Measuring regional impact: The case for bigger data

Lamanna, Camillo; Bruijns, Stevan R.

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“…Research findings were often disseminated beyond the conference and its subsequent publication ( Table 3 ). Although publication in a high impact journal is often seen as the pinnacle of dissemination, it does not necessarily reach the most appropriate audience [17] . Around half of African researchers frequently experience poor access to research due to access charges [9] .…”

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Dissemination patterns of scientific abstracts presented at the first and second African Conference of Emergency Medicine

Abrams

Bruijns

Hoving

2019

African Journal of Emergency Medicine

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Introduction Evidence based medicine is the standard of modern health care practices. Ongoing biomedical research is needed to expand existing knowledge and improve quality of care, but it needs to reach clinicians to drive change. Journal articles and conference presentations are dissemination tools. The aim of the study was to establish the publication rate of scientific abstracts presented at the first and second African Conference of Emergency Medicine. The secondary objectives were establishing non-publication dissemination and the factors associated with publication and non-publication. Determining non-publication dissemination patterns and the factors associated with reasons for publishing or non-publication were also investigated. Methods Presenters of the 129 scientific abstracts from the first and second African Conference of Emergency Medicine were invited to participate in an online survey. The survey was followed by a manual literature search to identify published manuscripts of authors that did not complete the survey, to determine the most accurate publication rate. Results Thirty-one presenters responded (24%), of which 18 published in a peer-reviewed journal. An additional 25 publications were identified by the literature search. The overall publication rate was 33.3% (26.9% from 2012 and 40.3% from 2014). Oral presentations were more likely to be published (p = 0.09). Sixteen manuscripts (37.2%) were published in the African Journal of Emergency Medicine. Presentations at local academic meetings were the most used platform beyond publication (43%). The main reason to publish was to add to the body of knowledge (100%), while lack of time (57%) was the major obstacle for not publishing. Conclusion The overall publication rate for the first and second Africa Conferences of Emergency Medicine is comparable to other non-African Emergency Medicine conferences. The increasing publication trend between conferences might reflect the development of regional research capacity. Emergency Medicine providers in Africa need to be encouraged to participate in high quality, locally relevant research and to distribute those findings through accessible formats.

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Dissemination patterns of scientific abstracts presented at the first and second African Conference of Emergency Medicine

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Bruijns

Hoving

2019

African Journal of Emergency Medicine

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“…Subscriptions and single-article access costs are also expensive, and as a result subscriptions are frequently delegated to academic libraries 4. However, limitations in journal subscriptions available at such libraries have resulted in scientists and clinicians having to pay article access fees, find an archived copy in an online repository, or contact the author to ask for a copy of his or her work 5. Access to published articles, and the options for publishing new work, are limited for authors, scientists and clinicians without academic library access.…”

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“…Access to published articles, and the options for publishing new work, are limited for authors, scientists and clinicians without academic library access. This problem disproportionately affects those from less developed settings,5 and is likely to affect the local knowledge economies 6…”

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Access to Top-Cited Emergency Care Articles (Published Between 2012 and 2016) Without Subscription

Hamzy

Villiers

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WestJEM

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Introduction: Unrestricted access to journal publications speeds research progress, productivity, and knowledge translation, which in turn develops and promotes the efficient dissemination of content. We describe access to the 500 most-cited emergency medicine (EM) articles (published between 2012 and 2016) in terms of publisher-based access (open access or subscription), alternate access routes (self-archived or author provided), and relative cost of access. Methods: We used the Scopus database to identify the 500 most-cited EM articles published between 2012 and 2016. Access status was collected from the journal publisher. For studies not available via open access, we searched on Google, Google Scholar, Researchgate, Academia.edu, and the Unpaywall and Open Access Button browser plugins to locate selfarchived copies. We contacted corresponding authors of the remaining inaccessible studies for a copy of each of their articles. We collected article processing and access costs from the journal publishers, and then calculated relative cost differences using the World Bank purchasing power parity index for the United States (U.S.), Germany, Turkey, China, Brazil, South Africa, and Australia. This allows costs to be understood relative to the economic context of the countries from which they originated. Results: We identified 500 articles for inclusion in the study. Of these, 167 (33%) were published in an open access format. Of the remaining 333 (67%), 204 (61%) were available elsewhere on the internet, 18 (4%) were provided by the authors, and 111 (22%) were accessible by subscription only. The mean article processing and access charges were $2,518.62 and $44.78, respectively. These costs were 2.24, 1.75, 2.28 and 1.56 times more expensive for South African, Chinese, Turkish, and Brazilian authors, respectively, than for U.S. authors (p<0.001 all). Conclusion: Despite the advantage of open access publication for knowledge translation, social responsibility, and increased citation, one in five of the 500 EM articles were accessible only via subscription. Access for scientists from upper-middle income countries was significantly hampered by cost. It is important to acknowledge the value this has for authors from low-and middle-income countries. Authors should also consider the citation advantage afforded by open access publishing when deciding where to publish. [West J Emerg Med. 2019;20(3)460-465.]

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“…A fourth aspect of judging the quality control and relevance of journals is addressed by Camillo Lamanna and Stevan Bruijns (). Lamanna and Bruijns question what metrics are really useful for determining journal and article relevance – especially in developing regions.…”

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Measuring regional impact: The case for bigger data

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Dissemination patterns of scientific abstracts presented at the first and second African Conference of Emergency Medicine

Dissemination patterns of scientific abstracts presented at the first and second African Conference of Emergency Medicine

Access to Top-Cited Emergency Care Articles (Published Between 2012 and 2016) Without Subscription

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