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Fernandez-Llimos F, Negrão LG, Bond C, Stewart D. Influence of automated indexing in Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) selection for pharmacy practice journals. Res Social Adm Pharm 2024; 20:911-917. [PMID: 38902136 DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2024.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND The Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) thesaurus is the controlled vocabulary used to index articles in MEDLINE. MeSH were mainly manually selected until June 2022 when an automated algorithm, the Medical Text Indexer (MTI) automated was fully implemented. A selection of automated indexed articles is then reviewed (curated) by human indexers to ensure the quality of the process. OBJECTIVE To describe the association of MEDLINE indexing methods (i.e., manual, automated, and automated + curated) on the MeSH assignment in pharmacy practice journals compared with medical journals. METHODS Original research articles published between 2016 and 2023 in two groups of journals (i.e., the Big-five general medicine and three pharmacy practice journals) were selected from PubMed using journal-specific search strategies. Metadata of the articles, including MeSH terms and indexing method, was extracted. A list of pharmacy-specific MeSH terms had been compiled from previously published studies, and their presence in pharmacy practice journal records was investigated. Using bivariate and multivariate analyses, as well as effect size measures, the number of MeSH per article was compared between journal groups, geographic origin of the journal, and indexing method. RESULTS A total of 8479 original research articles was retrieved: 6254 from the medical journals and 2225 from pharmacy practice journals. The number of articles indexed by the various methods was disproportionate; 77.8 % of medical and 50.5 % of pharmacy manually indexed. Among those indexed using the automated system, 51.1 % medical and 10.9 % pharmacy practice articles were then curated to ensure the indexing quality. Number of MeSH per article varied among the three indexing methods for medical and pharmacy journals, with 15.5 vs. 13.0 in manually indexed, 9.4 vs. 7.4 in automated indexed, and 12.1 vs. 7.8 in automated and then curated, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed significant effect of indexing method and journal group in the number of MeSH attributed, but not the geographical origin of the journal. CONCLUSIONS Articles indexed using automated MTI have less MeSH than manually indexed articles. Articles published in pharmacy practice journals were indexed with fewer number of MeSH compared with general medical journal articles regardless of the indexing method used.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit (UCIBIO), Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit (UCIBIO), Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Primary Care, University of Aberdeen Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
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- College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Desselle S, Stewart D, Garcia-Cardenas V, Babar ZUD, Bond C, Dago A, Jacobsen R, Nørgaard LS, Polidori C, Sanchez-Polo M, Santos-Ramos B, Shcherbakova NG, Tonin FS. Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: the Granada Statements. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2024; 31:483-488. [PMID: 36914239 DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2023-003748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as 'the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on healthcare systems, medicine use, and patient care'. Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other healthcare areas (ie, medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Touro University California, Vallejo, California, USA
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- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, Qatar University College of Pharmacy, Doha, Qatar
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, New South Wales, Australia
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- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Pharmaceutical Care España, Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
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- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
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- Experimental medicine and Public health, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Western New England University, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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- Pharmacy Practice, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Desselle S, Stewart D, Garcia-Cardenas V, Babar ZUD, Bond C, Dago A, Jacobsen R, Nørgaard LS, Polidori C, Sanchez-Polo M, Santos-Ramos B, Shcherbakova N, Tonin F. Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: The Granada statements. Res Social Adm Pharm 2023; 19:830-835. [PMID: 36804321 DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2023.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as "the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on health care systems, medicine use, and patient care". Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other health care areas (i.e., medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work.
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- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Revista Brasileira de Farmacia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saude, Professor, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, USA.
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- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom.
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- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- Pharmaceutical Care España, Pressident, Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Medicine and Public Health, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy.
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- Ars Pharmaceutica; Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Farmacia Hospitalaria, Pharmacy, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Associated researcher, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Seville, Spain.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, United States.
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- Researcher, Pharmacy Practice. Health & Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Desselle S, Stewart D, Garcia-Cardenas V, Babar ZUD, Bond C, Dago A, Jacobsen R, Nørgaard LS, Polidori C, Sanchez-Polo M, Santos-Ramos B, Shcherbakova N, Tonin FS. Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: The Granada Statements. FARMACIA HOSPITALARIA 2023; 47:133-138. [PMID: 36963994 DOI: 10.1016/j.farma.2023.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as "the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on health care systems, medicine use, and patient care". Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other health care areas (i.e., medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Revista Brasileira de Farmacia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde; Profesor, Laboratorio de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy; Vicedecano para Investigación y Asuntos profesionales, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, Estados Unidos.
