MISCELLANEOUS papers on citation analysis and bibliometrics.
Eugene Garfield
eugene.garfield at THOMSONREUTERS.COM
Tue Mar 15 13:44:25 EDT 2011
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TITLE: The research core of the knowledge management literature
(Article, English)
AUTHOR: Wallace, DP; Van Fleet, C; Downs, LJ
SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 31 (1).
FEB 2011. p.14-20 ELSEVIER SCI LTD, OXFORD
SEARCH TERM(S): FAIRTHORNE RA rauth
KEYWORDS: Knowledge management; Research methods; Professional
literature; Bibliometrics; Content analysis
KEYWORDS+: BRADFORD LAW; DISCIPLINE; DISCOURSES; SYSTEMS
ABSTRACT: A bibliometric analysis and a content analysis were
conducted to explore the nature of the knowledge management literature.
For the bibliometric analysis, three levels of Bradford analysis were
used to examine the shape of the knowledge management literature based
on
21,596 references from 2771 source publications. Each of the three
analyses conformed to the typical curve of the Bradford distribution.
For
the content analysis, the texts of 630 knowledge management articles
were
analyzed to address the question of what research methodologies are used
in the knowledge management literature. It was found that 27.8 percent
of
knowledge management-related articles in knowledge management journals
used no identifiable research method. Of the remaining 455 refereed
articles, 60 percent employed mainstream social sciences research
methodologies. The remaining 40 percent of the articles using an
identifiable methodology were characterized by the use of "provisional
methods" that appeared to substitute for more formally defined or
scientifically based research methodologies. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All
rights reserved.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: DP Wallace, Univ Alabama, Sch Lib & Informat Studies,
501
Gorgas Lib,Box 870252, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
ISSN: 0268-4012
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TITLE: The predictive validity of peer review: A selective
review of the judgmental forecasting qualities of peers,
and implications
for innovation in science (Review, English)
AUTHOR: Benda, WGG; Engels, TCE
SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FORECASTING 27 (1 SP ISS).
JAN-MAR 2011. p.166-182 ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, AMSTERDAM
ISSN: 0169-2070
SEARCH TERM(S): GARFIELD E rauth;
SEGLEN PO J AM SOC INFORM SCI 45:1
1994;
WILSON JD J CLIN INVEST 61:1697 1978
KEYWORDS: Advice taking; Cognitive bias; Decision-making; Expert
advice; Group decision making; Reliability
KEYWORDS+: CUM LAUDE DOCTORATES; DECISION-MAKING; BIBLIOMETRIC
INDICATORS; SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE; GRANT APPLICATIONS;
CITATION ANALYSIS; JOURNAL IMPACT; BIAS; AUTHORS;
RELIABILITY
ABSTRACT: In this review we investigate what the available data on
the predictive validity of peer review can add to our understanding of
judgmental forecasting. We found that peer review attests to the
relative
success of judgmental forecasting by experts. Both manuscript and group-
based peer review allow, on average, for accurate decisions to be made.
However, tension exists between peer review and innovative ideas, even
though the latter underlie scientific advance. This points to the danger
of biases and preconceptions in judgments. We therefore formulate two
proposals for enhancing the likelihood of innovative work. (C) 2010
International Institute of Forecasters. Published by Elsevier B.V. All
rights reserved.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: TCE Engels, Univ Antwerp, Ctr R&D Monitoring,
Middelheimlaan 1, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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TITLE: Level of evidence and conflict of interest disclosure
associated with higher citation rates in orthopedics
(Article, English)
AUTHOR: Okike, K; Kocher, MS; Torpey, JL; Nwachukwu, BU;
Mehlman, CT; Bhandari, M
SOURCE: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 64 (3). MAR 2011.
p.331-338 PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, OXFORD
SEARCH TERM(S): CITATION* item_title;
GARFIELD E JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC 295:90 2006
KEYWORDS: Citation rates; Impact factor; Conflict of interest;
Level of evidence; Orthopedic surgery; Bibliometrics
KEYWORDS+: JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; ARTICLES
ABSTRACT: Objective: To identify the scientific and nonscientific
factors associated with rates of citation in the orthopedic literature.
