Fate of rejected manuscripts in the journal Medicina Intensiva during 2015-2017 period.
Med Intensiva 2021;
45:271-279. [PMID:
33509644 DOI:
10.1016/j.medin.2020.11.006]
[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: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To know the fate of the rejected manuscripts in Medicina Intensiva journal (MI) from 2015 to 2017 with surveillance until 2019.
DESIGN
Retrospective observational study.
SETTING
Biomedical journals publication.
PARTICIPANTS
Rejected manuscripts in MI journal.
INTERVENTIONS
None.
MAIN VARIABLES OF INTEREST
Time of publication, impact factor (IF), generated citations and variables associated to publication.
RESULTS
The 69% (420) of analyzed articles (344 originals and 263 scientific letters) were rejected, and 205 (48.8%) were subsequently published, with 180 citations of 66 articles. Journal IF was lower in 173 (84.4%) articles. The number of FI-valid citations was higher than the FI of MI in 21 articles. Origin of manuscript OR 2,11 (IC 95% 1.29 - 3.46), female author OR 1.58 (IC 95% 1.03-2.44), english language OR 2,38 (IC 95% 1.41-4.0) and reviewed papers OR 1.71 (IC 95% 1.10-2.66) were associated to publication in PubMed database.
CONCLUSIONS
The rejected articles in MI have a mean publication rate in other journals. Most of these articles are published in journals with less IF and fewer citations than the IF of MI.
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