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- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy; Profesor de Farmacia Clínica y Practica, Facultad de Farmacia, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice; Profesor de Medicamentos y Atención Sanitaria, Departmento de Farmacia, Escuela de Ciencias Aplicadas, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, Reino Unido.
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- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice; Profesor Emerito (Atención Primaria), Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas de la Salud, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Escocia, Reino Unido.
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- Pharmaceutical Care España; Presidente, Fundación Pharmaceutical Care España, Barcelona, España.
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- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy; Profesor Asociado, Departmento de Farmacia, University of Copenhagen, Dinamarca.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Professor Asociado, Departmento de Farmacia, University of Copenhagen, Copenague, Dinamarca.
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- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Profesor Asociado, Departmento de Medicina Experimental e Salud Pública, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italia.
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- Ars Pharmaceutica; Profesor, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
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- Farmacia Hospitalaria; Farmacia, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío; Investigador Asociado, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Sevilla, España.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Profesor Asociado, Facultad de Farmacia y Ciencias de la Salud, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, Estados Unidos.
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- Pharmacy Practice; Investigador, Health & Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escuela Superior de Tecnologia de la Salud (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Desselle S, Stewart D, Garcia-Cardenas V, Babar ZUD, Bond C, Dago A, Jacobsen R, Nørgaard LS, Polidori C, Sanchez-Polo M, Santos-Ramos B, Shcherbakova N, Tonin FS. Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social Pharmacy Practice Research: The Granada statements. FARMACIA HOSPITALARIA 2023; 47:T133-T138. [PMID: 37198084 DOI: 10.1016/j.farma.2023.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as "the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on health care systems, medicine use, and patient care". Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other health care areas (i.e., medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work. © 2023 The Author(s) Published by Elsevier Inc, Springer Nature, Brazilian Society of Hospital Pharmacy and Health Services, Elsevier Inc, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Biomedcentral, Sociedad Española de Farmacia Hospitalaria (S.E.F.H), Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, European Association of Hospital Pharmacists, Faculty of Pharmacy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Revista Brasileira de Farmacia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde; Profesor, Laboratorio de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy; Vicedecano para Investigación y Asuntos profesionales, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, Estados Unidos.
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- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy; Profesor de Farmacia Clínica y Practica, Facultad de Farmacia, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice; Profesor de Medicamentos y Atención Sanitaria, Departmento de Farmacia, Escuela de Ciencias Aplicadas, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, Reino Unido.
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- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice; Profesor Emerito (Atención Primaria), Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas de la Salud, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Escocia, Reino Unido.
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- Pharmaceutical Care España; Presidente, Fundación Pharmaceutical Care España, Barcelona, España.
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- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy; Profesor Asociado, Departmento de Farmacia, University of Copenhagen, Dinamarca.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Professor Asociado, Departmento de Farmacia, University of Copenhagen, Copenague, Dinamarca.
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- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Profesor Asociado, Departmento de Medicina Experimental e Salud Pública, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italia.
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- Ars Pharmaceutica; Profesor, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
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- Farmacia Hospitalaria; Farmacia, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío; Investigador Asociado, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Sevilla, España.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Profesor Asociado, Facultad de Farmacia y Ciencias de la Salud, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, Estados Unidos.
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- Pharmacy Practice; Investigador, Health & Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escuela Superior de Tecnologia de la Salud (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Desselle S, Stewart D, Garcia-Cardenas V, Babar ZUD, Bond C, Dago A, Jacobsen R, Nørgaard LS, Polidori C, Sanchez-Polo M, Santos-Ramos B, Shcherbakova N, Tonin FS. Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: the Granada Statements. Int J Clin Pharm 2023; 45:285-292. [PMID: 36920737 PMCID: PMC10147809 DOI: 10.1007/s11096-023-01550-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
Abstract
Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as "the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on health care systems, medicine use, and patient care". Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other health care areas (i.e., medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Revista Brasileira de Farmacia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saude, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Research and Professional Affairs, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, USA
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- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy and Practice, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, Medicines and Healthcare, Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- Pharmaceutical Care España, Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
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- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, Department of Experimental Medicine and Public Health, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Ars Pharmaceutica, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Farmacia Hospitalaria, Pharmacy, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, USA
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- Pharmacy Practice, Health & Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Desselle S, Stewart D, Garcia-Cardenas V, Babar ZUD, Bond C, Dago A, Jacobsen R, Nørgaard LS, Polidori C, Sanchez-Polo M, Santos-Ramos B, Shcherbakova N, Tonin F. Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: The Granada statements. J Pharm Policy Pract 2023; 16:43. [PMID: 36899408 PMCID: PMC9999617 DOI: 10.1186/s40545-023-00527-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as "the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on health care systems, medicine use, and patient care". Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other health care areas (i.e., medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Revista Brasileira de Farmacia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saude, Professor, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Research and Professional Affairs, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, USA
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- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, Professor in Medicines and Healthcare, Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK.