Study Design and Setting: All original clinical articles published in
three general orthopedics journals between July 2002 and December 2003
were reviewed. Information was collected on variables plausibly related
to rates of citation, including scientific and nonscientific factors.
The
number of citations at 5 years was ascertained and linear regression was
used to identify factors associated with rates of citation.
Results: In the multivariate analysis, factors associated with increased
rates of citation at 5 years were high level of evidence (22.2 citations
for level I or II vs. 10.8 citations for level III or IV; P = 0.0001),
large sample size (18.8 citations for sample size of 100 or more vs. 7.9
citations for sample size of 25 or fewer; P < 0.0001), multiple
institutions (15.2 citations for two or more centers vs. 11.1 citations
for single center; P = 0.023), self-reported conflict of interest
disclosure involving a nonprofit organization (17.4 citations for
nonprofit disclosure vs. 10.6 citations for no disclosure; P = 0.027),
and self-reported conflict of interest disclosure involving a for-profit
company (26.1 citations for for-profit disclosure vs. 10.6 citations for
no disclosure; P = 0.011).
Conclusion: High level of evidence, large sample size, representation
from multiple institutions, and conflict of interest disclosure are
associated with higher rates of citation in orthopedics. (C) 2011
Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: K Okike, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Orthoped Surg, 55
Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114 USA
ISSN: 0895-4356
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TITLE: Protocols and Challenges to the Creation of a Cross-
Disciplinary Journal (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Gould, THP
SOURCE: JOURNAL OF SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 42 (2). JAN 2011.
p.105-141 UNIV TORONTO PRESS INC, TORONTO
SEARCH TERM(S): ZUCKERMAN H rauth;
ZUCKERMA.H MINERVA 9:66
1971;
JOURNAL item_title
KEYWORDS: Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy; narrowly
defined; scholarly journals; born-online; cross-
disciplinary; sustainability; editorial boards; academic
ranking
KEYWORDS+: WEB REFERENCES; OPEN-ACCESS; PERMANENCE
ABSTRACT: In 2006, the Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy
(OJRRP) was launched. The publication is an example of the ability of
academia to create narrowly defined scholarly journals aimed at a small,
targeted readership while relying on a meagre budget. This article
discusses the factors that fostered the creation of hundreds of online-
only journals, as well as providing a case study of the creation of
OJRRP
and the long-term implications of online cross-disciplinary
publications.
Areas covered include sponsorship, editorial board, editorial staff,
software, link rot, code, promotional activities, tracking and
supporting
usage, and, perhaps most importantly, long-term sustainability. The
OJRRP
experience is presented along with lessons learned in each area.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: THP Gould, Kansas State Univ, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
ISSN: 1198-9742
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TITLE: Flogging a Dead Book? PROSPECTS FOR THE SCHOLARLY BOOK
AND THE UNIVERSITY PRESS IN AUSTRALIA (Article, English)
AUTHOR: James, S
SOURCE: JOURNAL OF SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 42 (2). JAN 2011.
p.182-204 UNIV TORONTO PRESS INC, TORONTO
SEARCH TERM(S): CRONIN B rauth
KEYWORDS: monograph; university press; scholarly book; scholarly
publishing; university commercialization; peer review;
Australia
KEYWORDS+: MONOGRAPH
ABSTRACT: This article explores an issue that has been neglected
in
Australia, the intertwined fates of the scholarly book and the
university
press. These institutions face two significant threats: the
commercialization of the university, which has left academics with less
time for the patient research and writing needed to produce a monograph,
and the 'tyranny of the journal article' (in contrast to that of the
monograph, which has been noted in American debates), which has devalued
the monograph and thus reduced some of the incentive for academics to
write one. After examining the decline of university presses in
Australia, the article concludes that they, and the monographs they
publish, will best flourish with increased philanthropic, governmental,
and university funding; careful list diversification; creative
commissioning; cross-subsidization; and the savvy use of electronic and
traditional forms of publishing and dissemination.
