An analysis of trends in globalisation of origin of research published in major general medical journals
An analysis of trends in globalisation of origin of research published in major general medical journals
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01590.x
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Alexiou, V. G.
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作者：
Falagas, M. E.;Alexiou, V. G.
导言：科学界正在讨论，即使是最重要的科学期刊发表的研究成果也主要来自其所在国家。方法：我们分析了近35年来11种主要普通医学期刊的出版物来源数据：《柳叶刀》、《英国医学杂志》、《美国医学会杂志》、《新英格兰医学杂志》、《内科医学年鉴》、《内科医学档案》、《美国医学杂志》、《梅奥诊所学报》、《加拿大医学协会杂志》、《澳大利亚医学杂志》和《内科医学杂志》（以前称为《斯堪的纳维亚医学学报》）。结果：在所调查的期刊中，《柳叶刀》在发表来源方面是最多样化的；在1971-1975年期间，62.6%的出版物来自英国，而在2001-2005年期间，相关数字下降到43.2%（下降19.4%）。在2000-2005年期间，来自其他所有被审查期刊所在国家的出版物比例从71.7%到95.1%不等。在35年的研究期间，美国和英国的一些主要医学期刊的这一数字下降了10.9%至19.4%。讨论：我们自己对这项研究结果的解释是，科学期刊将通过采取政策增加它们发表的研究来源的混合，包括发展中国家科学家的工作，特别是在我们生活的时代，更好地为全球科学界和公众服务。
Introduction: There is an ongoing discussion in the scientific community that even the leading scientific journals publish mainly research that is produced in the countries where these journals are based. Methods: We analysed data regarding the origin of publications in 11 leading general medical journals during the last 35 years: The Lancet, British Medical Journal, Journal of the American Medical Association, New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, Archives of Internal Medicine, American Journal of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Medical Journal of Australia and Journal of Internal Medicine (previously called Acta Medica Scandinavica). Results: Among the examined journals, The Lancet has been the most diverse regarding the origin of publications; in the period 1971-1975, 62.6% of its publications originated from the UK while the relevant figure dropped to 43.2% in the period 2001-2005 (19.4% decrease). During the period 2000-2005, the proportion of publications that originated from the country in which each one of the rest of the examined journals has been based ranged from 71.7% to 95.1%. This figure decreased by a proportion ranging from 10.9% to 19.4% for some major US- and UK-based medical journals during the 35-year study period. Discussion: Our own interpretation of the findings of this study is that scientific journals will better serve the global scientific community as well as the public by adopting policies that increase the mixture of the origin of research that they publish, including work from scientists in developing countries, especially during the era we live.