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Introducción. La normalización de las revistas científicas es un factor fundamental para el éxito de la comunicación científica, pues repercute en el cumplimiento de las funciones de las revistas como agentes de difusión de la investigación y como órganos de expresión de las comunidades científicas. Esta normalización beneficia tanto a los autores y lectores como a los editores de las revistas y a los servicios de tratamiento y difusión de la información. Material y métodos. Se evaluaron las características formales de siete revistas psiquiátricas incluidas en la base de datos Índice Médico Español (IME) en el año 2006. Se aplicó un formulario diseñado para este propósito en el que se valoran 64 características diferentes en cada una de las revistas basadas en los criterios cualitativos para la selección de revistas en esta base de datos. Resultados. La revista que mayor puntuación ha obtenido ha sido Actas Españolas de Psiquiatría con 68 puntos de un máximo de 82, seguida de European Journal of Psychiatry (65 puntos), Anales de Psiquiatría (58 puntos), Psiquiatría Biológica (57 puntos) e Informaciones Psiquiátricas (45 puntos). Conclusiones. Las revistas psiquiátricas españolas cumplen la mayoría de los requisitos, aunque algunos podrían mejorarse, como los fallos en la regularidad de la edición, presentación del sumario en inglés y la especificación de la tipología de los trabajos, la indicación de la fecha de aceptación y recepción de los mismos y la falta de una descripción clara del proceso editorial que siguen para la selección de los manuscritos y su revisión por pares
Introduction. Standardization of scientific journals is a fundamental factor for a successful scientific communication, since it has repercussions on the role accomplishment of journals as research dissemination agents and expressive and representative channels of the different scientific communities. Material and methods. The formal characteristics of the seven psychiatric journals included in the IME (Spanish Medical Index) database in 2006 were evaluated. A specific form was designed to evaluate the 64 different characteristics of each journal, based on the IME qualitative criteria for being included. Results. Journals having the highest overall scores were Actas Españolas de Psiquiatría with 68/82 points, followed by European Journal of Psychiatry (65/82 points), Anales de Psiquiatría (58/82 points), Psiquiatría Biológica (57/82 points) and Informaciones Psiquiátricas (45/82 points). Conclusions. Spanish psychiatric journals fulfill most of the requirements, although some of them could be improved, such as failures in the regularity of the publication, the English presentation of the abstracts and the paper typology specification, indication of the reception and acceptance date and lack of a clear description of the publishing process for the selection of the manuscripts and peer review
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Psychiatry , Periodicals as Topic/standards , 51706 , Bibliometrics , Databases, Bibliographic/standardsABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Standardization of scientific journals is a fundamental factor for a successful scientific communication, since it has repercussions on the role accomplishment of journals as research dissemination agents and expressive and representative channels of the different scientific communities. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The formal characteristics of the seven psychiatric journals included in the IME (Spanish Medical Index) database in 2006 were evaluated. A specific form was designed to evaluate the 64 different characteristics of each journal, based on the IME qualitative criteria for being included. RESULTS: Journals having the highest overall scores were Actas Españolas de Psiquiatría with 68/82 points, followed by European Journal of Psychiatry (65/82 points), Anales de Psiquiatría (58/82 points), Psiquiatría Biológica (57/82 points) and Informaciones Psiquiátricas (45/82 points). CONCLUSIONS: Spanish psychiatric journals fulfill most of the requirements, although some of them could be improved, such as failures in the regularity of the publication, the English presentation of the abstracts and the paper typology specification, indication of the reception and acceptance date and lack of a clear description of the publishing process for the selection of the manuscripts and peer review.
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Psychiatry , Publishing/standards , Humans , SpainABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: This study highlights the importance of antitubercular chemoprophylaxis with isoniazid to control and prevent tuberculosis in prisons. The relationship between compliance with the chemoprophylaxis and study factors was evaluated and we examined whether health education given in our prison motivated the prisoners to comply with this treatment. METHODS: Compliance with chemoprophylaxis using isoniazid by 52 inmates of the Jaén Penal Institution was studied for the period February to May 1995. The dose of isoniazid taken was calculated by means of the spectrophotometric determination of isoniazid metabolites in urine using the Eidus Hamilton method. Likewise, the influence of variables such as sex, HIV infection, legal situation and cultural level on compliance was studied. RESULTS: Out of 52 inmates, 23 (44.23%) were taking a daily dose of isoniazid that was considered to be effective and 29 inmates (55.77%) were taking less than the effective isoniazid dose for the chemoprophylaxis. With regard to the variables studied, greater compliance with the chemoprophylaxis was recorded among men (sex variable) and those inmates with a higher educational level (cultural level) although no significant differences were found. CONCLUSIONS: Compliance with the chemoprophylaxis among our inmates is inadequate although it matches similar studies that have been carried out on the prison population. This is not the case for the community population where compliance with chemoprophylaxis is greater. This low compliance forces us to review our current health education programme and to take steps that might increase this degree of compliance such as direct observation of treatment, a system of intermittent treatment, etc.
