scholarly journals The Use of Twitter by Medical Journals: Systematic Review of the Literature (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Erskine ◽  
Sharief Hendricks
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Medical Journals ◽  
Journal Clubs ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Journal Impact ◽  
Alternative Metrics

BACKGROUND Medical journals use Twitter to engage and disseminate their research articles and implement a range of strategies to maximize reach and impact. OBJECTIVE This study aims to systematically review the literature to synthesize and describe the different Twitter strategies used by medical journals and their effectiveness on journal impact and readership metrics. METHODS A systematic search of the literature before February 2020 in four electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and ScienceDirect) was conducted. Articles were reviewed using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) guidelines. RESULTS The search identified 44 original research studies that evaluated Twitter strategies implemented by medical journals and analyzed the relationship between Twitter metrics and alternative and citation-based metrics. The key findings suggest that promoting publications on Twitter improves citation-based and alternative metrics for academic medical journals. Moreover, implementing different Twitter strategies maximizes the amount of attention that publications and journals receive. The four key Twitter strategies implemented by many medical journals are tweeting the title and link of the article, infographics, podcasts, and hosting monthly internet-based journal clubs. Each strategy was successful in promoting the publications. However, different metrics were used to measure success. CONCLUSIONS Four key Twitter strategies are implemented by medical journals: tweeting the title and link of the article, infographics, podcasts, and hosting monthly internet-based journal clubs. In this review, each strategy was successful in promoting publications but used different metrics to measure success. Thus, it is difficult to conclude which strategy is most effective. In addition, the four strategies have different costs and effects on dissemination and readership. We recommend that journals and researchers incorporate a combination of Twitter strategies to maximize research impact and capture audiences with a variety of learning methods. CLINICALTRIAL

scholarly journals The Use of Twitter by Medical Journals: Systematic Review of the Literature

10.2196/26378 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. e26378
Author(s):  
Natalie Erskine ◽  
Sharief Hendricks
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Medical Journals ◽  
Journal Clubs ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Journal Impact ◽  
Alternative Metrics

Background Medical journals use Twitter to engage and disseminate their research articles and implement a range of strategies to maximize reach and impact. Objective This study aims to systematically review the literature to synthesize and describe the different Twitter strategies used by medical journals and their effectiveness on journal impact and readership metrics. Methods A systematic search of the literature before February 2020 in four electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and ScienceDirect) was conducted. Articles were reviewed using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses) guidelines. Results The search identified 44 original research studies that evaluated Twitter strategies implemented by medical journals and analyzed the relationship between Twitter metrics and alternative and citation-based metrics. The key findings suggest that promoting publications on Twitter improves citation-based and alternative metrics for academic medical journals. Moreover, implementing different Twitter strategies maximizes the amount of attention that publications and journals receive. The four key Twitter strategies implemented by many medical journals are tweeting the title and link of the article, infographics, podcasts, and hosting monthly internet-based journal clubs. Each strategy was successful in promoting the publications. However, different metrics were used to measure success. Conclusions Four key Twitter strategies are implemented by medical journals: tweeting the title and link of the article, infographics, podcasts, and hosting monthly internet-based journal clubs. In this review, each strategy was successful in promoting publications but used different metrics to measure success. Thus, it is difficult to conclude which strategy is most effective. In addition, the four strategies have different costs and effects on dissemination and readership. We recommend that journals and researchers incorporate a combination of Twitter strategies to maximize research impact and capture audiences with a variety of learning methods.

scholarly journals The Effects of Cannabis Use on Cognitive Function in Healthy Aging: A Systematic Scoping Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Pocuca ◽  
T Jordan Walter ◽  
Arpi Minassian ◽  
Jared W Young ◽  
Mark A Geyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Older Populations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Chronic Doses

Abstract Background Older adults (≥50 years) represent the fastest-growing population of people who use cannabis, potentially due to the increasing promotion of cannabis as medicine by dispensaries and cannabis websites. Given healthy aging and cannabis use are both associated with cognitive decline, it is important to establish the effects of cannabis on cognition in healthy aging. Objective This systematic scoping review used preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guidelines to critically examine the extent of literature on this topic and highlight areas for future research. Method A search of six databases (PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Family and Society Studies Worldwide, and CINAHL) for articles published by September 2019, yielded 1,014 unique results. Results Six articles reported findings for older populations (three human and three rodent studies), highlighting the paucity of research in this area. Human studies revealed largely null results, likely due to several methodological limitations. Better-controlled rodent studies indicate that the relationship between ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cognitive function in healthy aging depends on age and level of THC exposure. Extremely low doses of THC improved cognition in very old rodents. Somewhat higher chronic doses improved cognition in moderately aged rodents. No studies examined the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) or high-CBD cannabis on cognition. Conclusions This systematic scoping review provides crucial, timely direction for future research on this emerging issue. Future research that combines neuroimaging and cognitive assessment would serve to advance understanding of the effects of age and quantity of THC and CBD on cognition in healthy aging.

