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Journals used for the publication of English psychiatry, surgery and paediatrics research

Teresa Jones (Health Economics Research Group, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK)
Steve Hanney (Health Economics Research Group, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK)
Martin Buxton (Health Economics Research Group, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK)
Isla Rippon (Ciber, Department of Information Science, City University, London, UK)

Aslib Proceedings

ISSN: 0001-253X

Article publication date: 1 June 2005

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Abstract

Purpose

To identify the papers, and publishing journals, describing psychiatry, surgery and paediatrics research funded by the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. To make comparisons with non‐NHS research and examine the journal impact factors, and importance to clinicians, of journals publishing the most NHS research. To consider the implications, including those for research assessment.

Design/methodology/approach

Existing databases were examined: the research outputs database (ROD), which contains information on UK biomedical papers; NHS ROD, which contains details of papers on ROD funded by the NHS; lists of journal impact factors. These were combined with selective findings from surveys conducted to identify journals read and viewed as important for clinical practice by psychiatrists, surgeons and paediatricians.

Findings

In each specialty many papers publish NHS‐funded research and they out‐number the non‐NHS papers in the ROD. They appear in a wide range of journals but in each specialty one journal is clearly the most used. The impact factors of journals publishing the most NHS research vary considerably. In each specialty the journal containing most NHS publications is widely perceived to be important by clinicians.

Research limitations/implications

Much NHS‐funded research is also funded by other bodies. Clinician survey response rates were between 38 per cent and 47 per cent. The analysis could be extended to other specialties.

Practical implications

Papers published in the few journals in each specialty that are viewed as important by clinicians could be given additional credit in assessments.

Originality/value

This paper describes outputs from NHS research and shows how assessment could be extended.

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Citation

Jones, T., Hanney, S., Buxton, M. and Rippon, I. (2005), "Journals used for the publication of English psychiatry, surgery and paediatrics research", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 57 No. 3, pp. 278-290. https://doi.org/10.1108/00012530510599226

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2005, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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