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How international is Medical Education?

L J Brice1, J G Bligh

  • 1Editorial Office, Medical Education, Plymouth, UK. julie.brice@pms.ac.uk

Medical Education
|February 14, 2004
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Medical Education journal demonstrates international status through diverse authorship and citations, despite some evidence of national publication bias. Further research is needed to address this bias in medical education research.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Bibliometrics
  • Scholarly Publishing

Background:

  • Assessing the international standing of academic journals is crucial for understanding global research dissemination.
  • Medical Education's claim to international status requires examination of its authorship, citation practices, and publication trends.
  • National publication bias can influence the perceived internationality and impact of academic journals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate Medical Education's international status by analyzing authorship, citation patterns, and publication decisions.
  • To investigate potential national publication bias within Medical Education and other medical journals.
  • To determine the influence of self-citation rates on journal impact factors.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of citation rates for six journals (1997-2001) to identify national publication bias.

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  • Calculation of self-citation rates and their correlation with journal impact factors.
  • Examination of Medical Education's management files for publication bias related to author country of origin.

    • Main Results:

    • All six journals showed a bias towards citing domestic journals; US journals cited US journals more frequently.
    • Medical Education exhibited a higher tendency to cite non-UK journals compared to other analyzed journals.
    • While non-UK submissions to Medical Education increased, the ratio of UK to non-UK published papers remained stable; self-citation did not significantly impact impact factors.

    Conclusions:

    • Medical Education justifies its international designation due to a majority of non-UK published papers and a propensity to cite international literature.
    • Evidence of publication bias exists within Medical Education, necessitating further investigation into its causes.
    • Strategies to mitigate national bias in academic publishing are essential for promoting global research inclusivity.