期刊影响因子（JIF）通常用于评估所在领域学术期刊的声誉和质量，对后续论文投稿的质量和范围也有很大影响。因此，许多学术期刊都有兴趣提高自己的JIF，以提高学术影响力。本文旨在确定编辑和出版过程的完整性对提高学术期刊的学术影响力和JIF的重要性。我们对百世登出版集团（Baishideng）出版的七种期刊进行了统计分析，包括2022年《期刊引证报告》发布的2021年JIF、学科排名、2019-2021年接收和发表的文章、网页访问量和下载量等，最终介绍和讨论Baishideng期刊的编辑和出版过程，因为它们是我们维护和增强学术出版完整性目标的基础。七种期刊的2021年JIF与2020年基本相同，目前的指标范围从《世界胃肠病学杂志》（WJG）的5.374到《世界临床案例杂志》（WJCC）的1.534。从2019年到2020年对期刊的文献计量进行进一步评估，发现《世界干细胞杂志》的自引率最高（1.43%），而《世界胃肠外科杂志》最低（0.21%）。此外，此期间发表的共3012篇文章被大约8000个学术期刊的20000多篇文章引用。值得注意的是，发表在WJG上的1102篇文章被3059个期刊引用，其中171个期刊的JIF>10，包括国际知名的学术期刊，如《临床癌症学报》（2021 JIF 286.130，记录次数：1）、《柳叶刀》（2021 JIF 202.731，记录次数：4）、《自然免疫学评论》（2021 JIF 108.555，记录次数：2）、《自然胃肠病学评论》（2021 JIF 73.082，记录次数：9）、《柳叶刀胃肠病学与肝病学》（2021 JIF 45.042，记录次数：8）、《胃肠病学》（2021 JIF 33.883，记录次数：19）和《肠道》（2021 JIF 31.793，记录次数：21）。这表明Baishideng的期刊在学术质量方面得到了广泛的认可。在参考文献引证分析（RCA）数据库中，所有七种Baishideng出版的期刊都获得了2022年期刊文章影响指数（JAII）。例如，WJG在RCA的胃肠病学领域排名第18位，其JAII为22.048，在469,909总引用（6/102）和21,313总文章（5/102）中。2021年接收和发表的手稿数量均高于2019-2020年。例如，WJCC在2021年共接收了3650份手稿，较2019-2020年的平均1910篇/年增加了91.1%。2021年，WJCC发表了1296篇文章，较2019-2020年的平均632篇/年增加了105.1%。七种期刊接收的网页访问量和下载量逐年增加。例如，WJG在2019-2021年共接收了1974052次访问，在2020年增加了17.4%（比2019年更多），在2021年增加了4.4%（比2020年更多）。访问者来自全球220多个国家和地区，如美国、中国和英国。开放获取（OA）在提高学术期刊出版质量、效率、透明度和完整性方面发挥着重要作用。从2019年到2021年，七个期刊共出版了5543篇OA文章，其中2083篇（37.6%）是受邀并免费出版的。同期，在WJG上共出版了1683篇文章，作者来自70多个国家和地区。在2019年至2021年的总5543篇文章中，共收到了3903篇文章质量追踪报告。Baishideng的文章质量和作者评估跟踪系统进一步评估了文章的质量，4655篇文章（84.0%）获得了作者评估和反馈，这有助于跟踪作者对集体出版过程的满意度指标。从2021年3月25日至2022年6月28日，七种期刊共收到了424份读者评估和229封读者来信；这种后续读者参与表明，发表的文章的流行度和受众读者的数量通过读者评估系统得到了提高。总之，我们的文献计量评估结果表明，建立、促进并积极实践维护编辑和出版过程的完整性的过程，也有助于提高学术期刊的学术影响力，这本身就是提高JIF的基础。©The Author(s) 2022. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.

