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- Title
Publishing trends in medical journal literature: the views of medical staff in an NHS teaching hospital in the United Kingdom.
- Authors
Morley, Priscilla; Urquhart, Christine
- Abstract
The role of medical journal publishing has both an academic function, to inform and communicate research, while for the profession it provides a structured area for debating changes in practice in order to establish suitable protocols for treatment. In addition, such publication is part and parcel of the academic reward system, effecting rank, prestige and salaries and is reflected in the structure of research assessment exercises. Within the postgraduate education of doctors the publication of papers provides a means to distinguish levels of participation in research and experience within specialities. In April 2003 the number of serial titles indexed by NLM stood at 3799 within Index Medicus, 4498 titles in Medline and almost 10000 titles in the list of serials indexed for online users. By March 2003 these figures had increased to 3923, 4579 and 10192 respectively. Apart from the output of learned societies, professional bodies and universities a large proportion of titles are commercially produced.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; PERIODICAL publishing; MEDICAL research; MEDICAL personnel; GREAT Britain. National Health Service; INTERNET users
- Publication
Health Information & Libraries Journal, 2004, Vol 21, Issue 2, p121
- ISSN
1471-1834
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1471-1842.2004.00488.x