1980—1991年,《热带作物学报》共刊载文献320篇。在有收稿日期记录的316篇文献中,当年收到当年发表的有77篇,占24.37％;最小时滞为29天,最大时滞为1374天,平均约为332天。为了充分发挥《热带作物学报》文献的作用,结合我国热带作物科技发展形势,应提高《热带作物学报》的出版频率,增加其年载文量,缩短文献发表的时滞。 From 1980 to 1991, “Tropical Crops Journal” published a total of 320 articles. Of the 316 articles recorded in the period, 77 were published in that year, accounting for 24.37% of the total; the minimum lag was 29 days and the maximum lag was 1374 days, with an average of about 332 days. In order to give full play to the role of the Journal of Tropical Crops and the development of science and technology of tropical crops in China, we should increase the frequency of publication of the Journal of Tropical Crops and increase the number of published papers and shorten the time lag of publication.