A Descriptive Study Examining Trends in Pharmacist-Authored Original Research Publications in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network from 2000 to 2019
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Journal | Number of Research Articles with Pharmacist Authors from 2000 to 2009 (% of Total) | Total Number of Research Articles from 2000 to 2009 | Number of Research Articles with Pharmacist Authors from 2010 to 2019 (% of Total) | Total Number of Research Articles from 2010 to 2019 |
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JAMA1 | 86 (3.5) | 2439 | 114 (4.9) | 2338 |
JAMA Dermatology1 | 14 (0.7) | 1876 | 36 (2.3) | 1570 |
JAMA Internal Medicine | 137 (5.5) | 2508 | 144 (6.4) | 2255 |
JAMA Neurology1 | 12 (0.9) | 1368 | 28 (2.2) | 1258 |
JAMA Ophthalmology1 | 12 (0.7) | 1746 | 30 (1.6) | 1856 |
JAMA Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery | 4 (0.2) | 1625 | 8 (0.6) | 1327 |
JAMA Pediatrics | 21 (1.5) | 1397 | 28 (2.2) | 1298 |
JAMA Psychiatry | 14 (1.2) | 1129 | 21 (1.8) | 1186 |
JAMA Surgery1 | 15 (0.8) | 1771 | 25 (1.7) | 1469 |
Journal | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JAMA | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 17 |
JAMA Dermatology | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
JAMA Internal Medicine | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 20 |
JAMA Neurology | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
JAMA Ophthalmology | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
JAMA Pediatrics | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
JAMA Psychiatry | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
JAMA Surgery | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Journal | First or Senior Author (% of Total) | Co-Author (% of Total) | First or Senior Author (% of Total) | Co-Author (% of Total) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000–2009 | 2010–2019 | |||
JAMA | 17 (19.8) | 69 (80.2) | 21 (18.4) | 93 (81.6) |
JAMA Dermatology | 3 (21.4) | 11 (78.6) | 9 (25.0) | 27 (75.0) |
JAMA Internal Medicine | 47 (34.3) | 90 (65.7) | 60 (41.7) | 84 (58.3) |
JAMA Neurology | 0 (0) | 12 (100) | 5 (16.7) | 25 (83.3) |
JAMA Ophthalmology | 6 (50.0) | 6 (50.0) | 3 (10.0) | 27 (90.0) |
JAMA Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) |
JAMA Pediatrics | 9 (42.9) | 12 (57.1) | 8 (28.9) | 20 (71.4) |
JAMA Psychiatry | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | 3 (14.3) | 18 (85.7) |
JAMA Surgery | 1 (6.7) | 14 (93.3) | 6 (30.0) | 20 (70.0) |
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Strong, D.M.; Fuji, K.T. A Descriptive Study Examining Trends in Pharmacist-Authored Original Research Publications in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network from 2000 to 2019. Pharmacy 2021, 9, 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9010040
Strong DM, Fuji KT. A Descriptive Study Examining Trends in Pharmacist-Authored Original Research Publications in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network from 2000 to 2019. Pharmacy. 2021; 9(1):40. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9010040
Chicago/Turabian StyleStrong, Delaney M., and Kevin T. Fuji. 2021. "A Descriptive Study Examining Trends in Pharmacist-Authored Original Research Publications in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network from 2000 to 2019" Pharmacy 9, no. 1: 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9010040
APA StyleStrong, D. M., & Fuji, K. T. (2021). A Descriptive Study Examining Trends in Pharmacist-Authored Original Research Publications in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network from 2000 to 2019. Pharmacy, 9(1), 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy9010040