Case Reports in Pediatric Dentistry Journals: A Systematic Review about Their Effect on Impact Factor and Future Investigations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Protocol and Registration
2.2. Selection Criteria
2.3. Study Selection
2.4. Data Collection Process
2.5. Outcomes
3. Results
3.1. First Outcome: The Effect of CRs on Journal IF
3.2. Second Outcome: The Impact of CRs on the PD Specialty and Future Research
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Major Paediatric Dentistry Journals | 2013 Impact Factor |
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International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry | 1.54 |
European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry | 0.48 |
Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry | 0.31 |
Journal | Year | CR Articles | Total Articles | CR/Total Articles | Percentage CR/Articles | Total CR Citations 2013 | Total Articles Citations 2013 | CR Citation/ CR Articles | Mean CR Citations | 2013 IF | IF Without CR | Difference | % Difference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IJPD | 2011 | 5 | 64 | 5/64 | 7.81% | 4 | 116 | 4/5 | 0.8 | ||||
2012 | 3 | 62 | 3/62 | 4.84% | 0 | 78 | 0/3 | 0 | |||||
Total | 8 | 126 | 8/126 | 6.35% | 4 | 194 | 4/8 | 0.5 | 194/126 = 1.54 | 190/118 = 1.61 | 0.07 | 4.55% | |
EJPD | 2011 | 9 | 55 | 9/55 | 16.36% | 5 | 38 | 5/9 | 0.56 | ||||
2012 | 13 | 67 | 13/67 | 18.06% | 1 | 21 | 1/13 | 0.08 | |||||
Total | 22 | 122 | 22/122 | 19.40% | 6 | 59 | 6/22 | 0.27 | 59/122 = 0.48 | 53/100 = 0.53 | 0.05 | 10.42% | |
JCPD | 2011 | 13 | 71 | 13/71 | 18.31% | 2 | 32 | 2/13 | 0.15 | ||||
2012 | 20 | 75 | 20/75 | 26.67% | 3 | 13 | 3/20 | 0.15 | |||||
Total | 33 | 146 | 33/147 | 22.60% | 5 | 45 | 5/33 | 0.15 | 45/146 = 0.31 | 40/113 = 0.35 | 0.04 | 12.9% |
Journal | Type of CR | Number of CR Articles | 2013 Cited | Total Cited | Mean 2013 | Mean Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IJPD | RDP | 8 | 4 | 25 | 4/8 = 0.50 | 25/8 = 3.13 |
NTD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
EJPD | RDP | 10 | 4 | 18 | 4/10 = 0.40 | 18/10 = 1.80 |
NTD | 12 | 2 | 19 | 2/12 = 0.17 | 19/12 = 1.58 | |
JCPD | RDP | 20 | 5 | 34 | 5/20 = 0.25 | 34/20 = 1.7 |
NTD | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0/13 = 0 | 12/13 = 0.92 | |
Total | RDP | 38 | 13 | 77 | 13/38 = 0.34 | 77/38 = 2.03 |
NTD | 25 | 2 | 31 | 2/25 = 0.08 | 31/25 = 1.24 |
Journal | Literature Review | Number of CR Articles | 2013 Cited | Total Cited | Mean 2013 | Mean Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IJPD | With | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 = 0 | 2/1 = 2 |
Without | 7 | 4 | 23 | 4/7 = 0.57 | 23/7 = 3.29 | |
EJPD | With | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2/3 = 0.67 | 10/3 = 3.33 |
Without | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2/7 = 0.29 | 8/7 = 1.14 | |
JCPD | With | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1/4 = 0.25 | 7/4 = 1.75 |
Without | 16 | 4 | 27 | 4/16 = 0.25 | 27/16 = 1.69 | |
Total | With | 8 | 3 | 19 | 3/8 = 0.38 | 19/8 = 2.38 |
Without | 30 | 10 | 58 | 10/30 = 0.33 | 58/30 = 1.93 |
Journal | Type of CR | Highly Cited CR | Highly Cited CR/ Total CR in Journal | % | Non-Cited CR | Non-Cited CR/ Total CR in Journal | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of CR Articles | Total CR | Number of CR Articles | Total CR | ||||||
IJPD | RDP | 2 | 0 | ||||||
NTD | 0 | 2 | 2/8 | 25.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
EJPD | RDP | 1 | 1 | ||||||
NTD | 1 | 2 | 2/22 | 9.09% | 5 | 6 | 6/22 | 27.27% | |
JCPD | RDP | 2 | 5 | ||||||
NTD | 0 | 2 | 2/33 | 6.06% | 6 | 11 | 11/33 | 33.33% | |
Total | RDP | 5 | 6 | ||||||
NTD | 1 | 6 | 6/63 | 9.52% | 11 | 17 | 17/63 | 26.98% | |
RDP | 5/38 = 13.16% | 6/38 = 15.79% | |||||||
NTD | 1/25 = 4.00% | 11/25 = 44.0% |
Journal | Type of Study (%) | Type of Study (%) | Type of Study (%) | Type of Study (%) | Type of Study (%) | Type of Study (%) | Type of Study (%) | Type of Study (%) | Citing Journal IF (%) | Citing Journal IF (%) | Citing Journal IF (%) | Citing Journal IF (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Editorial | Cross sectional | CR | Retro-spective | Narrative Review | Prospective | RCT | SR | No IF | 0 < IF < 0.99 | 1 < IF < 1.99 | IF > 2 | |
IJPD | 0 | 0 | 5 (45.45) | 0 | 5 (45.45) | 0 | 0 | 1 (9.09) | 0 | 2 (18.18) | 7 (63.64) | 2 (18.18) |
EJPD | 1 (6.67) | 1 (6.67) | 1 (6.67) | 3 (20.00) | 3 (20.00) | 1 (6.67) | 0 | 5 (33.33) | 2 (13.33) | 3 (20.00) | 5 (33.33) | 5 (33.33) |
JCPD | 1 (10.00) | 1 (10.00) | 4 (40.00) | 2 (20.00) | 1 (10.00) | 0 | 1 (10.00) | 0 | 2 (20.00) | 4 (40.00) | 2 (20.00) | 2 (20.00) |
Total | 2 (5.56) | 2 (5.56) | 10 (27.78) | 5 (13.89) | 9 (25.00) | 1 (2.78) | 1 (2.78) | 6 (16.67) | 4 (11.11) | 9 (25.00) | 14 (38.89) | 9 (25.00) |
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Patini, R.; Staderini, E.; Camodeca, A.; Guglielmi, F.; Gallenzi, P. Case Reports in Pediatric Dentistry Journals: A Systematic Review about Their Effect on Impact Factor and Future Investigations. Dent. J. 2019, 7, 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj7040103
Patini R, Staderini E, Camodeca A, Guglielmi F, Gallenzi P. Case Reports in Pediatric Dentistry Journals: A Systematic Review about Their Effect on Impact Factor and Future Investigations. Dentistry Journal. 2019; 7(4):103. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj7040103
Chicago/Turabian StylePatini, Romeo, Edoardo Staderini, Andrea Camodeca, Federica Guglielmi, and Patrizia Gallenzi. 2019. "Case Reports in Pediatric Dentistry Journals: A Systematic Review about Their Effect on Impact Factor and Future Investigations" Dentistry Journal 7, no. 4: 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj7040103