Internationalisation and Impact Factors: A Communication from the Editorial Board

2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Corr ◽  
Lynne Goodacre ◽  
Anita Atwal ◽  
Gail Mountain ◽  
Barbara Steward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
British Journal ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Impact Factor ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Work In Progress ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Direction

In response to correspondence relating to the need to consider the internationalisation of the British Journal of Occupational Therapy and to achieve an impact factor rating, this communication from its Editorial Board discusses the issues involved and provides information on work in progress. The relevance to clinical practice is also highlighted. It is hoped that this communication will lead to discussion on the future direction of the journal.

A Conversation on Student Affairs Scholarship

NASPA Journal ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry D. Roper
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Electronic Format ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Journal Editorial ◽  
Future Direction

For the past 18 months the NASPA Journal Editorial Board has been engaged in an ongoing conversation about the future direction of the Journal. Among the issues we have discussed are: What should comprise the content of the Journal?, How do we decide when or if we will move the Journal to an electronic format?, What do our members want in the Journal?, and What type of scholarship should we be publishing? The last question — What type of scholarship should we be publishing? — led to an energetic conversation within the Editorial Board.

Impact factors of psychiatric journals

1997 ◽  
Vol 170 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Howard ◽  
Greg Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
British Journal ◽  
Impact Factor ◽  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Citation Data ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
General Psychiatry ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Journal Citation

BackgroundWe examined citation data for the British Journal of Psychiatry (BJP) and four other general psychiatry journals to assess their impact on the scientific community.MethodData on three measures of citations (total number of citations, impact factor and ranking by impact factor) were obtained from Journal Citation Reports for 1985–1994. Rank correlations from year to year were calculated.ResultsThe BJP currently ranks sixth of all psychiatry journals when journals are ranked by impact factor. The journal's impact factor fell between 1985 and 1990 and this was followed by a rise in impact factor after 1991. The BJP did not rank in the top 10 psychiatry journals between 1991 and 1993. Archives of General Psychiatry is cited more frequently than any other psychiatry journal, with the American Journal of Psychiatry usually ranking second. Psychopharmacology journals are replacing more general journals in the top rankings. Rankings of most journals have become less stable in recent years.ConclusionsThe BJP would have to change the nature and number of papers published to improve its impact factor. There are a number of limitations to citation data and such data are only one of several factors useful in evaluating the importance of a journal's contribution to scientific and clinical communities.Conflict of interestThese condauthor is Editor of the British Journal of Psychiatry.

scholarly journals Editorial

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. v-xii
Author(s):  
Michael R. M. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Learning Curve ◽  
Critical Time ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
General Announcement ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Interdisciplinary Journal

It is with real pleasure that I introduce this issue of Boyhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal (BHS), my first full issue as Editor. The past few months have been a learning curve in terms of the roles and responsibilities expected when editing an international journal, but I am very pleased with what we have to offer here. At a very important and critical time for gender scholars, I want to use this editorial as a general announcement of the editorial change, or addition, in editorship and the future direction, I would like to take the journal in. It is also an opportunity to introduce editorial board members, old and new to the readership and to outline what follows in volume 12, issue 1.

Student Placements in Administration

1994 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Froats ◽  
Ann Bossers ◽  
Linda Bolack
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Continuous Quality Improvement ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Continuous Quality ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Student Placements

From 1988–1993 the Occupational Therapy Manager at St. Joseph's Health Centre in London, Ontario provided nine block placements with a major focus in administration. The administration placements and the results of a questionnaire completed by the students are discussed. Strengths of the placement and suggested areas of change are included, using a Continuous Quality Improvement Framework. Suggestions regarding the future direction of administration placements are presented.

Foreword – Increase in clinical trials for probiotics and prebiotics

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koen Venema
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Impact Factor ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
10Th Anniversary ◽  
The Future

After a steady increase over recent years, last year we experienced our first drop in Impact Factor (IF): from 3.301 to 2.923. Although last year I concluded that I was pretty awful at predicting the future (Venema, 2017; and I still haven’t found a probiotic to improve that …), this result was not entirely unexpected. As a young journal (we have yet to celebrate our 10th anniversary), the IF will inevitably fluctuate a little. I keep track of the IF development over the course of the year and we are well on our way to achieving an IF of above 2 again (with still another 6 months to go until the end of June, when the new impact factors will be provided by Clarivate Analytics), which isn’t bad at all for a young journal.

scholarly journals Reflections in the research pool – a paramedic experience in clinical research and the Master of Emergency Health degree

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin Smith ◽  
Kathryn Eastwood
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Direction

This paper provides a simple guide to clinical research in the prehospital arena and suggests a framework to enable and encourage paramedics to become involved in the future direction and evolution of their clinical practice and professionalism. It is also a reflection of the authors’ personal experiences as the first two Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) Paramedics in Victoria, to complete the Monash University Master of Emergency Health degree in 2008.

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