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Zhang J, Johnson RF. Adherence to Reporting Guidelines in Major Otolaryngology Publications. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2024; 171:596-598. [PMID: 38461406 DOI: 10.1002/ohn.719] [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: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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The aim of this study is to determine the adherence rate to reporting guidelines in published otolaryngology research. We performed an evidence-based review of all original clinical research published in 2021 in five otolaryngology journals for adherence to the appropriate guideline for the study type by evaluating whether the corresponding reporting guideline was mentioned in the body of the published manuscript. There were 1140 original research articles included in this study. Most studies were observational, for which the STROBE reporting guidelines are recommended (n = 791, 70.3%). All studies had an average adherence rate of 16.8% (n = 192/1140). The STROBE adherence rate was 4.9%, with JAMA Otolaryngology having the highest proportion of observation studies using the STROBE guidelines (23/49, 46.9%). Reporting guidelines are important tools to use in presenting original research. The use of these guidelines varies in the otolaryngology literature and highlights the ongoing need to support research reproducibility and usefulness.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jinghan Zhang
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
- Children's Health Airway Management Program, Children's Health, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Laccourreye O, Lisan Q, Vincent C, Righini C, Leboulanger N, Franco-Vidal V, Radulesco T, Rumeau C, Schmerber S, Simon F, Van HT, Vergez S, Fakhry N, Jankowski R. Keys for successful publication in Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis: A STROBE analysis of peer reviews of articles submitted in 2020-2021. Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2023; 140:19-24. [PMID: 35637090 DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2022.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate reviewing and editorial decision for articles submitted to the European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was made of reviewers' comments on 1,133 scientific articles (700 original articles, 96 literature reviews, and 337 case reports), originating from 69 countries, consecutively submitted on-line between January 1st, 2020 and December 31st, 2021. The main objective was to document the acceptance rate and decision time. Accessory objectives were to synthesize the main comments and to screen for correlations between acceptance and the main characteristics of first authors, articles and reviewers' comments. RESULTS In total, 4.1% of submitted articles were accepted. Median decision time differed significantly (P<0.0001), at 1 month in case of refusal and 4 months in case of acceptance. Reviewers mentioned failure to adhere to the journal's authors' guide, to use the appropriate EQUATOR guidelines and to adopt the recommended P<0.005 significance threshold in 94.8%, 54.2%, and 39.9% of cases, respectively. On multivariate analysis, 3 variables significantly impacted acceptance, which increased from 1.3% to 44.6% (P<0.0001) when an appropriate EQUATOR guideline was used and from 0.3% to 57.4% (P<0.0001) when the significance threshold was set at P<0.005, and decreased from 10.5% to 1.1% (P=0.0001) when the article did not originate from a French-speaking country (member of the Francophonie organization). CONCLUSION Adhesion to modern scientific medical writing rules increased acceptance rates for articles in the European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases. Teaching modern scientific medical writing needs to be enhanced in otorhinolaryngology.
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- O Laccourreye
- European Annals of Otohinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 65, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, HEGP, université Paris Cité, AP-HP, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.
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- European Annals of Otohinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 65, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, hôpital Foch, 32, rue Worth, 92150 Suresnes, France
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- European Annals of Otohinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 65, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, université de Lille, hôpital Roger-Salengro, avenue du Professeur Emile-Laine, 59037 Lille, France
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- European Annals of Otohinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 65, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, université Grenoble-Alpes, 1, avenue des Maquis-du-Gresivaudan, 38043 Grenoble, France
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- European Annals of Otohinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 65, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, université de Paris, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75007 Paris, France
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- European Annals of Otohinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 65, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, université de Bordeaux, hôpital Pellegrin, place Amélie-Raba-Leon, 33000 Bordeaux, France
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- European Annals of Otohinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 65, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, université Aix-Marseille, hôpital de La Conception, 147, boulevard Baille, 13005 Marseille, France
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- European Annals of Otohinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 65, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, université de Lorraine, hôpitaux de Brabois, rue du Morvan, 54511 Vandœuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- European Annals of Otohinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 65, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, CHU de Grenoble-Alpes, université Auvergne Rhône Alpes, boulevard de la Chantourne, 38700 La Tronche, France
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- European Annals of Otohinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 65, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, université de Paris, hôpital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75007 Paris, France
