title: A 20-year perspective--from Journal of Gastrointestinal Motility to Neurogastroenterology and Motility.
abstract: This review traces the origins of this journal as the consequence of a revolution in academic publishing that started in Oxford 50 years ago. It also traces the expansion of the field of gastrointestinal motility by the development of new methodology that prompted both the creation of learned societies and a role for a journal devoted to this field. The problems that arose because the new journal was an 'orphan journal' lacking a parent society are recounted, as are the events that eventually led to its adoption. Finally, the introduction of the term 'neurogastroenterology' into scientific and clinical parlance is explained.
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Professor of Gastrointestinal Science, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK. d.l.wingate@qmul.ac.uk
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wingate
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004739:England; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility / Q000502:physiology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends