Comparison of number of citations to full original articles versus brief reports

Michael N. Mavros, Vangelis Bardakas, Petros I. Rafailidis, Thalia A. Sardi, Elena Demetriou and Matthew E. Falagas ()
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Michael N. Mavros: Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS)
Vangelis Bardakas: National Technical University of Athens
Petros I. Rafailidis: Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS)
Thalia A. Sardi: Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS)
Elena Demetriou: National Technical University of Athens
Matthew E. Falagas: Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS)

Scientometrics, 2013, vol. 94, issue 1, No 11, 203-206

Abstract: Abstract Most biomedical journals accept original research articles in the form of “brief reports”. We compared the citations to full papers versus brief reports in a sample of journals on Infectious Diseases, Clinical Microbiology, and Antimicrobial Agents. Brief reports were cited less often than full-size articles [regression coefficient: 10.94 (95 % CI: 5.19, 16.69)] even after adjustment for the journal’s impact factor. Our findings may influence decisions of editors and authors regarding brief reports.

Keywords: Citations; Original articles; Brief reports; Infectious diseases; Antimicrobial agents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-012-0752-3

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