ピアレビューおよび使い捨てジャーナルに掲載されたレビュー記事の比較
Paula A Rochon1, Lisa A Bero, Ari M Bay
1Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6A 2E1. paula.rochon@utoronto.ca
JAMA
|June 1, 2002
まとめ
"使い捨て"ジャーナルのレビュー記事は,方法論的に健全ではないが,ピアレビュー記事よりも視覚的に魅力的で,医師にとって臨床的に関連している.
科学分野:
- 医学文献分析 医学文献分析
- 雑誌の品質評価について
- 科学出版の倫理について
背景:
- 医学レビュー記事の質を評価することは,エビデンスベースの実践にとって極めて重要です.
- 信頼性の高い医療情報を識別するために,ピアレビューと非ピアレビュー ("使い捨て") ジャーナルを区別することが重要です.
- 以前の研究では,この2種類の出版物を包括的に比較できなかった.
研究 の 目的:
- レビュー記事の品質,プレゼンテーション,読みやすさ,および臨床的関連性を比較するために.
- ピアレビューされた医学雑誌と"使い捨て"医学雑誌に掲載された論文の違いを評価する.
主な方法:
- 1998年に出版された394件のレビュー記事を比較分析した.
- 論文は,ピアレビューされた主要な一般医学雑誌と流通量が高い"使い捨て"雑誌から選択されました.
- 独立した審査員は,方法論的品質,報告の品質,プレゼンテーション,読みやすさを評価し,医師は臨床的関連性を評価した.
主要な成果:
- ピアレビューされた記事,特に体系的なレビューは,方法論的および報告品質のスコアが著しく高いことを示しました.
- "Throwaway"誌の記事は,より多くのビジュアルエイド (表,図,写真,カラー) とより大きなフォントサイズを使用しました.
- ピアレビューされた記事の読みやすさスコアは高かったが",使い捨て"記事のタイトルは,より臨床的に関連性があると判断された.
結論:
- 質が低いにもかかわらず",使い捨て"雑誌のレビュー記事は,医師の読者を高める特徴を持っています.
- この調査結果は,医学出版における科学的厳密さと読者の関与の間のトレードオフを強調しています.
- これらの違いを理解することは,医師が医学文献を選択し,解釈するために不可欠です.
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