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- European Annals of Otohinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 65, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Service d'audiologie et d'explorations otoneurologiques. université Auvergne Rhône Alpes, hospices civils de Lyon, 3, quai des Célestins, 69002 Lyon, France
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- European Annals of Otohinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 65, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, université de Toulouse, hôpital Larrey, 24, chemin de Pouvourville, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- European Annals of Otohinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 65, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, université Aix-Marseille, hôpital de La Conception, 147, boulevard Baille, 13005 Marseille, France
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- European Annals of Otohinolaryngology Head & Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 65, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France; Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, université de Lorraine, hôpitaux de Brabois, rue du Morvan, 54511 Vandœuvre-les-Nancy, France
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Palmer W, Okonya O, Jellison S, Horn J, Harter Z, Wilkett M, Vassar M. Intervention reporting of clinical trials published in high-impact cardiology journals: effect of the TIDieR checklist and guide. BMJ Evid Based Med 2021; 26:91-97. [PMID: 32139513 DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2019-111309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) provide the highest-level of evidence among primary research in cardiovascular medicine. Yet, even the best trial may be less useful if it fails to provide an accurate means of reproducibility. Unfortunately, discrepancies in the standards of trial reporting have been persistent in previous trials. The Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist aims to improve research efficacy by setting standards for quality intervention reporting and reproducibility. The goal of this study was to assess adherence to the TIDieR checklist among RCTs published in cardiovascular health journals. We also compared the quality of intervention reporting before and after the publication of TIDieR. METHODS This cross-sectional, methodological study analysed 101 trials published within high-impact cardiology journals. Our primary objective was to assess overall adherence to the TIDieR checklist. Our secondary objective was to use an interrupted time-series analysis to determine if intervention reporting increased following the publication of TIDieR in March 2014. Additionally, we used generalised estimating equations to identify trial characteristics associated with intervention reporting. RESULTS Trials in our sample reported 8.6/12 TIDieR checklist items, on average. The most under-reported items were those for describing the expertise of the interventionists and for describing the location of the intervention. CONCLUSION Improved outcome reporting and intervention reproducibility among RCTs are greatly needed in cardiovascular medicine. Clinicians and researchers should advocate for the ethical publication of complete, translatable and replicable clinical research results.
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- William Palmer
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Oklahoma State University Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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Sundaram K, Warren J, Anis HK, Klika AK, Piuzzi NS. Publication integrity in orthopaedic journals: the self-citation in orthopaedic research (SCOR) threshold. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND TRAUMATOLOGY 2019; 30:629-635. [PMID: 31858259 DOI: 10.1007/s00590-019-02616-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The impact factor (IF) is the most commonly used bibliometric method for rating academic journals. However, the practice of journals' self-citation may artificially elevate the IF. Additional bibliometric methods including Eigenfactor scale, SCImago Journal Ranking (SJR), and corrected IF (cIF) have been created. Comparing general-interest and specialized orthopaedic journals, the aims of this study were to assess: (1) the effect of journal´s self-citation on IF; (2) differences in bibliometric analysis; and (3) to determine thresholds for monitoring self-citation practices by defining the self-citation in orthopaedic research (SCOR) Threshold. METHODS The journal citation reports and SCImago Journal and Country Rank databases were queried for orthopaedic journals from 1997 to 2017. The following bibliometrics were compared between general-interest and specialized journals: IF, cIF, Eigenfactor, self-citation rates, and SJR. A novel metric, the cIF ratio, was proposed to represent the relationship between a journal's IF and cIF. Thresholds for cIF were based on statistical outliers of cIF ratio within general-interest and specialized journals were calculated. Outliers were defined as data points that were greater than the third quartile by 1.5 times the interquartile range using the last 10 years studied (2007-2017). RESULTS Specialized orthopaedic journals had a higher median self-citation rates compared to general-interest journals (11.85% vs. 6.36%, p < 0.001). Overall, cIF ratio declined over study period, and general-interest journals had a lower cIF ratio than specialized journals (8.77% vs. 19.54%, p < 0.001). Overall, general-interest journals had more favourable values for the bibliometric indices studied compared to specialized journals The SCOR threshold for cIF ratio was determined as 25.4% for general-interest journals and 53.3% for specialized journals. CONCLUSION Overall, self-citation occurs at a higher rate in specialized versus general-interest orthopaedic journals. We propose the use of a cIF ratio along with the SCOR threshold as a tool to evaluate and monitor journal self-citation practices in orthopaedic research.
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- Kavin Sundaram
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave/A41, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave/A41, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave/A41, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave/A41, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave/A41, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
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