see also
Gluud LL, Sørensen TI, Gøtzsche PC, Gluud C. The journal impact factor as a
predictor of trial quality and outcomes: cohort study of hepatobiliary
randomized
clinical trials. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Nov;100(11):2431-5.
2011/11/3 <[log in to unmask]>:
> I was asked a question in one of my courses. I was showing my students 2
> articles and asked them which one they would choose over the other to answer
> the question we were looking at and why.
>
> Among the topics we discussed regarding that issue was the question about
> the "prestige" of the journal the article was published in. Even if it is
> clear to me that every article should be appraised for its own value I
> wanted too look if there was any "evidence" to answer this question beyond
> common sense.
>
>
>
> I found the 2 articles below but I thought maybe you had other references
> you could share.
>
>
>
> Many thanks
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>
>
> Validity of the Impact Factor of Journals as a Measure of Randomized
> Controlled Trial Quality.Corrado Barbui, Andrea Cipriani, Lara Malvini, and
> Michele Tansella. J Clin Psychiatry 2006;67:37-40
>
> The journal impact factor: too much of an impact? Tam Cam Ha, Say Beng Tan,
> Khee Chee Soo. Ann Acad Singapore 2006; 35: 911-6
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