An Overview of the Research Reports on Addiction in Iranian Journals from 2010 to 2015
Background: The articles and research reports presented in the scientific journals are selected without a proper critical appraisal in many cases. This is a major problem, as it leads to the opinions of the experts being neglected in many of these scientific journals. A descriptive study was done in...
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| description | Background: The articles and research reports presented in the scientific journals are selected without a proper critical appraisal in many cases. This is a major problem, as it leads to the opinions of the experts being neglected in many of these scientific journals. A descriptive study was done in fall and winter of 2016.Methods: Journals were identified searching the electronic databases, including PubMed, Medline, Scopus, Google Scholar, and national Persian databases of SID and Magiran. All the articles on addiction published in the time span of 2010-2015 in 8 psychiatry, psychology, and addiction journals were included in this study. The journals included Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health, and Journal of Research on Addiction in Persian, and Health and Addiction Journal, International Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Journal of Research in Behavioral Sciences, and International Journal of Psychological Studies in English. These journals were evaluated according to their research design and methodology, scientific writing style, and the validity of the references. For all of the 264 articles, the research design and references were thoroughly evaluated.Findings: The most frequent problems were seen in the introduction section, the sampling method of study, the exclusive criteria, analysis, and the limitations of the study.Conclusion: Major deficiencies in the articles on addiction in Iranian journals were seen. It can be prevented by including important items in the checklists published by some of the journals for reviewers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29895c0c922c46f28d576a32219e38292023-09-19T06:47:25ZengKerman University of Medical SciencesAddiction and Health2008-46332008-84692018-09-01102677584749An Overview of the Research Reports on Addiction in Iranian Journals from 2010 to 2015Mehran Zarghami0Fatemeh Taghizadeh1Masoadeh Babakhanian2Maedeh Vaghefinejad3Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine AND Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranPhD by Research Student, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranStudent Research Committee, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IranMSc Student, Department of Medical Journalism, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranBackground: The articles and research reports presented in the scientific journals are selected without a proper critical appraisal in many cases. This is a major problem, as it leads to the opinions of the experts being neglected in many of these scientific journals. A descriptive study was done in fall and winter of 2016.Methods: Journals were identified searching the electronic databases, including PubMed, Medline, Scopus, Google Scholar, and national Persian databases of SID and Magiran. All the articles on addiction published in the time span of 2010-2015 in 8 psychiatry, psychology, and addiction journals were included in this study. The journals included Journal of Behavioral Sciences, Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Fundamentals of Mental Health, and Journal of Research on Addiction in Persian, and Health and Addiction Journal, International Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Journal of Research in Behavioral Sciences, and International Journal of Psychological Studies in English. These journals were evaluated according to their research design and methodology, scientific writing style, and the validity of the references. For all of the 264 articles, the research design and references were thoroughly evaluated.Findings: The most frequent problems were seen in the introduction section, the sampling method of study, the exclusive criteria, analysis, and the limitations of the study.Conclusion: Major deficiencies in the articles on addiction in Iranian journals were seen. It can be prevented by including important items in the checklists published by some of the journals for reviewers.https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_84749_5297b268f626503a8823f003a00e53ec.pdfaddictioniranjournalevaluation |
| spellingShingle | Mehran Zarghami Fatemeh Taghizadeh Masoadeh Babakhanian Maedeh Vaghefinejad An Overview of the Research Reports on Addiction in Iranian Journals from 2010 to 2015 Addiction and Health addiction iran journal evaluation |
| title | An Overview of the Research Reports on Addiction in Iranian Journals from 2010 to 2015 |
| title_full | An Overview of the Research Reports on Addiction in Iranian Journals from 2010 to 2015 |
| title_fullStr | An Overview of the Research Reports on Addiction in Iranian Journals from 2010 to 2015 |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Overview of the Research Reports on Addiction in Iranian Journals from 2010 to 2015 |
| title_short | An Overview of the Research Reports on Addiction in Iranian Journals from 2010 to 2015 |
| title_sort | overview of the research reports on addiction in iranian journals from 2010 to 2015 |
| topic | addiction iran journal evaluation |
| url | https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_84749_5297b268f626503a8823f003a00e53ec.pdf |
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