scholarly journals Technology Enhanced Learning, Research Impact and Open Scholarship

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Cochrane ◽  
Petrea Redmond ◽  
Linda Corrin
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Guest Editorial ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Impact Measurement ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Enhanced Learning ◽  
Alternative Metrics

This guest editorial explores the potential impact of alternative metrics and social research networks to enhance Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) research and practice, particularly in the realm of open scholarship. Conventional measures of research impact are based upon a publications’ impact factor. Article or author-level metrics can provide a better view of the contribution to the field of research of a specific research project. However, metrics are based upon citation counts that can take years to accumulate.  This can result in a significant lag between the original research, communicating research outcomes to the wider research community, and research impact. TEL researchers are in a unique position to spearhead the growing movement towards open social scholarship and alternative metrics. Alternative metrics provide a powerful addition to conventional measures of research impact, facilitating a dynamic conversation around TEL research. Social media conversations provide the foundation for a collaborative open Scholarship of Technology Enhanced Learning as both an enhancement and alternative to conventional modes of research impact measurement. This guest editorial outlines key tools that are currently used to measure impact. We argue that a culture of open scholarship enhanced via social media and measured via alternative metrics creates an effective feedback loop between research and practice.

scholarly journals Clarivate listed nursing journals in 2020: what they publish and how they measure use of social media

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-436
Author(s):  
Roger Watson ◽  
Ahtisham Younas ◽  
Salma Abdul Rehman ◽  
Parveen Azam Ali
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Strong Correlation ◽  
Journal Citation Report ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Article Type ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Spearman’S Correlation ◽  
Alternative Metrics

Abstract Objectives To investigate what the most common types of articles that nursing journals purport to publish are and what they actually publish. And to investigate the extent to which academic nursing journals listed by Clarivate track alternative metrics. Methods Journals included in the nursing Journal Citation Report (JCR) journal category in 2019 described as nursing were identified and considered suitable for inclusion in the analysis. Instructions for authors were reviewed online and mention of each type of article is identified. The tables of contents of each issue of each journal published during 2019 were examined and the types of articles published were extracted to a spreadsheet into permitted article types and published articles. Likewise, the use of alternative metrics by each journal was extracted to a spreadsheet. Pearson's and Spearman's correlation analysis was applied to investigate the relationship between articles permitted and articles published. Results In the 2020 JCR, 123 journals were listed. The most common article type permitted was original research (n = 117), followed by review papers (n = 116), and discussion papers (n = 63). Original research (n = 7045); review papers (n = 1268); discussion papers (n = 1225); editorials (n = 793) and commentaries (n = 776) were the most commonly published categories of the article. Of journals examined, 108 (96.8%) tracked mentions on social media and the Altmetric score was most commonly used (75%). There was a strong correlation (r = 0.73; P = 0.002) between the numbers of articles permitted and published and a strong correlation (ρ = 0.86; P < 0.001) in terms of the rankings of the permitted and published articles. Conclusions There is a relationship between the most frequently permitted article types and those published, especially for the most frequent categories of both. Original articles, review papers, and discussion papers are the backbone of academic publishing in nursing with original articles vastly outweighing review and discussion papers. Most Clarivate listed journals now use some method of tracking alternative metrics indicating how seriously publishers take their social media profiles.

Interleukin-1 and Interleukin-6 Polymorphisms Might Influence Predisposition to Hemorrhagic Cerebral Vascular Diseases: A Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Jianjian Lin ◽  
Weiqiao Zhang ◽  
Zhengzhong Wang ◽  
Fei Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽  
Interleukin 6 ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Interleukin 1 ◽  
Vascular Diseases ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Cerebral Vascular

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Interleukin-1 (<i>IL-1</i>) and <i>IL-6</i> polymorphisms might influence predisposition to hemorrhagic cerebral vascular diseases, but the results of already published studies regarding relationship between <i>IL-1/IL-6</i> polymorphisms and hemorrhagic cerebral vascular diseases were still controversial and ambiguous. <b><i>Objectives:</i></b> The authors designed this meta-analysis to more precisely estimate the relationship between <i>IL-1/IL-6</i> polymorphisms and hemorrhagic cerebral vascular diseases by pooling the results of already published related studies. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> The authors searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and CNKI for already published studies. Eighteen already published studies were pooled analyzed in this meta-analysis. <b><i>Results:</i></b> The pooled meta-analyses’ results showed that distributions of <i>IL-1A</i> rs1800587, <i>IL-1B</i> rs16944, and <i>IL-6</i> rs1800796 polymorphisms among patients and controls differed significantly. Moreover, distribution of the <i>IL-6</i> rs1800795 polymorphism among patients and controls from Asians also differed significantly. Further analyses showed similar findings for <i>IL-1A</i> rs1800587, <i>IL-1B</i> rs16944, and <i>IL-6</i> rs1800796 polymorphisms in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) subgroup. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> This meta-analysis suggested that <i>IL-1A</i> rs1800587, <i>IL-1B</i> rs16944, and <i>IL-6</i> rs1800796 polymorphisms might influence susceptibility to hemorrhagic cerebral vascular diseases, especially for aSAH. Moreover, <i>IL-6</i> rs1800795 might influence susceptibility to hemorrhagic cerebral vascular diseases in Asians.

scholarly journals Top 50 medical journals from Balkan countries: A bibliometric analysis, 2000–2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Okan Aydoğan ◽  
Gizem Kayan-Tekaüt
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Molecular Medicine ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Medical Journals ◽  
Subject Categories ◽  
Balkan Countries ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Journal Impact ◽  
Science Citation Index Expanded

Background: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) is one of the most important indexes that medical journals aspire to be covered by. Currently, SCIE indexes 14,840 peer-reviewed journals across 178 disciplines. Among these journals are 3445 medical journals, divided into more than 40 subject categories. Objectives: To reveal the impact and contribution of medical journals from Balkan countries through the Journal Impact Factor of those journals, the number of articles published by them, and the number of times those articles have been cited. Methods: Balkan countries are countries that fall or fully or partly within the Balkan peninsula. All medical journals from those countries listed in the SCIE were ranked based on cumulative citations between 2000 and 2020. Among them, the top 50 journals in terms of cumulative citations were chosen for the study, which analysed the data on 129,259 research articles and reviews that covered 27 different subject categories within the broad field of medicine. The countries were Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey Results: The top 50 journals included those published from eight Balkan countries. Turkey had the most journals (21) in the Web of Science (WoS) and Greece had 13 but, when ranked in terms of the number of journals in WoS per million people, Croatia topped the list, with 1.22 journals per million of its population, followed by Greece (1.21 journals). The top-cited journals were Anticancer Research (206,226 citations), International Journal of Oncology (171,654), Oncology Reports (157,467), Molecular Medicine Reports (82,009), and Oncology Letters (69,161). Oncology was the most cited subject category and Croatia, the country with maximum interaction with other Balkan countries, that is, papers in Croatian journals cited journals published from the maximum number of Balkan counties. Conclusion: The study provides insights into the last two decades of progress in academic publishing and in the performances of medical journals published from Balkan countries.

scholarly journals Clarivate listed nursing journals in 2020: what they publish and how they measure use of social media

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Watson ◽  
Ashitam Younas ◽  
Salma Abdul Rehman ◽  
Parveen Azam Ali
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Strong Correlation ◽  
Journal Citation Report ◽  
Academic Publishing ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Article Type ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Alternative Metrics ◽  
Journal Citation

Objectives To investigate what the most common types of articles that nursing journals purport to publish are and what they actually publish? And to investigate the extent to which academic nursing journals listed by Clarivate track alternative metrics? Methods Journals included in the nursing Journal Citation Report journal category in 2019 described as nursing were identified and considered suitable for inclusion in the analysis. Instructions for authors were reviewed online and mention of each type of article identified. The tables of contents of each issue of each journal published during 2019 was examined and the types of articles published were extracted to a spreadsheet into permitted article types and published articles. Likewise, the use of alternative metrics by each journal was extracted to a spreadsheet. Pearson and Spearman correlation analysis was applied to investigate the relationship between articles permitted and articles published. Results In the 2020 Journal Citation Report, 123 journals were listed. The most common article type permitted was original research (n=117), followed by review papers (n=116) and discussion papers (n=63). Original research (n=7045); review papers (n=1268); discussion papers (n=1225); editorials (n=793) and commentaries (n=776) were the most commonly published categories of article. Of journals examined, 108 (96.8%) tracked mentions on social media and the Altmetric score was the most commonly use (75%). There was a strong correlation (r=0.73; p=0,002) between the numbers of article permitted and published and a strong correlation (rho=0.86; p<0.001) in terms of the rankings of the permitted and published articles. Conclusions There is a relationship between the most frequently permitted article types and those published, especially for the most frequent categories of both. Original articles, review papers and discussion papers are the backbone of academic publishing in nursing with original articles vastly outweighing review and discussion papers. Most Clarivate listed journals now use some method of tracking alternative metrics indicating how seriously publishers take their social media profiles.

