Utilidad del factor de impacto en las revistas de cirugía oral y maxilofacial para lograr las mejores evidencias científicas

  1. Juan Manuel Seoane Lestón
  2. Pablo Ignacio Varela Centelles
  3. José María Suárez Quintanilla
  4. Antonio Aguado Santos
  5. María Amparo Romero Méndez
Journal:
Revista española de cirugía oral y maxilofacial: Publicación Oficial de la Sociedad Española de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial

ISSN: 1130-0558

Year of publication: 2000

Volume: 22

Issue: 6

Pages: 305-310

Type: Article

More publications in: Revista española de cirugía oral y maxilofacial: Publicación Oficial de la Sociedad Española de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial

Abstract

Selecting a journal to subscribe to regarding only to its impact factor may not be as correct as it may be thought if we are looking for relevant clinical information. In order to determine its goodness as criterion for selection, a comparative study between the clinical information published in journals indexed in MEDLINE with and without impact factor, has been performed. Accuracy of MEDLINE search, quality of evidence published and frequency of studies, relevant both in clinical and scientific aspects of oral surgery, were analysed. It is concluded, that impact factor can be relevant for backing the selection of a journal, but its main advantage is it can identify journals that critically select their contents from those that do not and whose contents are made of clinical information of minor interest.