Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals

In the present age, there is intense pressure on researchers to publish their research in ‘high-impact factor’ journals. It would be interesting to understand the trend of research publications in the field of pharmacology by exploring the characteristics of research articles, including research tec...

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Autores principales:	Mingkwan Na Takuathung, Wannachai Sakuludomkan, Supanimit Teekachunhatean, Nut Koonrungsesomboon
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	altmetric bibliometrics impact factor pharmacology research methodology Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5d22dcaf19fd42988572b8c09de2c6ae2021-11-25T17:17:14ZCharacteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals10.3390/computation91101162079-3197https://doaj.org/article/5d22dcaf19fd42988572b8c09de2c6ae2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-3197/9/11/116https://doaj.org/toc/2079-3197In the present age, there is intense pressure on researchers to publish their research in ‘high-impact factor’ journals. It would be interesting to understand the trend of research publications in the field of pharmacology by exploring the characteristics of research articles, including research techniques, in relation to the journal’s key bibliometrics, particularly journal impact factor (JIF), the seemingly most mentioned metric. This study aimed to determine the characteristics and research techniques in relation to research articles in pharmacology journals with higher or lower JIF values. A cross-sectional study was conducted on primary research journals under the ‘Pharmacology and Pharmacy’ category. Analysis of 768 original research articles across 32 journals (with an average JIF of 2.565 ± 0.887) demonstrated that research studies involving molecular techniques, in vivo experiments on animals, and bioinformatics and computational modeling were significantly associated with a higher JIF value of the journal in which such contributions were published. Our analysis suggests that research studies involving such techniques/approaches are more likely to be published in higher-ranked pharmacology journals.Mingkwan Na TakuathungWannachai SakuludomkanSupanimit TeekachunhateanNut KoonrungsesomboonMDPI AGarticlealtmetricbibliometricsimpact factorpharmacologyresearch methodologyElectronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95ENComputation, Vol 9, Iss 116, p 116 (2021)
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spellingShingle	altmetric bibliometrics impact factor pharmacology research methodology Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Mingkwan Na Takuathung Wannachai Sakuludomkan Supanimit Teekachunhatean Nut Koonrungsesomboon Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals
description	In the present age, there is intense pressure on researchers to publish their research in ‘high-impact factor’ journals. It would be interesting to understand the trend of research publications in the field of pharmacology by exploring the characteristics of research articles, including research techniques, in relation to the journal’s key bibliometrics, particularly journal impact factor (JIF), the seemingly most mentioned metric. This study aimed to determine the characteristics and research techniques in relation to research articles in pharmacology journals with higher or lower JIF values. A cross-sectional study was conducted on primary research journals under the ‘Pharmacology and Pharmacy’ category. Analysis of 768 original research articles across 32 journals (with an average JIF of 2.565 ± 0.887) demonstrated that research studies involving molecular techniques, in vivo experiments on animals, and bioinformatics and computational modeling were significantly associated with a higher JIF value of the journal in which such contributions were published. Our analysis suggests that research studies involving such techniques/approaches are more likely to be published in higher-ranked pharmacology journals.
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author	Mingkwan Na Takuathung Wannachai Sakuludomkan Supanimit Teekachunhatean Nut Koonrungsesomboon
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title	Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals
title_short	Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals
title_full	Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals
title_fullStr	Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals
title_full_unstemmed	Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals
title_sort	characteristics and research techniques associated with the journal impact factor and other key metrics in pharmacology journals
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/5d22dcaf19fd42988572b8c09de2c6ae
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Characteristics and Research Techniques Associated with the Journal Impact Factor and Other Key Metrics in Pharmacology Journals

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