Since 2006, the transparency of the scientific community in biomedical research reports can be more and more complete. These report guidelines have been formulated to improve the quality and trustworthiness of published research. A recent research report conducted by researchers at the University of Tennessee-Knoxwell and the University of Wisconstein-Milwauki University said that there are different practices in recognition and complies with these criteria through leading biomedical journals. This study was published by Professor Peiling Wang, Professor Dietmar Wolfram and Ms. Emrie Gilbert in the magazine of “PLOS One”.
The research team checked the instructions of the author (IFA) of hundreds of biomedical journals from the famous publishers to evaluate the degree of recognition of these journals and the implementation of five main report guidelines: spouse, Prisma, arrival, arrival, care, and care, care, and care, care, and care, care, and care, care, and care, care, and care, care, and care, care, and care, care, and nursing, nursing, and nursing, care, and nursing, care, and nursing, care, and nursing, nursing, and nursing, and Spirit. The research report said that the lack of consent about what constituted recognition was. Publisher needs to be implemented for a periodic implementation to ensure that the recognition guidelines follow expectations.
Studies have found that only a small number of journals clearly mention or need to abide by the main report guidelines in its IFA. Among the hundreds of journals analyzed, only a few published reports have been published, and only a few guidelines are recognized by the journals. In addition, publishers and their related journals have very different recognition of research guidelines, and some publishers show better compliance than other publishers.
In order to evaluate the impact of these standards on the review process of the peer, researchers have also analyzed the journal samples that have passed the report of the peer review. They found that some reviewers did check the compliance of compliance with the report guide, but this approach was not uniform. This difference implemented by the guide will affect the quality and transparency of the research on the research.
Professor Wolfram explained: “The inconsistency of the standards recognized and implemented emphasized the need to adopt a more standardized method to ensure that all biomedical research complies with high report standards.” The discovery of the study shows that journals and publishers must do more things To inform the author about relevant criteria and ensure its continuous application.
Researchers suggest to take multiple measures to improve the compliance report guide. These include clear instructions for the author, compulsory submission of complete lists, and more participation of editors and companion reviewers in terms of verification compliance. Through these steps, journals can play a key role in enhancing the quality and reliability of biomedical research.
Professor Wang pointed out: “You need to study further research by the author and companion reviewer of the journal guidelines for recognition reports.” This is an urgent need to ensure that the quality of the research has been published.
In short, although the adoption of the report guide has increased in recent years, the recognition and implementation of the well -known biomedical journals still have a great gap. Solving these gaps is essential to report biomedical research in a transparent and complete way, and ultimately benefit the scientific community and the public.
Journal reference
Wang Peiling, Dietmar Wolfram and Emrie Gilbert. “Acknowledge the recognition of the famous publisher journal biomedical research guide.” Plos One, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299806
About the author
Professor Peiling Wang It is a complete professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee. She has been teaching 30 years of database design, data analysis, research methods and information. Her research fields include related information search and seeking behavior, user system interaction, learning -centered educational transformation, open science, open peer review, research report guide for biomedical publications, contraction, publication recommendation system and Informetrics Essence In the journal and conference records, she wrote or co -authored research articles with more than 75 peer reviews. She is a common speaker of various meetings, and also hosted the chairman and serving of the International Conference Planning Committee. She has served as a peer reviewer of many journals and several editorial committees, including the “Information Magazine” and the past of libraries and information science research. You can contact her by email [email protected].
Professor DietMar Wolfram He is the vice president and principal of the School of Information Research at the University of Milwaukee University of Wisconsin. He has published these themes extensively in international journals and conference records, and published more than 100 publishing publications on these themes. He served in several journal editorial committees, and has recently edited the academic communication department of research indicators and analysis. You can contact him through [email protected].
