2012, Number 2
Scientific production of the Cuban journal intensive care and emergency medicine. Descriptive bibliometric analysis from 2008 to 2010
Iraola FMD, Luques HL
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: Determining the quality of a scientific journal is a complex process. Bibliometric indicators provide information on the results of scientific activity in any of its manifestations.Objectives: To describe the characteristics of publications in the Journal of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine between 2008 and 2010, and their evolution over time.
Method: All published articles in the journal were directly reviewed and according to their type, they were classified in original, reviews, case reports, letters to the editor, and editorials. Of these items the following variables were collected: number of authors, sex, institution, state, existence of collaboration, service of study origin. The rate of publications was calculated per 100 000 inhabitants and the rate of publications by health personnel was calculated per 10 000.
Results: During the study period three volumes and 119 publications came up. Out of 466 authors, 259 (55,6 %) were male; the median number of authors per publication was 4. Most of the items came from intensive care units (66,4 %) and the most common type was the original article with 86 (78,9 %). There were just 15 collaborations (12,6 %). Luis Díaz Soto Military Hospital provided the fifth part of publications and 4 hospitals about half of them. The highest rate of publications per inhabitant was for Havana (3,4 x 100 000) and in the rate of medical staff (11,2 x 10 000).
Conclusions: Publications in the Journal of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine were characterized, showing their evolution from 2008-2010.
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