McDonald, RJ; Cloft, HJ; Kallmes, DF Fate of Manuscripts Previously Rejected by the American Journal of Neuroradiology: A Follow-Up Analysis AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY, 30 (2): 253-256 FEB 2009

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: kallmes.david at mayo.edu 

Author(s): McDonald, RJ (McDonald, R. J.); Cloft, HJ (Cloft, H. J.); 
Kallmes, DF (Kallmes, D. F.) 

Title: Fate of Manuscripts Previously Rejected by the American Journal of 
Neuroradiology: A Follow-Up Analysis 

Source: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY, 30 (2): 253-256 FEB 2009 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

KeyWords Plus: IMPACT 

Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: This is a follow-up article to "Fate of 
Submitted Manuscripts Rejected from the American Journal of 
Neuroradiology:: Outcomes and Commentary." The purpose of this study was 
to quantify differences in citation frequency between manuscripts 
published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR) and those 
published after AJNR rejection and to understand citation frequency 
differences among rejected manuscripts.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study, a MEDLINE search identified all 
manuscripts published in AJNR in 2005 and those initially rejected by AJNR 
in 2004 but subsequently published elsewhere. Once identified, the 
citation frequencies of both groups were determined by using SCOPUS. 
Citation data were used in comparative studies between AJNR rejected and 
accepted articles and in studies comparing citation frequency differences 
among rejected manuscripts as a function of journal and/or publication 
classifications.
RESULTS: Among 315 subsequently published rejections from AJNR in 2004, 
696 citations accumulated between 2005 and 2007 (2.4 citations/journal 
year), whereas 441 AJNR articles published in 2005 accumulated 2490 
citations between 2005 and 2007 (6.4 citations/journal year, P < .0001). 
One-way analysis of variance suggested that rejected manuscripts 
classified as technical reports and/or published in journals classified as 
either neuroradiology or general radiology had significantly higher 
citation frequencies than other submission types and journal 
classifications. Nonparametric analysis of citation frequency showed 
significant correlations with impact factors of respective publishing 
journals (p = 0.444).
CONCLUSION: Results from this study suggest that publications initially 
rejected from AJNR have a significantly lower citation frequency than 
those accepted by AJNR. Among rejected manuscripts, citations frequencies 
were highest in technical reports and among journals close to the 
neuroradiologic discipline. 

Addresses: [Cloft, H. J.; Kallmes, D. F.] Mayo Clin, Dept Radiol, 
Rochester, MN 55905 USA; [McDonald, R. J.] Mayo Grad Sch Med Educ, 
Rochester, MN USA; [McDonald, R. J.; Cloft, H. J.; Kallmes, D. F.] Mayo 
Clin, Coll Med, Rochester, MN 55905 USA 

Reprint Address: Kallmes, DF, Mayo Clin, Dept Radiol, 200 1st St SW, 
Rochester, MN 55905 USA. 

E-mail Address: kallmes.david at mayo.edu 

Cited Reference Count: 5 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: AMER SOC NEURORADIOLOGY 

Publisher Address: 2210 MIDWEST RD, OAK BROOK, IL 60521 USA 

ISSN: 0195-6108 

DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1366 

29-char Source Abbrev.: AMER J NEURORADIOL 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Am. J. Neuroradiol. 

Source Item Page Count: 4 

Subject Category: Clinical Neurology; Neuroimaging; Radiology, Nuclear 
Medicine & Medical Imaging 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 409FI 

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