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Research on COVID-19 and its influence on Latin American medical journals impact factor

  • University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas
  • Universidad Javeriana

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The arrival of the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) exponentially increased scientific production. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the influence of COVID-19-related scientific production on the impact factor values of Latin American medical journals. METHODS: Journals related to the Medicine categories included in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) were used. Impact factor data from the 2020 and 2021 editions were used to compare the citations received by documents related to COVID-19. RESULTS: A decrease in the impact factor values of the evaluated journals was observed when the citations received by works related to COVID-19 were eliminated. CONCLUSIONS: The volume of information published on COVID-19 and the citations received influenced the impact increase in 2021 JCR.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)355-361
Number of pages7
JournalGaceta Medica de Mexico
Volume158
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Bibliometric indicators
  • COVID-19
  • Factor de impacto
  • Impact Factor
  • Indicadores bibliométricos
  • Journal Citation Reports
  • Medical journals
  • Revistas médicas

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