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Journal of Nursing Scholarship : An... Nov 2021
Topics: Humans; Publications; Publishing
PubMed: 34658137
DOI: 10.1111/jnu.12722 -
Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive... Jan 2021
Topics: Gynecology; Periodicals as Topic; Publishing
PubMed: 33369963
DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001024 -
Injury Prevention : Journal of the... Aug 2019
Topics: Biomedical Research; Editorial Policies; Humans; Periodicals as Topic; Publishing
PubMed: 31324703
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043366 -
International Journal of Epidemiology Feb 2020Duplicate and salami publication are unethical, but are common practices with substantial consequences for science and society at large. Scientific journals are the...
BACKGROUND
Duplicate and salami publication are unethical, but are common practices with substantial consequences for science and society at large. Scientific journals are the 'gatekeepers' of the publication process. We investigated journal policies on duplicate and salami publication.
METHODS
In 2018, we performed a content analysis of policies of journals in the disciplines of 'epidemiology and public health' and 'general and internal medicine'. Journal policies were searched, extracted, coded and cross-checked. The associations of disciplinary categories and journal impact factors with journal policies were examined using Poisson regression models with a robust error variance.
RESULTS
A total of 209 journals, including 122 in epidemiology and public health and 87 in general and internal medicine, were sampled and their policies investigated. Overall, 18% of journals did not have any policies on either practice, 33% only referred to a generic guideline or checklist without explicit mention about either practice, 36% included policies on duplicate publication and only 13% included policies on both duplicate and salami publication. Having explicit journal policies did not differ by journal disciplinary categories (epidemiology and public health vs general and internal medicine) or impact factors. Further analysis of journals with explicit policies found that although duplicate publication is universally discouraged, policies on salami publication are inconsistent and lack specific definitions of inappropriate divisions of papers.
CONCLUSIONS
Gaps exist in journal policies on duplicate and salami publication, characterized by an overall lack of explicit policies, inconsistency and confusion in definitions of bad practices, and lack of clearly defined consequences for non-compliance. Scientific publication and the academic reward systems must evolve to credit good research practice.
Topics: Biomedical Research; Editorial Policies; Humans; Periodicals as Topic; Publishing; Scientific Misconduct
PubMed: 32244256
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyz187 -
Clinical Microbiology and Infection :... Sep 2019
Topics: Biomedical Research; Humans; Journal Impact Factor; Periodicals as Topic; Publishing
PubMed: 31266677
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2019.06.001 -
Arthritis & Rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) Oct 2019
Topics: Conflict of Interest; Ethics, Research; Humans; Peer Review, Research; Periodicals as Topic; Plagiarism; Professionalism; Publishing; Trust
PubMed: 30860662
DOI: 10.1002/art.40882 -
Journal of the College of Physicians... Jun 2024Null.
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Topics: Humans; Authorship; Publishing; Periodicals as Topic; Manuscripts, Medical as Topic; Editorial Policies
PubMed: 38840366
DOI: 10.29271/jcpsp.2024.06.744 -
Systematic Reviews Jul 2023To evaluate the number of citations for Cochrane Methodology Reviews after they have been updated or co-published in another journal, and the effect of co-publishing the...
BACKGROUND
To evaluate the number of citations for Cochrane Methodology Reviews after they have been updated or co-published in another journal, and the effect of co-publishing the review on the co-publishing journal's impact factor (IF).
METHODS
We identified all Cochrane Methodology Reviews published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) before 2018 and searched for co-published versions in the Web of Science Core Collection database up to 16 August 2022. The included reviews were in two cohorts: those that had been published and updated in CDSR and those that had been published in CDSR and co-published in another journal. The primary outcome measured the citation number to updated and original reviews in the first five years after publication of the updated review, and assessed the citation number of co-published and non-co-published reviews in the first five years after publication of the co-published version. The secondary outcome was the ratio of an adjusted IF and the actual IF of the co-publishing journal.
RESULTS
Eight updated and six original reviews were identified for the updated cohort of reviews, and four co-published reviews were included in the co-published cohort. The original reviews continued to be cited after the update was published but the median for the total number of citations was non-significantly higher for the updated reviews than for their original version[161 (Interquartile range (IQR) 85, 198) versus 113 (IQR 15, 433)]. The median number of total citations [362 (IQR 179, 840) versus 145 (IQR 75, 445)] and the median number of citations to the review in the first five years after co-publication combined and in each of those years was higher in the co-published group than in the non-co-published group. One of the three journals that co-published Reviews in the first year and two journals in the second year had a lower IF after co-publication.
CONCLUSIONS
Earlier versions of Cochrane Methodology Reviews continue to be cited after an update is published, which raises doubts about whether those citing are using the most recent evidence or are aware of the update. Co-publication facilitates broader application and dissemination of Cochrane methodology evidence.
Topics: Humans; Publishing; Systematic Reviews as Topic
PubMed: 37443094
DOI: 10.1186/s13643-023-02270-w -
Journal of Dermatological Science Oct 2020
Topics: Anniversaries and Special Events; Dermatology; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Japan; Periodicals as Topic; Publishing; Societies, Medical
PubMed: 33350938
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2020.10.005 -
Journal of Internal Medicine Aug 2021
Topics: COVID-19; Databases as Topic; Humans; Journal Impact Factor; Machine Learning; Pandemics; Preprints as Topic; Publishing
PubMed: 33560546
DOI: 10.1111/joim.13240