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Choosing the right journal for your systematic review
Marluci Betini1, Enilze S N Volpato, Guilherme D J Anastácio
1Technical Division of Library and Documentation, Botucatu Medical School, UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
|July 22, 2014
Summary
Most medical journals publish systematic reviews (SRs), but few provide author guidelines or require adherence to reporting standards. Journal impact factor does not influence SR acceptance.
Area of Science:
- Medical Research
- Health Sciences
- Bibliometrics
Background:
- Systematic reviews (SRs) are crucial for healthcare decision-making.
- Authors often target high-impact factor journals for SR publication.
- Understanding journal practices for SRs is essential for researchers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the proportion of medical journals publishing SRs.
- To determine if journals with high impact factors (>2.63) accept SRs.
- To investigate if journals mandate tools for improving SR reporting and meta-analyses.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional analysis of scientific journals from a digital library.
- Inclusion criteria: minimum Institute for Scientific Information impact factor of 2.63.
- Evaluation of author instructions for SR mention and reporting guidelines.
Main Results:
- 69.94% of analyzed journals (435/622) publish SRs.
- Only 21.60% (135/435) mention SRs in author instructions.
- 27.00% (118/435) require adherence to specific SR reporting forms.
Conclusions:
- The majority of journals do not explicitly mention SR acceptance in author guidelines.
- Few journals enforce specific reporting guidelines for SRs, hindering cross-study interpretation.
- Journal impact factor shows no correlation with the acceptance of SRs.
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