Farrell, Geoffrey2022-02-140815-9319http://hdl.handle.net/1885/261142Kong Chee Fat Choi. As many Asian cultures celebrate the zodiac or lunar New Year, ‘Chinese New Year’ as it is often known, February 2010 is also auspicious for JGH. Twenty-four years of hard work have won this Asia–Pacific gastroenterology and hepatology journal a high international reputation, and JGH at last enjoys a much-welcomed boost in Impact Factor—to 2.27. This is the first time we have been ‘in the twos’, and after taking a decade or so to get from 1.0 to > 2, we plan to leave the ‘terrible twos’ behind as quickly as possible!application/pdfen-AU© 2010 Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltdendoscopygastroenterologyhepatobiliary systemimagingmedical educationpancreas diseasepensionerpriority journalpublication201010.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.06199.x2020-12-13