Title |
Scientific Value of Systematic Reviews: Survey of Editors of Core Clinical Journals
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2012
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0035732 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Joerg J Meerpohl, Florian Herrle, Stefan Reinders, Gerd Antes, Erik von Elm |
Abstract |
Synthesizing research evidence using systematic and rigorous methods has become a key feature of evidence-based medicine and knowledge translation. Systematic reviews (SRs) may or may not include a meta-analysis depending on the suitability of available data. They are often being criticised as 'secondary research' and denied the status of original research. Scientific journals play an important role in the publication process. How they appraise a given type of research influences the status of that research in the scientific community. We investigated the attitudes of editors of core clinical journals towards SRs and their value for publication. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 17% |
United States | 2 | 17% |
Spain | 1 | 8% |
Comoros | 1 | 8% |
Unknown | 6 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 8 | 67% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 17% |
Scientists | 1 | 8% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Canada | 4 | 2% |
United States | 2 | <1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 208 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 36 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 22 | 10% |
Student > Bachelor | 19 | 9% |
Researcher | 16 | 7% |
Other | 43 | 20% |
Unknown | 57 | 26% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 20% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 7% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 6% |
Social Sciences | 12 | 6% |
Computer Science | 11 | 5% |
Other | 55 | 25% |
Unknown | 67 | 31% |