在同行评审和一次性期刊上发表的评论文章的比较
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
概括
"一次性"期刊的评论文章在方法上不太合理,但比同行评审的文章对医生来说更具视觉吸引力和临床相关性.
科学领域:
- 医学文献分析 医学文献分析
- 期刊质量评估 期刊质量评估
- 科学出版伦理学 出版伦理学
背景情况:
- 评估医学评论文章的质量对于基于证据的实践至关重要.
- 区分同行评审和非同行评审 ("一次性") 期刊对于辨别可靠的医学信息很重要.
- 之前的研究还没有全面比较这两种类型的出版物.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较评论文章的质量,呈现,可读性和临床相关性.
- 评估发表在同行评审和"一次性"医学期刊上的文章之间的差异.
主要方法:
- 1998年发表的394篇评论文章的比较分析.
- 文章从领先的同行评审的通用医学期刊和流量较高的"一次性"期刊中进行了选择.
- 独立审查员评估了方法质量,报告质量,呈现和可读性;医生评估了临床相关性.
主要成果:
- 同行评审的文章,特别是系统性评审,在方法和报告质量方面的得分明显更高.
- "丢弃"期刊文章使用了更多的视觉辅助工具 (表格,图形,照片,颜色) 和更大的字体大小.
- 同行评审文章的可读性得分更高,但"一次性"文章的标题被认为更具临床相关性.
结论:
- 尽管质量较差,但"一次性"期刊的评论文章具有增强医生读者的特点.
- 这些发现强调了科学严谨性和读者参与医学出版的权衡.
- 了解这些差异对于医生选择和解释医学文献至关重要.
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