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- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- Pharmaceutical Care España, Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
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- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Medicine and Public Health, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Ars Pharmaceutica, Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Farmacia Hospitalaria, Department of Pharmacy, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Seville, Spain
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, USA
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- Researcher, Pharmacy Practice. Health and Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Desselle S, Stewart D, Garcia-Cardenas V, Babar ZUD, Bond C, Dago A, Jacobsen R, Nørgaard LS, Polidori C, Sanchez-Polo M, Santos-Ramos B, Shcherbakova N, Tonin FS. Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: The Granada Statements. EXPLORATORY RESEARCH IN CLINICAL AND SOCIAL PHARMACY 2023; 9:100229. [PMID: 36866074 PMCID: PMC9971279 DOI: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as "the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on health care systems, medicine use, and patient care". Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other health care areas (i.e., medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Revista Brasileira de Farmacia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saude, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Research and Professional Affairs, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, USA,Corresponding author.
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- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy and Practice, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, Medicines and Healthcare, Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Emeritus Professor (Primary Care), Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Pharmaceutical Care España, Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
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- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, Department of Experimental Medicine and Public Health, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Ars Pharmaceutica, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Farmacia Hospitalaria, Pharmacy, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Seville, Spain
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, United States
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- Pharmacy Practice, Health & Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Chen CH, Chien TW, Yu-Chieh Ho S, Lai FJ. Predicting article citations using data from 100 top-cited publications in the field of Psoriasis Vulgaris and biological agents (PVBA) since 1991: A bibliometric analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e29396. [PMID: 35905256 PMCID: PMC9333523 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000029396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Psoriasis Vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by keratinocyte hyperproliferation. Bibliometric analysis helps determine the most influential article on the topic of "Psoriasis Vulgaris and biological agents (PVBAs)", and what factors affect article citation remain unclear. This study aims (1) to identify the top 100 most cited articles in PVBA (PVBA100 for short) from 1991 to 2020, (2) to visualize dominant entities on one diagram using data in PVBA100, and (3) to investigate whether medical subject headings (MeSH terms) can be used to predict article citations. METHODS The top 100 most cited articles relevant to PVBA (1991-2020) were downloaded by searching the PubMed database. Citation analysis was applied to compare the dominant roles in article types and topic categories using pyramid plots. Social network analysis (SNA) and Sankey diagrams were applied to highlight prominent entities. We examined the MeSH prediction effect on article citations using its correlation coefficients. RESULTS The most frequent article types and topic categories were research support by institutes (46%) and drug therapy (88%), respectively. The most productive countries were the United States (38%), followed by Germany (13%) and Japan (12%). Most articles were published in Br J Dermatol (13%) and J Invest Dermatol (11%). MeSH terms were evident in the prediction power of the number of article citations (correlation coefficient=0.45, t=4.99). CONCLUSIONS The breakthrough was made by developing one dashboard to display PVBA100. MeSH terms can be used for predicting article citations in PVBA100. These visualizations of PVBA100 could be applied to future academic pursuits and applications in other academic disciplines.
