Emerging infectious disease and fast-track publication: when public health gets priority over the formality of scholarly publishing

Pirmez, Claude; Brandão, Adeílton; Momen, Hooman

doi:10.1590/0074-02760160001

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“…The added-value of text mining full text articles instead of abstracts has been illustrated before by Westergaard et al [48]. However, a recent estimation of Open Access publishing showed that only 28 percent of scientific articles are published Open Access [49]. Thus, the limitation of mining only title and abstracts is not expected to be eliminated any time soon.…”

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Use of literature mining for early identification of emerging contaminants in freshwater resources

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Chemical and microbial contaminants in the aquatic environment pose a potential threat to humans and to ecosystems. Humans may be exposed to contaminants in water resources when used for drinking water production, agriculture, aquaculture or recreation. Climatological, social and demographic changes, as well as the increasing sensitivity of analytical techniques, may result in the augmented detection of contaminants. Recent research has shown that it takes about 15 years from the time of the first scientific study mentioning the presence of a contaminant in the environment for the issue to peak in scientific attention and regulatory action. One possible factor influencing this lengthy period is that the first article becomes lost in the vast number of publications. In this study, we therefore developed a methodology using literature mining to identify the first scientific study which reports the presence of a contaminant in the aquatic environment. The developed semi-automated methodology enables health and environment agencies to inform policy makers about contaminants in the aquatic environment that could be significant for public and environmental health in national, international and river basin settings. The methodology thereby assists the proactive governance of emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment. This was illustrated by a retrospective analysis of the period of emergence in the Netherlands of: (1) perfluorooctanoic acid in surface water, and (2) biological industrial wastewater treatment systems as potential infection sources for Legionnaires´ disease.

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Use of literature mining for early identification of emerging contaminants in freshwater resources

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“…Um exemplo de fast track no período de emergência em Zika no Brasil foi o utilizado pelo periódico Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, editado pela Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. O Memórias de Oswaldo Cruz criou uma seção chamada "Zika Fast Track", onde foram publicados manuscritos de pesquisa relevantes para a epidemia do Zika (PIRMEZ, 2016).…”

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2019

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“…The emerging nature of the outbreak, the seriousness of the disease, and the global public interest on the topic all demanded accurate information to mitigate the spread of the virus and to effectively treat those affected. Driven by the urgency to respond to Zika, funding agencies made resources available to researchers [2,3] and scientific journals attempted to accelerate science communication by opening up fast track papers (accelerating editorial decisions, peer review and publication) [4][5][6], providing room for other document types such as editorials, news and social media, as well as making the research freely available through open access publishing [7,8]. The result was nearly a 3,000 percent increase in papers with "Zika" in the title since the beginning of 2016, as seen on the Scopus database [9].…”

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Local Chatter or International Buzz? Language Differences on Posts About Zika Research on Twitter and Facebook

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Background When the Zika virus outbreak became a global health emergency in early 2016, the scientific community responded with an increased output of Zika-related research. This upsurge in research naturally made its way into academic journals along with editorials, news, and reports. However, it is not yet known how or whether these scholarly communications were distributed to the populations most affected by Zika.

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Emerging infectious disease and fast-track publication: when public health gets priority over the formality of scholarly publishing

Cited by 5 publications

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Use of literature mining for early identification of emerging contaminants in freshwater resources

Use of literature mining for early identification of emerging contaminants in freshwater resources

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Local Chatter or International Buzz? Language Differences on Posts About Zika Research on Twitter and Facebook

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