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
APA StylePatini, R., Staderini, E., Camodeca, A., Guglielmi, F., & Gallenzi, P. (2019). Case Reports in Pediatric Dentistry Journals: A Systematic Review about Their Effect on Impact Factor and Future Investigations. Dentistry Journal, 7(4), 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj7040103