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- Chieh-Hsun Chen
- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Medical Research Department, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
- Center for General Education, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan
- * Correspondence: Feng-Jie Lai, Department of Dermatology, Chi Mei Medical Center, No. 901, Zhonghua Rd., Yongkang Dist., Tainan City 710, Taiwan (R.O.C.) (e-mail: )
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Dixon DL, Baker WL. Long-term Association of Altmetric Attention Scores With Citations in Selected Major Pharmacy Journals. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION 2022; 86:ajpe8606. [PMID: 34301563 PMCID: PMC8887059 DOI: 10.5688/ajpe8606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective. To determine the long-term change in the Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) and its components, as well as the impact of higher AAS on citation count for articles published in major pharmacy journals.Methods. This study evaluated articles from pharmacy journals ranked in the top 10% according to their AAS in the year 2017. Correlation between the AAS and number of citations (through November 2020) was assessed using the Spearman's correlation test. A Kruskal-Wallis 1-way analysis of variance was used to compare the AAS across journals.Results. The median three-year AAS and citation count per article was 20 (25th, 75th percentile=15, 28) and 11 (6, 18), respectively. Between November 2018 and November 2020, there was no significant change in the median AAS for the 137 included articles. The only change in the AAS components was an increase in the number of Mendeley readers (22 [13, 34]). The median number of citations per article also increased (8 [4, 14]). We found a significant association between the three-year AAS and the three-year number of citations. The three-year number of Mendeley readers was associated with an increase in the 3-year number of citations. The mean three-year AAS was highest with articles published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, while the mean three-year number of citations was highest for articles published in PharmacotherapyConclusion. Higher AAS scores appear to be associated with the number of citations for articles published in major pharmacy journals within three years of publication.
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- Dave L Dixon
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Pharmacy, Richmond, Virginia
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- University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy, Storrs, Connecticut
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Mendes AM, Tonin FS. Confusing terminology used in the abbreviation of pharmacy journal names. Res Social Adm Pharm 2022; 18:3463-3465. [PMID: 35027305 DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The lack of commonly agreed terminology in pharmacy field is highly prevalent and may have influence on the relevance and robustness of the area, especially how others see pharmacy literature. Potential consequences of this poor perception of pharmacy field by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) could be the omission of several pharmacy-related Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) or the low indexing rate of pharmacy practice journals in MEDLINE. Journal name abbreviation, under the responsibility of the NLM, is the unambiguous way to identify a journal in bibliographic references and catalogs. The present study investigated the consistency of pharmacy journal abbreviations in the NLM Catalog. For the 290 journals containing any word with the root pharm in their names, a consistent procedure for NLM title abbreviations was found for 27 of the words in journal names but not for the abbreviation "Pharm", which represented several words with very different meanings: pharmaceutical, pharmaceutics, pharmacists, and pharmacy. The use by the NLM of different abbreviation for pharmaceutical and pharmaceutics would increase journal identification clarity.
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- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Pharmacy Service, Hospital de Clínicas, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
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AL-Aqeel S, Mendes AM, Taisir H, Fernandez-Llimos F. International collaboration in pharmacy practice research: A bibliometric analysis. Res Social Adm Pharm 2020; 16:1513-1518. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Huangfu C, Zeng Y, Wang Y. Creating Neuroscientific Knowledge Organization System Based on Word Representation and Agglomerative Clustering Algorithm. Front Neuroinform 2020; 14:38. [PMID: 33013345 PMCID: PMC7461893 DOI: 10.3389/fninf.2020.00038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The literature on neuroscience has grown rapidly in recent years with the emergence of new domains of research. In the context of this progress, creating a knowledge organization system (KOS) that can quickly incorporate terms of a given domain is an important aim in the area. In this article, we develop a systematic method based on word representation and the agglomerative clustering algorithm to semi-automatically build a hierarchical KOS. We collected 35,832 research keywords and 11,497 research methods from PubMed Central database, and organized them in a hierarchical structure according to semantic distance. We show that the proposed KOS can help find terms related to the given topics, analyze articles related to specific domains of research, and characterize the features of article clusters. The proposed method can significantly reduce the manual work required by experts to organize the KOS.
