The Pandemic of Publications: Are We Sacrificing Quality for Quantity?

Martins, Russell Seth; Cheema, Daniyaal Ahmad; Sohail, M. Rizwan

doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.07.026

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“…ons regarding the quality of research published during the pandemic despite the explosion in numbers. 23 It had been also seen that majority of the Nepalese publica! ons of pandemic period did not get any cita!…”

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Dermatological Publications from Nepalese Dermatologist Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period: A Review

Parajuli

Chapagai²,

Paudel

2023

Nepal J Dermatol Venereol & Leprol

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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic created a nation-wide lockdown with hospital services resorting only to the emergency sections. Dermatology out-patient was closed with majority of services being deferred for a later date or through online platform. Here, we try to find whether Nepalese dermatologists were contributing to sciences through research. Methods: A Google Scholar search using certain key words to search for publications done by Nepalese dermatologist during the pandemic was done for year 2020-2021 described as pandemic period. Similar search was conducted for year 2018-2019 for the same time frame called as pre-pandemic. All the publications were analyzed using appropriate statistical methods. Results: A total of 197 publications were retrieved for pandemic period as compared to only 106 published articles in the non-pandemic period. Among 197 publications, 81 (41.11%) were published in PubMed indexed journal as compared to only 40 (37.73%) publications out of 106 total publications during the earlier period. However, the increase in the number was not statistically significant. Conclusion: An interest among Nepalese dermatologists for academic publications was noted during the pandemic period. This might be due to the proper use of time during the lockdown and closure of out-patient department.

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Dermatological Publications from Nepalese Dermatologist Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period: A Review

Parajuli

Chapagai²,

Paudel

2023

Nepal J Dermatol Venereol & Leprol

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“…The ability to recognize bias and study limitations, appraise scientific rigor, acquire reliable information, and establish professional reputability are particularly relevant in an era of predatory scientific reporting. As experienced over the past decade and exacerbated during the COVID‐19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, there is a tremendous volume of publications, sometimes at the sacrifice of quality 5 . Clinical pharmacists are expected to assess the quality of new knowledge, especially drug‐related knowledge, before it is applied to patient care 6 .…”

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The essential research curriculum for doctor of pharmacy degree programs – 2021

Karnes

Asempa

Barreto

et al. 2022

J Am Coll Clin Pharm

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Training in the scientific method and research design in doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) curricula enables critical thinking, acquisition of reliable information, rigorous evaluation of emerging literature, and application of evidence‐based medicine in practice. Although research skills are essential for clinical pharmacists and many professional societies recognize the critical need for research in the Pharm.D. curriculum, standardization regarding essential research curricular competencies and content is lacking. Consequently, research skill development is often de‐emphasized in pharmacy education in favor of clinical knowledge and skills. This update to the recommendations of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy's 2008‐2009 Task Force on Research in the Professional Curriculum is provided to meet the evolving needs of contemporary pharmacy practice. The update discusses the importance of research training for Pharm.D. students, proposes essential research competencies and curriculum content for Pharm.D. programs, and highlights several successful strategies for fostering research among Pharm.D. students. In particular, the update advocates enhanced adoption of minimum standards for research skill development across Pharm.D. programs and integration of advanced research competencies to support the development of Pharm.D.‐trained scientists.

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“…Iako je medicinu kao snažno rastuću znanost i struku i do sada pratila eksplozija informacija, sadašnja pandemija to je dodatno pojačala. Došlo je do poremećaja u sustavu znanstvene komunikacije obilježenog izuzetno velikom produkcijom radova, među kojima su brojni upitne vrijednosti (Martins, Cheema and Sohail, 2020;Khatter et al, 2021). Pojedini autori tu situaciju nazivaju medical misinformation mess (Ioannidis et al, 2017).…”

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The challenges of an infodemic

Škorić¹,

Markulin²

2022

Vjesn. bibl. Hrvat. (Online)

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Cilj. Pandemija bolesti COVID-19 suočila je svijet sa zdravstvenom krizom neviđenih razmjera te pokrenula infodemiju u medijskom prostoru. Došlo je do promjena i u znanstvenoj komunikaciji: objavljuje se nepregledan broj radova, ubrzava urednički postupak, nerecenzirani rezultati istraživanja postaju dostupni javnosti itd. Ovim radom nastoji se ukazati na promjene koje su nastale u sustavu javne i znanstvene komunikacije te predložiti rješenja za učinkovito nošenje s novonastalom situacijom. Pristup / metodologija. U radu se pregledom literature pojašnjavaju koncepti infodemije, infodemiologije, informacijske i zdravstvene pismenosti. Odabirom literaturnih smjernica, preporukama i primjerima iz knjižnične prakse nastoje se ponuditi praktične preporuke. Rezultati. Previše informacija upitne kvalitete kod ljudi izaziva zbunjenost i strah, što dovodi do nepovjerenja u znanost, zdravstvenu struku i državne institucije. Snalaženje u nepreglednoj količini informacija o pandemiji zahtijeva kritičko promišljanje, odnosno povećanje razine informacijske i zdravstvene pismenosti kako bi se osnažila otpornost zajednice na obmanjujuće i lažne informacije. Knjižnice u tome mogu imati značajnu ulogu, što je u ovom radu prikazano na primjeru aktivnosti Središnje medicinske knjižnice Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (SMK). Polazeći od stručne i teorijske literature te iskustava stečenih u dugogodišnjem radu, a posebice u ovom razdoblju, izdvojene su najvažnije zadaće ključnih dionika pandemijskog informacijskog sustava, odnosno tijela vlasti, stručnih ustanova, znanstvenika i medicinskih knjižničara. Ograničenja. Primjeri aktivne uloge informacijskih stručnjaka prikazani su na temelju djelovanja samo jedne knjižnice. Radi se o najvećoj medicinskoj knjižnici u Hrvatskoj koja svojim korisnicima nudi tradicionalne i napredne usluge koristeći sva dostupna komunikacijska sredstva. Uz to, kriza je u SMK-u prihvaćena i kao prilika za razvoj, praćenje i stručnu procjenu novih informacijskih izvora, aktivnu suradnju s matičnom ustanovom i Ministarstvom zdravstva, znanstveni rad, ali i iskorak prema zajednici, pa može poslužiti kao dobar primjer ispunjavanja preporučenih zadaća. Praktična primjena i društveni značaj. Rad donosi praktične smjernice za rad tijela vlasti, stručnih ustanova, znanstvenika i medicinskih knjižničara u kontekstu infodemije. Budući da je pandemija utjecala na sve sfere ljudskih aktivnosti, suzbijanje infodemije iznimno je važno za društvo. Originalnost / vrijednost. Pregled literature o infodemiji, informacijskoj i zdravstvenoj pismenosti nadopunjen je lokalnim kontekstom te promišljanjima i preporukama iz praktičnog rada medicinskih knjižničara.

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The Pandemic of Publications: Are We Sacrificing Quality for Quantity?

Cited by 17 publications

References 5 publications

Dermatological Publications from Nepalese Dermatologist Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period: A Review

Dermatological Publications from Nepalese Dermatologist Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period: A Review

The essential research curriculum for doctor of pharmacy degree programs – 2021

The challenges of an infodemic

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