WikiJournal User Group/Activity report 2017

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This is a report of the activity and organizational structuring of the WikiJournal User Group for the period from May 31 2016 (recognition as a Wikimedia User Group) to December 31 2017.

The project has expanded in all aspects, particularly the participation in WikiJournal of Science. WikiJournal of Medicine has regained a steady article publication rate after having implemented stricter criteria on independent peer review by at least 2 independent experts.

Overall organization

• The WikiJournal Council (dealing with common interests of the journals) has expanded from 5 members [1] to 10 members [2].
• Registration as a non-profit organization in Sweden was made on October 23, 2017.
• Renaming from Wikiversity Journal to WikiJournal on Aug 31, 2016, after a name election.
• Major layout and formatting updates by Thomas Shafee
  • Logos designed for all WikiJournals [3]
  • Unified preprint system set up for article submissions. [4]
  • Updates of the main article formatting template. [5]
  • Templates for declined articles created.[6]

WikiJournal of Medicine

• 7 article publications in 2017 (including 1 editorial), compared to 1 in 2016.
• Registration as a non-profit organization in Sweden on Nov 30, 2016
• The editorial board has expanded from 7 members [7] to 10 members [8].
• 10 mentions in the media, including an article in Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health
• Citation metrics: Estimated impact factor of 1.4 for 2016. Altmetrics: 106 mentions as of 22 September 2017.
• Stricter processing, with a requirement of peer review of at least 2 independent medical experts for all publications, implemented January 2017.

WikiJournal of Science

• The editorial board has expanded from 3 members [9] to 16 members [10].
• Bylaws have been ratified. [11]
• 4 potential upcoming articles were submitted in November 2017, and peer review is currently being organised [12]

WikiJournal of Humanities

• Created Oct 14, 2017 [13]
• An editorial board has been formed, consisting of 8 members in December 2017 [14]
• Bylaws have been ratified. [15]

See also

• WikiJournal of Medicine, the first Wikipedia-integrated academic journal, an editorial published 15 January 2017.
• Financial report 2016
• Grant report for 2017
• Grant application for 2018