Research, Reading, and Publication Habits of Nurses and Nursing Students Applied to Impact Journals: International Multicentre Study

María Begoña Sánchez-Gómez, Gonzalo Duarte-Clíments, Juan Gómez-Salgado (), María Elena González-Pacheco, María Elisa de Castro-Peraza, María Mercedes Novo-Muñoz, José Ángel Rodríguez-Gómez, José Ramón Martínez-Riera, Rafaella Pessoa-Moreira, Maria do Rosario Martins, Paloma Echevarría-Pérez and Ana Isabel Bonilla-Calero
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María Begoña Sánchez-Gómez: Cátedra de Enfermería, Universidad de la Laguna, 38200 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain
Gonzalo Duarte-Clíments: Cátedra de Enfermería, Universidad de la Laguna, 38200 San Cristobal de La Laguna, Spain
Juan Gómez-Salgado: Department of Sociology, Social Work and Public Health, Faculty of Labour Sciences, University of Huelva, 21004 Huelva, Spain
María Elena González-Pacheco: Centro Universitario de la Ciénega, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44100, Jalisco, Mexico
María Elisa de Castro-Peraza: Department of Nursing, University of La Laguna, 38200 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
María Mercedes Novo-Muñoz: Department of Nursing, University of La Laguna, 38200 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
José Ángel Rodríguez-Gómez: Department of Nursing, University of La Laguna, 38200 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
José Ramón Martínez-Riera: Department of Community Nursing, Preventive Medicine, Public Health and History of Science, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain
Rafaella Pessoa-Moreira: ICIS Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira (UNILAB), Sede Redenção/Ceará, Redencao 62790-000, CE, Brazil
Maria do Rosario Martins: UICISA:E, Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Dom Moisés Alves Pinho 190, 4900-314 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Paloma Echevarría-Pérez: Managing Board, Catholic University of Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Ana Isabel Bonilla-Calero: Centro Universitario de la Ciénega, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44100, Jalisco, Mexico

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 6, 1-17

Abstract: Publishing in JCR and SJR journals has become crucial for curricular development. Results from nursing investigations “compete” for publication in journals which are not specific to the field of care, affecting the academic development of these investigators. This phenomenon may lead to an ongoing adverse effect on nursing researchers and academics engaged in research in nursing care. The aim of this study was to evaluate habits regarding scientific literature consulting, the transfer of published material, and the citation of nursing investigations. A cross-sectional descriptive study by means of questionnaires was carried out, focusing on both Spanish and Portuguese nurses. The findings of the study reveal the following reasons for reading the scientific literature: that the language was understood; for learning and applying what was learnt; that the journal was of open access; for elaborating protocols and work procedures; and that the journal was indexed in scientific databases and in nursing databases. The reasons for reading, using, and publishing in journals were related to knowledge of the language and the associated usefulness of learning and applying knowledge. Creating a specific index of research publications in nursing will have a positive effect on the scientific production of caring methodologies.

Keywords: competence; impact factor; nursing; health sciences; journals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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