Publication trends in a high impact journal: the case of World Psychiatry

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine the bibliometric characteristics of papers published in a high impact journal World Psychiatry during the period 2006-2015. This study covers authorship patterns, annual growth, impact factors, document types, top contributors, international collaborations, highly cited papers and keyword analyses. More than half of the publications were by editorial materials and number of publications from Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC) is very low when compared to proportion of editorial board members. Almost 40% of papers came from the USA and editorial board members had considerable number of papers.Kings College London led the institutions.

Characteristics of retracted editorial articles in the biomedical literature

“…It is the primary motivation behind this study, which aims to investigate the reasons for retraction of editorial articles in the biomedical literature. Because editorials are the most prevalent type of publication in medical journals, with World Psychiatry publishing more than half of all publications as editorials (Elango & Hartley, 2018 ). It also adds to the uniqueness of a particular medical journal by allowing editors to put their personal imprints (Peh & Ng, 2010 ).…”