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Rochon P.A., Bero L.A., Bay A.M., Gold J.L., Dergal J.M., Binns M.A., Streiner D.L. & Gurwitz J.H. 2002. Comparison of review articles published in peer-reviewed and throwaway journals. Journal of the American Medical Association, 287, 2853-2856.

Title

Comparison of review articles published in peer-reviewed and throwaway journals

Journal Name

Journal of the American Medical Association

Abstract

Context To compare the quality, presentation, readability, and clinical relevance of review articles published in peer-reviewed and "throwaway" journals.

Methods We reviewed articles that focused on the diagnosis or treatment of a medical condition published between January 1 and December 31, 1998, in the 5 leading peer-reviewed general medical journals and high-circulation throwaway journals. Reviewers independently assessed the methodologic and reporting quality, and evaluated each article's presentation and readability. Clinical relevance was evaluated independently by 6 physicians.

Results Of the 394 articles in our sample, 16 (4.1%) were peer-reviewed systematic reviews, 135 (34.3%) were peer-reviewed nonsystematic reviews, and 243 (61.7%) were nonsystematic reviews published in throwaway journals. The mean (SD) quality scores were highest for peer-reviewed articles (0.94 [0.09] for systematic reviews and 0.30 [0.19] for nonsystematic reviews) compared with throwaway journal articles (0.23 [0.03], F-2,F-391 =280.8, P

Volume

287

Year

2002

Pages

2853-2856

Authors

Rochon P.A., Bero L.A., Bay A.M., Gold J.L., Dergal J.M., Binns M.A., Streiner D.L. & Gurwitz J.H.