Research on COVID-19 and its influence on Latin American medical journals impact factor.
Gac Med Mex
; 158(6): 355-361, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2230523
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The arrival of the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) exponentially increased scientific production.OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the influence of COVID-19-related scientific production on the impact factor values of Latin American medical journals.METHODS:
Journals related to the Medicine categories included in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) were used. Impact factor data from the 2020 and 2021 editions were used to compare the citations received by documents related to COVID-19.RESULTS:
A decrease in the impact factor values of the evaluated journals was observed when the citations received by works related to COVID-19 were eliminated.CONCLUSIONS:
The volume of information published on COVID-19 and the citations received influenced the impact increase in 2021 JCR.RESUMEN
INTRODUCCIÓN:
La llegada de la pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) incrementó exponencialmente la producción científica.OBJETIVO:
Analizar la influencia de la producción científica acerca de COVID-19 en los valores del factor de impacto de revistas médicas latinoamericanas.MÉTODOS:
Se emplearon las revistas de categorías relacionadas con la medicina del Journal Citation Reports (JCR). Se utilizaron los datos del factor del impacto de las ediciones de 2020 y 2021 para establecer una comparación respecto a las citas recibidas por los documentos relativos a COVID-19.RESULTADOS:
Se observó un descenso en los valores del factor de impacto de las revistas evaluadas cuando se eliminan las citas recibidas por los documentos relativos a COVID-19.CONCLUSIONES:
El volumen de la información publicada sobre COVID-19 y las citas recibidas influyeron en el aumento del impacto en el JCR de 2021.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Periodicals as Topic
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Gac Med Mex
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
GMM.M22000713
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