ISSN: 1198-9742
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TITLE: The Peer-Review Process for Articles in Iran's
Scientific
Journals (Review, English)
AUTHOR: Ardakan, MA; Mirzaie, SA; Sheikhshoaei, F
SOURCE: JOURNAL OF SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING 42 (2). JAN 2011.
p.243-261 UNIV TORONTO PRESS INC, TORONTO
SEARCH TERM(S): JOURNALS item_title
KEYWORDS: peer-review process; scientific journals; types of
refereeing; referee; editorial board
KEYWORDS+: CHECKLIST
ABSTRACT: The purpose of this research was to study the
peer-review
process for articles in Iran's accredited scientific journals. The study
considered the types of refereeing currently practised, the decision-
making methods and criteria for acceptance of articles, the major
decision makers, and the current norms in the peer-review process. The
method used was a survey, and the data-collecting tool was a
questionnaire. The statistical population of this research included 245
scientific journals. The results of the study show that, currently, the
predominant type of refereeing for articles submitted to these journals
is 'double blind' and the prevailing method of informing authors about
the results of manuscript evaluation is 'commenting on the manuscript
after refereeing it and after consideration in an editorial board
meeting.' The findings also indicate that two criteria 'Originality and
creativity of the research' and 'Being within the journal's scope' -
play
the most important role in article acceptance. Of the five main parties
cooperating in the peer-review process for these journals, the editorial
board plays the most fundamental role.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: F Sheikhshoaei, Univ Tehran Med Sci, Sch Allied Hlth
Sci,
Tehran, Iran
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TITLE: The controversial policies of journal ratings:
evaluating
social sciences and humanities (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Pontille, D; Torny, D
SOURCE: RESEARCH EVALUATION 19 (5). DEC 2010. p.347-360 BEECH
TREE PUBLISHING, GUILDFORD
SEARCH TERM(S): GARFIELD E rauth; ZUCKERMAN HA rauth;
ZUCKERMA.H MINERVA 9:66
1971;
KEYWORDS+: RESEARCH PERFORMANCE; CITATION-REPORTS; IMPACT FACTORS;
QUALITY; ECONOMICS; RANKINGS; TOP; PUBLICATIONS;
INDICATORS; MANAGEMENT
ABSTRACT: In a growing number of countries, governments and public
agencies seek to systematically assess the scientific outputs of their
universities and research institutions. Bibliometrics indicators and
peer
review are regularly used for this purpose, and their advantages and
biases are discussed in a wide range of literature. This article
examines
how three different national organisations produce journal ratings as an
alternative assessment tool, which is particularly targeted for social
sciences and humanities. After setting out the organisational context in
which these journal ratings emerged, the analysis highlights the main
steps of their production, the criticism they received after
publication,
especially from journals, and the changes made during the ensuing
revision process. The particular tensions of a tool designed as both a
political instrument and a scientific apparatus are also discussed.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: D Torny, INRA, RiTME UR 1323, 65 Blvd Brandebourg,
F-94205
Ivry, France
ISSN: 0958-2029
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TITLE: Large Increases and Decreases in Journal Impact Factors
in Only One Year: The Effect of Journal Self-Citations
(Article, English)
AUTHOR: Campanario, JM
SOURCE: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY 62 (2). FEB 2011. p.230-235
WILEY-BLACKWELL, MALDEN
SEARCH TERM(S): CITATION* ; IMPACT FACTOR
KEYWORDS+: LABELED EDITORIAL MATERIAL; MANIPULATION; INDEX
ABSTRACT: I studied the factors (citations, self-citations, and
number of articles) that influenced large changes in only 1 year in the
impact factors (IFs) of journals. A set of 360 instances of journals
with
large increases or decreases in their IFs from a given year to the
following was selected from journals in the Journal Citation Reports
from
1998 to 2007 (40 journals each year). The main factor influencing large
changes was the change in the number of citations. About 54% of the
increases and 42% of the decreases in the journal IFs were associated
with changes in the journal self-citations.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: JM Campanario, Univ Alcala De Henares, Dept Fis, Madrid
28871, Spain
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TITLE: A Heuristic Approach to Author Name Disambiguation in
