Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals
In the present age, there is intense pressure on researchers to publish their research in ‘high-impact factor’ journals. It would be interesting to understand the trend of research publications in the field of pharmacology by exploring the characteristics of research articles, including research tec...
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| author | Mingkwan Na Takuathung Wannachai Sakuludomkan Supanimit Teekachunhatean Nut Koonrungsesomboon |
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| description | In the present age, there is intense pressure on researchers to publish their research in ‘high-impact factor’ journals. It would be interesting to understand the trend of research publications in the field of pharmacology by exploring the characteristics of research articles, including research techniques, in relation to the journal’s key bibliometrics, particularly journal impact factor (JIF), the seemingly most mentioned metric. This study aimed to determine the characteristics and research techniques in relation to research articles in pharmacology journals with higher or lower JIF values. A cross-sectional study was conducted on primary research journals under the ‘Pharmacology and Pharmacy’ category. Analysis of 768 original research articles across 32 journals (with an average JIF of 2.565 ± 0.887) demonstrated that research studies involving molecular techniques, in vivo experiments on animals, and bioinformatics and computational modeling were significantly associated with a higher JIF value of the journal in which such contributions were published. Our analysis suggests that research studies involving such techniques/approaches are more likely to be published in higher-ranked pharmacology journals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d22dcaf19fd42988572b8c09de2c6ae2023-11-22T22:56:43ZengMDPI AGComputation2079-31972021-11-0191111610.3390/computation9110116Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology JournalsMingkwan Na Takuathung0Wannachai Sakuludomkan1Supanimit Teekachunhatean2Nut Koonrungsesomboon3Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, ThailandIn the present age, there is intense pressure on researchers to publish their research in ‘high-impact factor’ journals. It would be interesting to understand the trend of research publications in the field of pharmacology by exploring the characteristics of research articles, including research techniques, in relation to the journal’s key bibliometrics, particularly journal impact factor (JIF), the seemingly most mentioned metric. This study aimed to determine the characteristics and research techniques in relation to research articles in pharmacology journals with higher or lower JIF values. A cross-sectional study was conducted on primary research journals under the ‘Pharmacology and Pharmacy’ category. Analysis of 768 original research articles across 32 journals (with an average JIF of 2.565 ± 0.887) demonstrated that research studies involving molecular techniques, in vivo experiments on animals, and bioinformatics and computational modeling were significantly associated with a higher JIF value of the journal in which such contributions were published. Our analysis suggests that research studies involving such techniques/approaches are more likely to be published in higher-ranked pharmacology journals.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3197/9/11/116altmetricbibliometricsimpact factorpharmacologyresearch methodology |
| spellingShingle | Mingkwan Na Takuathung Wannachai Sakuludomkan Supanimit Teekachunhatean Nut Koonrungsesomboon Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals Computation altmetric bibliometrics impact factor pharmacology research methodology |
| title | Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals |
| title_full | Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals |
| title_fullStr | Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals |
| title_short | Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals |
| title_sort | characteristics and research techniques associated with the journal impact factor and other key metrics in pharmacology journals |
| topic | altmetric bibliometrics impact factor pharmacology research methodology |
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