Meta-analysis and Scientific Mapping of Well-being and Job Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Iván Gutiérrez ◽  
Jean David Polo ◽  
Milton José Zambrano ◽  
Diana Carolina Molina
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Science Base ◽  
Prisma Statement ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Productive Worker

Abstract In this article, we present a meta-analysis and a scientific mapping about the relationship between different types of well-being and job performance. We followed The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses (Moher et al., 2009), and conduct the search in Web of Science, SCOPUS, Ebscohost, Proquest, and Jstor databases. We identified 43 studies from 1994 to early 2020 that represent 45 independent samples, 34,221 participants, and 77 correlations between four types of well-being and six of job performance. Meta-analysis results show that are different forms of relations between types and there is not only one form to explain the happy-productive worker hypothesis. The scientific mapping shows that there are seven clusters of topics about well-being and job performance in the Web of Science base articles: (I) Burnout and axiety, (II) Stress and depression, (III) Individual resources, (IV) Work context, (V) Work engagement and commitment, (VI) Justice, and (VII) Human resources practices. We organize the topics from each cluster in the different groups of variables of the contextual model of individual work, well-being and performance (van Veldhoven & Peccei, 2015) to explain their impact in well-being and job performance. We included the observations of our analysis and identified the future key directions for the field.

scholarly journals Hand-Held Ultrasound Devices Compared with High-End Ultrasound Systems: A Systematic Review

Diagnostics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rykkje ◽  
Carlsen ◽  
Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms ◽  
Aortic Aneurysms ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Strong Correlations ◽  
Abdominal Aortic ◽  
Clinical Questions ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Good Agreement

The aim of this study was to review the scientific literature available on the comparison of hand-held ultrasound devices with high-end systems for abdominal and pleural applications. PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane were searched following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Original research describing hand-held ultrasound devices compared with high-end systems was included and assessed using Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS)-2. The search was limited to articles published since 1 January 2012. A total of 2486 articles were found and screened by title and abstract. A total of 16 articles were chosen for final review. All of the included articles showed good overall agreement between hand-held and high-end ultrasound systems. Strong correlations were found when evaluating ascites, hydronephrosis, pleural cavities, in detection of abdominal aortic aneurysms and for use with obstetric and gynaecological patients. Other articles found good agreement for cholelithiasis and for determining the best site for paracentesis. QUADAS-2 analysis suggested few risks of bias and almost no concerns regarding applicability. For distinct clinical questions, hand-held devices may be a valuable supplement to physical examination. However, evidence is inadequate, and more research is needed on the abdominal and pleural use of hand-held ultrasound with more standardised comparisons, using only blinded reviewers.

scholarly journals Preispitivanje odnosa pozitivnog razvoja mladih i socioemocionalnog učenja - sistematski pregled

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-123
Author(s):  
Marina Kovačević-Lepojević ◽  
Branislava Popović-Ćitić ◽  
Lidija Bukvić-Branković
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Online Data ◽  
Development Interventions ◽  
Socioemotional Learning ◽  
Scientific Results ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

Positive youth development and socioemotional learning stand out as the most systematic and comprehensive approaches to well-being of children and adolescents. The aim of this paper is to con-sider the relationship between the socioemotional learning and positive youth development. Based at the systematization of scientific studies in the form of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the positive youth development interventions, theoretical and practical considerations are given. The scientific results published in the last five years in English are included as well. Online data bases searched include: Google Scholar, PsycINFO, Web of Science (WOS), Education Resources Informa-tion Center (ERIC) and Scopus. The research results show that the most effective positive youth de-velopment interventions are incorporated into curriculum, based at socioemotional learning, applied by the teachers.

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