Bibliometrics Databases for Large-Scale Research
Assessments (Article,
English)
AUTHOR: D'Angelo, CA; Giuffrida, C; Abramo, G
SOURCE: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY 62 (2). FEB 2011. p.257-269
WILEY-BLACKWELL, MALDEN
SEARCH TERM(S): BIBLIOMETR* item_title
KEYWORDS+: RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY; HOMONYMS; IMPACT
ABSTRACT: National exercises for the evaluation of research
activity by universities are becoming regular practice in ever more
countries. These exercises have mainly been conducted through the
application of peer-review methods. Bibliometrics has not been able to
offer a valid large-scale alternative because of almost overwhelming
difficulties in identifying the true author of each publication. We will
address this problem by presenting a heuristic approach to author name
disambiguation in bibliometric datasets for large-scale research
assessments. The application proposed concerns the Italian university
system, comprising 80 universities and a research staff of over 60,000
scientists. The key advantage of the proposed approach is the ease of
implementation. The algorithms are of practical application and have
considerably better scalability and expandability properties than state-
of-the-art unsupervised approaches. Moreover, the performance in terms
of
precision and recall, which can be further improved, seems thoroughly
adequate for the typical needs of large-scale bibliometric research
assessments.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: CA D'Angelo, Univ Roma Tor Vergata, Lab Studies Res &
Technol Transfer, Via Politecn 1, I-00133 Rome, Italy
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TITLE: Coverage and Overlap of the New Social Sciences and
Humanities Journal Lists (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Hicks, D; Wang, JA
SOURCE: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY 62 (2). FEB 2011. p.284-294
WILEY-BLACKWELL, MALDEN
SEARCH TERM(S): JOURNAL item_title
KEYWORDS+: SOCIOLOGY CITATION INDEX; WEB-OF-SCIENCE; GOOGLE
SCHOLAR;
SCOPUS
ABSTRACT: This is a study of coverage and overlap in second-
generation social sciences and humanities journal lists, with attention
paid to curation and the judgment of scholarliness. We identify four
factors underpinning coverage shortfalls: journal language, country,
publisher size, and age. Analyzing these factors turns our attention to
the process of assessing a journal as scholarly, which is a necessary
foundation for every list of scholarly journals. Although scholarliness
should be a quality inherent in the journal, coverage falls short
because
groups assessing scholarliness have different perspectives on the social
sciences and humanities literature. That the four factors shape
perspectives on the literature points to a deeper problem of
fragmentation within the scholarly community. We propose reducing this
fragmentation as the best method to reduce coverage shortfalls.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: D Hicks, Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Publ Policy, 685
Cherry
St, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
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TITLE: Comparison Between Two Five Year Periods (1998/2002 and
2003/2007) on the Production, Impact and co-Authorship
of Publications on
Tobacco and Smoking by Spanish authors Using the Science
Citation Index
(Article, Spanish)
AUTHOR: de Granda-Orive, J; Alonso-Arroyo, A; Serrano, SJV;
Aleixandre-Benavent, R; Gonzalez-Alcaide, G; Garcia-Rio,
F; Jimenez-Ruiz, CA; Solano-Reina, S; Roig-Vazquez, F
SOURCE: ARCHIVOS DE BRONCONEUMOLOGIA 47 (1). JAN 2011. p.25-34
EDICIONES DOYMA S A, BARCELONA
SEARCH TERM(S): SCIENCE CITATION INDEX item_title; CITATION
item_title;
CITATION* item_title
KEYWORDS: Smoking; Literature; Coauthorship networks; Scientific
publication
KEYWORDS+: SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION; BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS; SPAIN;
COOPERATION; MEDLINE
ABSTRACT: Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the
production, impact and co-authorship of publications by Spanish authors
on smoking and tobacco between two time periods (1998/2002 vs 2003/2007)
using Science Citation Index (SCI).
Methods: The literature search was performed in the SCI-Expanded on 20
November 2008. All types of documents by Spanish authors were selected.
The search was restricted to the title, and the key words used were
"smok*" and "tobac*". The statistical analysis was descriptive (95% CI).
