar to 2016 despite an increase in manuscript submissions to 405 and thus reflects a slight decrease in the acceptance rate to 26.7%. The quality of the submissions continues to be high. The 2017 JCMR Impact Factor (which is published in June 2018) was minimally lower at 5.46 (vs. 5.71 for 2016; as published in June 2017), which is the second highest impact factor ever recorded for JCMR. The 2017 impact factor means that an average, each JCMR paper that were published in 2015 and 2016 was cited 5.46 times in 2017.In accordance with Open-Access publishing of Biomed Central, the JCMR articles are published on-line in continuus fashion and in the chronologic order of acceptance, with no collating of the articles into sections or special thematic issues. For this reason, over the years, the Editors have felt that it is useful to annually summarize the publications into broad areas of interest or theme, so that readers can view areas of interest in a single article in relation to each other and other contemporary JCMR articles. In this publication, the manuscripts are presented in broad themes and set in context with related literature and previously published JCMR papers to guide continuity of thought within the journal. In addition, I have elected to use this format to convey information regarding the editorial process to the readership.I hope that you find the open-access system increases wider reading and citation of your papers, and that you will continue to send your very best, high quality manuscripts to JCMR for consideration. I thank our very dedicated Associate Editors, Guest Editors, and Reviewers for their efforts to ensure that the review process occurs in a timely and responsible manner and that the JCMR continues to be recognized as the forefront journal of our field. And finally, I thank you for entrusting me with the editorship of the JCMR as I begin my 3rd year as your editor-in-chief. It has been a tremendous learning experience for me and the opportunity to review manuscripts that reflect the best in our field remains a great joy and highlight of my week!

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心血管磁共振杂志 2017 年。


2017年《心血管磁共振杂志》（JCMR）共发表文章106篇，其中原创研究论文92篇，综述3篇，技术说明9篇，立场文件1篇，勘误1篇，修正1篇。尽管投稿量增加至 405 份，但数量与 2016 年相似，因此反映出接受率略有下降至 26.7%。提交的作品质量仍然很高。 2017 年 JCMR 影响因子（2018 年 6 月发布）略有下降，为 5.46（2016 年为 5.71；2017 年 6 月发布），这是 JCMR 有记录以来的第二高影响因子。 2017年影响因子意味着2015年和2016年发表的JCMR论文在2017年平均被引用5.46次。按照Biomed Central的开放获取出版方式，JCMR文章以连续方式在线发表，并在按接受的时间顺序排列，不将文章按章节或特殊主题进行整理。因此，多年来，编辑们认为每年将出版物总结为广泛的兴趣领域或主题是有用的，以便读者可以在单篇文章中查看彼此以及其他当代 JCMR 的兴趣领域。文章。在本出版物中，手稿以广泛的主题呈现，并与相关文献和之前发表的 JCMR 论文结合起来，以指导期刊内思想的连续性。此外，我选择使用这种格式向读者传达有关编辑过程的信息。我希望您发现开放获取系统增加了您的论文的更广泛的阅读和引用，并且您将继续发送您最好的文章，高质量的稿件提交给 JCMR 供考虑。 我感谢我们非常敬业的副主编、客座编辑和审稿人所做的努力，确保审稿过程及时、负责任地进行，并确保 JCMR 继续被公认为我们领域的前沿期刊。最后，我感谢您在我担任 JCMR 主编的第三年开始时委托我担任 JCMR 的编辑。这对我来说是一次巨大的学习经历，有机会审阅反映我们领域最好的手稿仍然是我这一周的一大快乐和亮点！