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- Cunqing Huangfu
- Research Center for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Research Center for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Research Center for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Liu MY, Chou W, Chien TW, Kuo SC, Yeh YT, Chou PH. Evaluating the research domain and achievement for a productive researcher who published 114 sole-author articles: A bibliometric analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e20334. [PMID: 32481321 PMCID: PMC7249850 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000020334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Team science research includes authors from various fields collaborating to publish their work on certain topics. Despite the numerous papers that discussed the ordering of author names and the contributions of authors to an article, no paper evaluatedIn addition, few researchers publish academic articles without co-author collaboration. Whether the bibliometric indexes (eg, h-/x-index) of sole-author researchers are higher than those of other types of multiple authors is required for comparison. We aimed to evaluate a productive author who published 114 sole-author articles with exceptional RA and RD in academics. METHODS By searching the PubMed database (Pubmed.com), we used the keyword of (Taiwan[affiliation]) from 2016 to 2017 and downloaded 29,356 articles. One physician (Dr. Tseng from the field of Internal Medicine) who published 12 articles as a single author was selected. His articles and citations were searched in PubMed. A comparison of various types of author ordering placements was conducted using sensitivity analysis to inspect whether this sole author earns the highest metrics in RA. Social network analysis (SNA), Gini coefficient (GC), pyramid plot, and the Kano diagram were applied to gather the following data for visualization: RESULTS:: We observed that CONCLUSIONS:: The metrics on RA are high for the sole author studied. The author's RD can be denoted by the MeSH terms and measured by the GC. The author-weighted scheme is required for quantifying author credits in an article to evaluate the author's RA. Social network analysis incorporating the Kano diagrams provided insights into the relationships between actors (eg, coauthors, MeSH terms, or journals). The methods used in this study can be replicated to evaluate other productive studies on RA and RD in the future.
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- Mei-Yuan Liu
- Nutrition Department, Chi-Mei Medical Center
- Nutrition Department, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichun
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichun
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chiali Chi Mei Hospital
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- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chi-Mei Medical Center
- Department of Optometry, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Jen-Teh, Tainan City, Taiwan
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- Medical School, St. George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Bonetti AF, Della Rocca AM, Lucchetta RC, Tonin FS, Fernandez-Llimos F, Pontarolo R. Mapping the characteristics of meta-analyses of pharmacy services: a systematic review. Int J Clin Pharm 2020; 42:1252-1260. [PMID: 32430882 DOI: 10.1007/s11096-020-01058-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Suboptimal meta-analyses with misleading conclusions are frequently published in the health areas, and they can compromise decision making in clinical practice. AIM OF THE REVIEW This systematic review aimed to map the characteristics of published meta-analyses of pharmacy services and their association with the study conclusions. METHOD We searched electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science) to identify published meta-analyses of pharmacy services up to January 2019. Components of meta-analyses were extracted (i.e. studies' metadata; methods used in the systematic review; description of the statistical model used for the meta-analysis; main results; conflict of interest and funding source). The methodological quality was evaluated using the R-AMSTAR tool. RESULTS A total of 85 meta-analyses were included, with 2016 as the median publication year. Overall, the methodological quality of meta-analyses of pharmacy services was considered suboptimal. Only one-third of authors registered a protocol; complete search strategy and raw data were provided by 55.3% and 9.4% of studies, respectively. Evidence strength (GRADE) was evaluated in only 19.2% of studies. PRISMA and Cochrane recommendations were stated to be followed in 60% and 27.4% of articles, respectively. Around half of studies performed sensitivity analysis, however, the prediction interval was presented by only one meta-analysis. Studies that favoured the pharmacists' interventions poorly discussed the methodological quality and heterogeneity of primary trials. CONCLUSION Poor conduction and reporting were observed in meta-analyses of pharmacy services, especially in those that favoured the pharmacist's interventions. Reproducibility and transparency should be rigorously ensured by journal editors and peer-reviewers.
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- Aline F Bonetti
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Postgraduate Program, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Drug Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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Lin CH, Chou PH, Chou W, Chien TW. Using the Kano model to display the most cited authors and affiliated countries in schizophrenia research. Schizophr Res 2020; 216:422-428. [PMID: 31862218 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2019.10.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In order to improve individual research achievements (IRA), this study investigates which affiliated countries and authors earn the most cited IRAs and whether those types of articles are associated with the number of cited papers on schizophrenia from a leading journal in the field. The Kano model was used for displaying the IRAs. Clusters of medical subject headings (MeSH) were applied to explore the core concepts of a given journal. This study aimed to apply social network analysis (SNA) and an authorship-weighted scheme (AWS) to inspect the association between MeSH terms and IRA. About 2,008 abstracts published between 2012 and 2016 in the journal Schizophrenia Research were downloaded from Pubmed Central using the keyword (Schizophr Res)[Journal] on September 20, 2018. The MeSH terms were clustered by using SNA to separate the core concepts and compare the differences in bibliometric indices (i.e., h, Ag, x and author impact factor or AIF). Visual dashboards were shown on Google Maps. Results indicate that (1) the US, the UK, and Canada earn the highest x-index; (2) the top one author from the US has the highest x-index (= 5.73 with x-core at cited = 16.44 and citable = 2); (3) the article type of schizophrenic psychology shows distinctly higher frequencies than others; and (4) article types are associated with the number of cited papers. Four approaches of the Kano model, SNA, MeSH terms, and AWS can be accommodated to display IRAs, classify article types, and quantify coauthor contributions in the article byline, respectively, and applied to other scientific disciplines in the future, not just in this specific journal.