Results: A total of 588 documents were obtained, with 399 (67.85%)
original papers, 54(9.18%) letters to the editor, and 35 (5.95%)
editorials. Productivity increased between the 98/02 to 03/07 periods:
234 (39.8%) documents versus 354 (60.2%). We have found significant
differences between the two periods (98/02 vs 03/07) in total mean
annual
documents (47 +/- 8 vs 71 +/- 16 [p=0.024]) and total mean annual
original papers (34 +/- 6 vs 46 +/- 9 [p = 0.041]). The mean number of
citations per document was 14.1 +/- 2.1 for 98/02 period and 5.6 +/- 2.5
for 03/07 period (p = 0.003). The co-authorship annual index had
increased; with a mean of 6.77 signatures/document for 98/02 period to a
mean of 6.87 for 03/07 period. Authors and institution networks
collaborations had increased between the two periods.
Conclusions: Spanish production and co-authorship of documents on
smoking
and tobacco have increased between these two periods. The earlier period
documents received more citations. (C) 2010 SEPAR. Published by Elsevier
Espana, S.L. All rights reserved.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: J de Granda-Orive, Hosp Infanta Elena, Serv Neumol,
Madrid,
Spain
ISSN: 0300-2896
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TITLE: Analysis of the publication volume of Canadian
ophthalmology departments from 2005 to 2009: a
systematic review of the
literature (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Micieli, A; Micieli, JA; Smith, AF
SOURCE: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY-JOURNAL CANADIEN D
OPHTALMOLOGIE 46 (1). FEB 2011. p.66-71 CANADIAN OPHTHAL
SOC, OTTAWA
SEARCH TERM(S):
GARFIELD E JAMA-J AM MED ASSOC 295:90 2006
KEYWORDS+: JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; VISION SCIENCE; PRODUCTIVITY
ABSTRACT: Objective: To assess the publication volume of Canadian
ophthalmology departments over a 5-year period, 2005-2009.
Design: Systematic review of the literature.
Methods: MEDLINE was searched for papers published from 2005 to 2009
where the designated affiliation corresponded to a Canadian
ophthalmology
department. The papers were sorted by year, university, and study
design.
A total impact score (the impact factor of the journal multiplied by the
number of papers published in that journal per year) was also calculated
for each university.
Results: In the 5-year period there was an increasing trend in the total
number of published ophthalmology papers. The University of Toronto had
the highest number of published papers (224), followed by the University
of British Columbia (143) and McGill University (120). The Canadian
Journal of Ophthalmology published the most papers, followed by
Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. The most frequent study
design category was basic science research and a total of 11 different
randomized controlled trials were retrieved.
Conclusions: The publication volume of Canadian ophthalmology
researchers
increased significantly from 2005 to 2009 with larger institutions
accounting for the majority of published papers. Like researchers in
other countries, Canadian ophthalmology researchers preferred to publish
in domestic journals.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: AF Smith, Medmetrics Inc, 30 Charles St, Ottawa, ON K1M
1R2, Canada
ISSN: 0008-4182
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TITLE: A modified Yule process to model the evolution of some
object-oriented system properties (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Turnu, I; Concas, G; Marchesi, M; Pinna, S; Tonelli, R
SOURCE: INFORMATION SCIENCES 181 (4). FEB 15 2011. p.883-902
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, NEW YORK
SEARCH TERM(S): PRICE DJD rauth
KEYWORDS: Power laws; Yule process; Object-oriented languages;
Software engineering; Java
KEYWORDS+: POWER-LAW DISTRIBUTIONS; QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS;
SOFTWARE
SYSTEMS; NETWORKS; DESIGN; FAULTS
ABSTRACT: We present a model based on the Yule process, able to
explain the evolution of some properties of large object-oriented
software systems. We study four system properties related to code
production of four large object-oriented software systems - Eclipse,
Netbeans, JDK and Ant. The properties analysed, namely the naming of
variables and methods, the call to methods and the inheritance
hierarchies, show a power-law distribution as reported in previous
papers
for different systems. We use the simulation approach to verify the
goodness of our model, finding a very good correspondence between
empirical data of subsequent software versions, and the prediction of
the
model presented. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: I Turnu, Univ Cagliari, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Piazza
Armi, I-09123 Cagliari, Italy
ISSN: 0020-0255
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TITLE: Peer review and journal impact factor: the two pillars
of
contemporary medical publishing (Review, English)
AUTHOR: Triaridis, S; Kyrgidis, A
SOURCE: HIPPOKRATIA 14 (1 SUPPL). 2010. p.5-12 LITHOGRAPHIA,
THESSALONIKI
SEARCH TERM(S): GARFIELD E rauth; IMPACT FACTOR* item_title;
JOURNAL item_title;
GARFIELD E SCIENCE 178:471
1972;
ACAD* PSY* rwork
KEYWORDS: impact factor; peer-review; citation; editor; medical;
quality
KEYWORDS+: AUTHORS
ABSTRACT: The appraisal of scientific quality is a particularly
difficult problem. Editorial boards resort to secondary criteria
including crude publication counts, journal prestige, the reputation of
authors and institutions, and estimated importance and relevance of the
research field, making peer review a controversial rather than a
rigorous
process. On this background different methods for evaluating research
may
become required, including citation rates and journal impact factors
(IF), which are thought to be more quantitative and objective
indicators,
directly related to published science. The aim of this review is to go
into the two pillars of contemporary medical publishing, that is the
peer
review process and the IF. Qualified experts' reviewing the publications
appears to be the only way for the evaluation of medical publication
quality. To improve and standardise the principles, procedures and
criteria used in peer review evaluation is of great importance.
