Bibliometric Study of Three Journals of Orthodontics: A Comparative Analysis of 10 years

Abstract

The objective of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis of profiles of three esteemed journals of orthodontics: The American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (AJODO), the Angle orthodontist (AO), and collate it with the Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society (JIOS) from 2008 to 2017. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted, where all the issues of JIOS, AO, and AJODO were hand searched from 2008 to 2017 for specifications such as study design, authorship pattern, and area of interest of research. The data were analyzed and recognized with the help of SPSS Version 21.0. Descriptive statistics were performed, and the selected parameters were analyzed with Pearson Chi-square test at 0.5 level significance. Results: A total of 1846 articles from AJODO, 1440 from AO, and 515 articles from JIOS were retrieved. Majority of articles published in AO (93%), AJODO (68.5%), and JIOS (55.3%) were original research. Almost 25.5% of research in AJODO, 25.3% in AO, and 34% in JIOS were related to appliance design and materials used, whereas 61% articles in AJODO, 64.6% in AO, and 52.2% articles in JIOS involved more than three authors. Nearly 92.5% contribution in AJODO, 93.3% in AO, and 96.6% in JIOS were from educational institutes. Conclusion: The publication pattern in all the journals was interestingly similar to each other; most articles published were original research work signifying an increased inclination of researchers toward experimental affirmations.

Bibliometric analysis of three international journals on public health dentistry: A comparative study from 2011 to 2020

“…It was seen that the magnitude of the articles were of multiple authors from different private educational institutes emphasizing the importance of teamwork for the research/survey as well as its coverage. Similar results were also described by the previous bibliometric studies done by Thanukodi 39 , Thanuskodi 40 and Chatterjee 6 . One possible reason may be that the educational institutes encourages more of research work as a part of the postgraduate course.…”

“…Assessing the research activity is significant in carrying out proper planning and policy making. In 1969 Pritchard initially described bibliometrics as “the application of mathematical and statistical methods applied to categorize books and other media of communication.” It chiefly concerns the analytical process of metadata elements as the author(s), the publication place, the associated subject keywords, and the citations 5 , 6 . It is a statistical tool which shows quantitatively the analysis of written publications.…”

Analysis of the Type and Study Design of Publications in the Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society and the Changes in Trends Over 2 Decades

“…3 In general, JIOS is still far behind American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (AJODO), Angle Orthodontist (AO) , and European Journal of Orthodontics (EJO) in the number of publications per annum. 2, 4-8 This is understandable given the fact that JIOS is relatively a new journal and publishes less issues and articles per year. Reduced visibility, lower citation metrics, and not being indexed in Medline/PubMed could be other factors that reduce the number of submissions to the journal and indirectly the output.…”

“…A recent editorial in the journal reported that it receives nearly 250 submissions per year, 1 and this number is on a constant rise. A bibliometric analysis of articles from 2008 to 2017 2 found the proportion of original articles, case reports, and systemic reviews to be 55.3%, 39.9%, and 4.8%, respectively. For the articles published between 2011 and 2016, the data from Gyawali et al 3 indicate that the proportion of original articles and case reports were 55.3% and 19.8%, respectively.…”

“…In general, JIOS is still far behind American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (AJODO), Angle Orthodontist (AO), and European Journal of Orthodontics (EJO) in the number of publications per annum 2,[4][5][6][7][8]. …”