Journal Impact Factor™ (JIF) is often used to evaluate the relative reputation and quality of academic journals in their respective fields, and can greatly influence the quality and scope of subsequent manuscript submissions. Therefore, many if not all academic journals are interested in increasing their JIF, to improve their academic impact.To determine the importance of the integrity of the editorial and publication process in improving the academic influence of academic journals and the JIF of academic journals.In this paper, we describe our statistical analysis of bibliometric factors - including the 2021 JIFs released in the Journal Citation Report™ 2022, discipline rankings, received and published articles in 2019-2021, and webpage visits and downloads - for seven journals published by Baishideng Publishing Group (Baishideng) and indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded™; ultimately, we introduce and discuss the editing and publishing processes of Baishideng's journals in their entirety, as they form the basis for our objective of safeguarding and bolstering integrity in academic publication.For the seven journals assessed, their 2021 JIFs were basically unchanged from 2020, with the current metric ranging from 5.374 for World Journal of Gastroenterology (WJG) to 1.534 for World Journal of Clinical Cases (WJCC). Further assessments of the journals' bibliometrics from 2019 to 2020, showed that World Journal of Stem Cells has the highest self-citation rate (1.43%) and World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery has the lowest (0.21%). Additionally, the total 3012 articles published during this period were cited by more than 20000 articles in approximately 8000 academic journals. Of note, the 1102 articles published in WJG were cited by articles in 3059 journals, among which 171 journals have a JIF of > 10, including internationally renowned academic journals such as CA-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (2021 JIF 286.130, record count: 1), Lancet (2021 JIF 202.731, record count: 4), Nature Reviews Immunology (2021 JIF 108.555, record count: 2), Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (2021 JIF 73.082, record count: 9), Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (2021 JIF 45.042, record count: 8), Gastroenterology (2021 JIF 33.883, record count: 19), and Gut (2021 JIF 31.793, record count: 21). This suggests that Baishideng's journals have been widely recognized for their academic quality. In the Reference Citation Analysis (RCA) database, all seven Baishideng-published journals obtained a 2022 Journal Article Influence Index (JAII). For example, WJG has a 2022 JAII of 22.048, ranking 18th out of 102 journals in the field of gastroenterology & hepatology in the RCA, with 469909 total citations (6/102) and 21313 total articles (5/102). The numbers of manuscripts received and published in 2021 were both higher than those in 2019-2020. For example, WJCC received a total of 3650 manuscripts in 2021, which is 91.1% higher than those in 2019-2020 (average: 1910 papers/year). In 2021, WJCC published 1296 articles, representing an increase of 105.1% compared to those in 2019-2020 (average: 632 articles/year). The numbers of webpage visits and downloads received by the seven journals have increased year by year. For example, the number of total visits received by WJG in 2019-2021 was 1974052 in 2019, 2317835 in 2020 (increased by 17.4% compared with that in 2019), and 2652555 in 2021 (increased by 4.4% compared with that in 2020). The visitors were from more than 220 countries and regions worldwide, such as the United States, China, and the United Kingdom. Open access (OA) plays a vital role in improving the quality, efficiency, transparency, and integrity of academic journal publishing. From 2019 to 2021, a total of 5543 OA articles were published in the seven journals, of which 2083 (37.6%) were invited and published free-of-charge. During the same period, 1683 articles were published in WJG, and the authors were from more than 70 countries and regions. For the total 5543 articles published in the seven journals from 2019 to 2021, 3903 article quality tracking reports were received after the online publication of these articles. The quality of the articles was further evaluated through the Baishideng's article quality and author evaluation tracking system, with 4655 articles (84.0%) having received author evaluation and feedback, which contributes to tracking metrics for authors' satisfaction with the collective publication processes. From March 25, 2021 to June 28, 2022, the seven journals received a total of 424 reader evaluations and 229 letters from readers; this subsequent reader engagement demonstrates that the popularity of the published articles and the volume of their readership audience were improved through the reader evaluation system.Ultimately, the findings from our bibliometric assessments indicate that establishing, promoting and actively practicing processes that safeguard and bolster the integrity of the editing and publication process also help to improve the academic influence of academic journals, which itself is the cornerstone for improving JIF.©The Author(s) 2022. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.