Standardizing and improving training techniques for peer reviewers,
would
allow for the magnification of a journal's impact factor. This may be a
very important reason that impact factor and peer review need to be
analyzed simultaneously. Improving a journal's IF would be difficult
without improving peer-review efficiency. Peer-reviewers need to
understand the fundamental principles of contemporary medical
publishing,
that is peer-review and impact factors. The current supplement of the
Hippokratia for supporting its seminar for reviewers will help to fulfil
some of these scopes. Hippokratia 2010; 14 (Suppl 1): 5-12
AUTHOR ADDRESS: S Triaridis, 215 Lambraki St, Thessaloniki 54352, Greece
ISSN: 1108-4189
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TITLE: Global mismatch between research effort and conservation
needs of tropical coral reefs (Article, English)
AUTHOR: Fisher, R; Radford, BT; Knowlton, N; Brainard, RE;
Michaelis, FB; Caley, MJ
SOURCE: CONSERVATION LETTERS 4 (1). FEB 2011. p.64-72
WILEY-BLACKWELL, MALDEN
SEARCH TERM(S):
GARFIELD E CURR CONTENTS 32:5 1990
KEYWORDS: Biological conservation; biological knowledge; Coral
Triangle; coral reefs; geocoding; global conservation;
global research; Google Maps (TM); scientific
literature;
Web of Science
KEYWORDS+: CLIMATE-CHANGE; BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS; MARINE
BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; RESILIENCE; PRIORITIES; OCEAN
ABSTRACT: Tropical coral reefs are highly diverse and globally
threatened. Management to ensure their persistence requires sound
biological knowledge in regions where coral reef biodiversity and/or the
threats to it are greatest. This paper uses a novel text analysis
approach and Google Maps (TM) to examine the spatial coverage of
scientific papers on coral reefs listed in Web of Science (R). Results
show that research is highly clumped spatially, positively related to
per
capita gross domestic product, negatively related to coral species
richness, and unrelated to threats to coral reefs globally; indicating a
serious mismatch between conservation needs and the knowledge required
for effective management. Greater research effort alone cannot guarantee
better conservation outcomes, but given some regions of the world (e.g.,
Central Indo-Pacific) remain severely understudied, priority allocation
of resources to fill such knowledge gaps should support greater adaptive
management capacity through the development of an improved knowledge
base
for reef managers.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: R Fisher, UWA Oceans Inst M096, Australian Inst Marine
Sci,
35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
ISSN: 1755-263X
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TITLE: Accuracy of References in Indian Journal of
Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery (Article,
English)
AUTHOR: Adhikari, P
SOURCE: INDIAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND HEAD & NECK SURGERY
62 (4). OCT 2010. p.338-341 SPRINGER, NEW YORK
KEYWORDS: References; Accuracy; Indian Journal of Otolaryngology
and Head & Neck Surgery 3(IJOHNS)
KEYWORDS+: CITATIONS
ABSTRACT: This study was done to observe the accuracy of
references
in articles published in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head &
Neck
Surgery. There were 63 references randomly selected from different
issues
of Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery (IJOHNS). It
includes: Volume 61, Number 4, December 2009 and Volume 62, Number 1,
January 2010. References were examined in details by dividing them into
six elements and they were compared with the original for accuracy.
