Sheibaninia, A; Valaiee, N; Tavakoli, B; Azizi, F; Sh, M; Nourbakhsh, M. 2010. Quality of research articles published in Iranian Dental Journals. PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 26 (4): 847-851

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Sheibaninia, A; Valaiee, N; Tavakoli, B; Azizi, F; Sh, M; Nourbakhsh, M. 2010. 
Quality of research articles published in Iranian Dental Journals. PAKISTAN 
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 26 (4): 847-851.

Author Full Name(s): Sheibaninia, A.; Valaiee, N.; Tavakoli, Bita; Azizi, F.; Sh, 
Mohamadsadeghi; Nourbakhsh, M.
Language: English
Document Type: Article

Author Keywords: Research methodology; Dentistry journals; Quality of 
research publications

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the quality pertaining to the various 
structural components and aspects of research articles published in Iranian 
journals of dentistry in the first six months of the year 2006.
Methodology: This descriptive study assessed the quality of 100 original 
articles published in Iranian Journals of dentistry in terms of their various 
structural components including abstracts, introductions, methodology, results, 
discussions and references. Based on 52 variables the articles were classified 
into three categories of "adequate", "relatively adequate" and "inadequate". 
Data analysis was done using Chi-square statistical test.
Results: The mean number of authors for each article was 2.9 +/- 0.84. Failure 
rate to report the "reliability" of the instrument of measurement was 96%, 
followed by failure to justify the sample size (93%). Justification for publication 
was not reported in 73% of the articles and 87% didn't cite the limitations and 
valuable findings of the study. No statistically significant association was found 
between the quality of published articles and study designs, number of authors 
and references (P<0.3).
Conclusion: Significant quality related issues of concern were observed in 
articles published in Iranian dental journals. Attention to and rectification of 
these, by authors, reviewers and editors will improve the quality of future 
publications.

Addresses: [Tavakoli, Bita] Islamic Azad Univ, Dent Branch, Dept Oral Med & 
Diag, Tehran, Iran; [Sheibaninia, A.] Islamic Azad Univ, Dent Branch, Dept 
Orthodont, Tehran, Iran; [Nourbakhsh, M.] Islamic Azad Univ, Dent Branch, 
Dept Fixed Prosthodont, Tehran, Iran; [Valaiee, N.] Mazandaran Univ Med Sci, 
Res Ctr Thalassemia, Sari, Iran; [Azizi, F.] Shaheed Beheshti Univ Med Sci, Res 
Inst Endocrine Sci, Tehran, Iran; [Sh, Mohamadsadeghi] Shaheed Beheshti Univ 
Med Sci, Khordad Hosp 15, Dept Plast Surg, Tehran, Iran

Reprint Address: Tavakoli, B, Islamic Azad Univ, Dent Branch, Dept Oral Med & 
Diag, Tehran, Iran.

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ISSN: 1682-024X
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