What does 140 k versus 40 k reveal? It has been reported,using Scopus data,that the number of short papers(also known as"non-source items"in the Web of Science)published in the United States in 2020 was about 140,000(about 18.5％of its total publication).The corresponding number to appear in China was only about 40,000(about 5.6％)[1].It is also noteworthy that the world's leading academic journals(e.g.,Science,Nature,and PNAS)have relatively long histories when it comes to publishing short papers,mainly Editorials,Opinions,News pieces,and Letters.We therefore took Nature as an example and listed the article types(or column headings)seen in its foundation year as well as in a recent issue(Table 1).This simple analysis shows that while several classic types have always been in use,some have been renamed over time in order to adapt to scientific developments of the last 150 years.It is noteworthy that the different kinds of short papers published in Nature have remained more-or-less stable over recent years(Table 1).

Yizhou Miao;Yuehong Zhang

Editorial Office of Bio-Design and Manufacturing,Zhejiang University Press,Hangzhou 310028,China

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[1]Yizhou Miao;Yuehong Zhang-.140 k vs 40 k!Does this journal need short papers?)[J].生物设计与制造（英文）,2022(02):430-432

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