References not cited from indexed journals were excluded. Statistical
analysis was done by using frequency and percentage. Results show that
30.1% references in Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck
Surgery were incorrect. Most common errors were author's name and
journal
name. Author's names were found to be incorrect in 11.1% references
while
journal name were found to be incorrect in 6.3%. Errors in citing the
references are also found in the Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and
Head & Neck Surgery. The quoted error in this study is comparable to
other international literatures. The majority of errors are avoidable.
So, the authors, editors and the reviewers have to check for any errors
seriously before publication in the journal.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: P Adhikari, TU Teaching Hosp, Dept ENT & Head & Neck
Surg,
Kathmandu, Nepal
ISSN: 0019-5421
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TITLE: Development of biomedical publications on ametropia
research in PubMed from 1845 to 2010: a bibliometric
analysis (Article,
English)
AUTHOR: Xu, CT; Li, SQ; Lu, YG; Pan, BR
SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 4 (1). FEB 18
2011. p.1-7 IJO PRESS, XI AN
SEARCH TERM(S): BIBLIOMETR* item_title
KEYWORDS: bibliometric analysis; biomedical publications;
ametropia;
journal; literature
KEYWORDS+: INTRAOCULAR-LENS; CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION; HIGH
MYOPIA; PATHOLOGICAL MYOPIA; FEMTOSECOND LASER;
CATARACT-
SURGERY; LASIK; IMPLANTATION; ASTIGMATISM; BIOETHICS
ABSTRACT: We have carried out a bibliometric analysis on the
development of ametropia literature to determine its growth rule and
tendency, and to provide the basis for the problems related to ametropia
research. Literatures that contained the descriptors of ametropia in
title or paper published before Nov. 10, 2010 in PubMed databases
(www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Pubmed) were selected. As bibliometric indicators
of ametropia, biomedical journals referring to ophthalmology by ISSN
were
calculated. The principal bibliometric indicators: Price's and
Bradford's
laws were applied on the increase or dispersion of scientific
literature,
the participation index of languages and the journals. By means of
manual
coding, literatures were classified according to documents study and
statistical analysis. The literatures cited in ametropia, astigmatism,
myopia and hypermetropia had accumulated to 26475, which consists of
Review (n =1560), Randomized Controlled Trial (n =776), Practice
Guideline (n =10), Meta-Analysis (n=23), Letter (n=1222), Editorial (n
=328), Clinical Trial ( n =1726) and Others (n=20830); and Humans
(n=23073), Animals (n=1434) and Others ( n=1968). 1136 literatures were
included in PubMed Central, 22384 in MEDLINE and 2955 in others. The
ametropia literatures rose every 5 years which of the ametropia-year
cumulated amount of the literatures had three periods: before 1900,
slowly increasing from 1901 to 1950, rapidly rising from 1951 to 2010
(increased approximate exponentiation exponent). Sixty kinds of
languages
were listed in PubMed databases, of which English was dominant for
aborting to ametropia research documents before 2010 (77.32%,
20471/26475). The document language of top eight accounted for 95.58%
(English, German, French, Japanese, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Chinese),
and others for 4.42% (1171/26475). The SCI database includes 48
ophthalmologic journals and the impact factor of 39 journals is >= 1 on
Thomson-Reuters in 2010. Of 48 ophthalmologic journals, there were 14785
documents (55.85%) of ametropia, astigmatism, myopia, and hypermetropia.
Others were without exception. The bibliometric analysis results show
that ametropia literature are increased progressively, approximate
exponentiation Exponent during 1951-2010. In addition, ametropia
research
has become more popular since nearly half century.
AUTHOR ADDRESS: YG Lu, Fourth Mil Med Univ, Xijing Hosp, Dept Vasc
Endocrine Surg, Xian 710032, Shaanxi Prov, Peoples R
China
ISSN: 1672-5123
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