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- Chien-Ho Lin
- Department of Psychiatry, Chi Mei Medical Center, Taiwan.
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- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chi Mei Medical Center, Taiwan.
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- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Taiwan.
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Mendes AM, Tonin FS, Buzzi MF, Pontarolo R, Fernandez-Llimos F. Mapping pharmacy journals: A lexicographic analysis. Res Social Adm Pharm 2019; 15:1464-1471. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2018] [Revised: 01/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Chien TW, Wang HY, Kan WC, Su SB. Whether article types of a scholarly journal are different in cited metrics using cluster analysis of MeSH terms to display: A bibliometric analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e17631. [PMID: 31651878 PMCID: PMC6824745 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000017631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many authors are concerned which types of peer-review articles can be cited most in academics and who were the highest-cited authors in a scientific discipline. The prerequisites are determined by: (1) classifying article types; and (2) quantifying co-author contributions. We aimed to apply Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) with social network analysis (SNA) and an authorship-weighted scheme (AWS) to meet the prerequisites above and then demonstrate the applications for scholars. METHODS By searching the PubMed database (pubmed.com), we used the keyword "Medicine" [journal] and downloaded 5,636 articles published from 2012 to 2016. A total number of 9,758 were cited in Pubmed Central (PMC). Ten MeSH terms were separated to represent the journal types of clusters using SNA to compare the difference in bibliometric indices, that is, h, g, and x as well as author impact factor(AIF). The methods of Kendall coefficient of concordance (W) and one-way ANOVA were performed to verify the internal consistency of indices and the difference across MeSH clusters. Visual representations with dashboards were shown on Google Maps. RESULTS We found that Kendall W is 0.97 (χ = 26.22, df = 9, P < .001) congruent with internal consistency on metrics across MeSH clusters. Both article types of methods and therapeutic use show higher frequencies than other 8 counterparts. The author Klaus Lechner (Austria) earns the highest research achievement(the mean of core articles on g = Ag = 15.35, AIF = 21, x = 3.92, h = 1) with one paper (PMID: 22732949, 2012), which was cited 23 times in 2017 and the preceding 5 years. CONCLUSION Publishing article type with study methodology and design might lead to a higher IF. Both classifying article types and quantifying co-author contributions can be accommodated to other scientific disciplines. As such, which type of articles and who contributes most to a specific journal can be evaluated in the future.
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- Department of Nephrology, Chi-Mei Medical Center
- Department of Sport Management, College of Leisure and Recreation Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science
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- Department of Nephrology, Chi-Mei Medical Center
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology
- Department of Leisure, Recreation, and Tourism Management, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology
- Department of Occupational Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center
- Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan
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Fernandez-Llimos F. Differences and similarities between Journal Impact Factor and CiteScore. Pharm Pract (Granada) 2018; 16:1282. [PMID: 30023033 PMCID: PMC6041207 DOI: 10.18549/pharmpract.2018.02.1282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Two major journal-based metrics are in competition: the Journal Impact Factor and CiteScore. Although these two metrics are based on similar principles of measuring the impact by citations, some differences between them exist. Years used to calculate the metric, access to computing data, and number of journals covered are some of these differences. One of the most relevant differences for pharmacy journals is the recognition in CiteScore of Pharmacy as an independent Subject Area, whereas it appears to have merged with pharmacology in the Journal Citation Reports. The immediate consequence of this differentiation is that pharmacy journals remain in the third and fourth quartiles in the Journal Impact Factor distribution, while a true quartile distribution exists in CiteScore.
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- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Editor-in-chief, Pharmacy Practice. Institute for Medicines Research (iMed.ULisboa), Department of Social Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa. Lisbon (Portugal)
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Chatterley T, Tsuyuki RT. Measuring the impact of CPJ on pharmacy practice. Can Pharm J (Ott) 2017; 150:347-348. [DOI: 10.1177/1715163517734838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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