Web of Science database was searched for citation counts of all reporting guidelines with a minimum citation age of 5 years. The total citation impact, mean citation impact and the factors contributing to 2- and 5-year citation rate were established.
The search identified 296 articles of reporting guidelines from 1995 to 2013. The mean citations per year was 32.4 (95% confidence interval, 22.3-42.4 citations). The factors associated with 2- and 5-year citation performance of reporting guidelines included the following: open access to the reporting guideline, field of the publishing journal (general vs. specialized medical journal), impact factor of the publishing journal, simultaneous publication in multiple journals, and a male first author.
The citation rate across reporting guidelines varied with journal impact factor, open access publication, field of the publishing journal, simultaneous publications, and a male first author. Gaps in citations highlight opportunities to increase visibility and encourage author use of reporting guidelines.
在WebofScience数据库中搜索所有最低引文年龄为5年的报告指南的引文计数。总引用影响,建立了平均引文影响和影响2年和5年引文率的因素。
搜索确定了1995年至2013年的296篇报告指南。每年的平均引用次数为32.4次(95%置信区间,22.3-42.4引用)。与报告指南的2年和5年引文表现相关的因素包括:开放获取报告指南,出版期刊领域(一般与专业医学杂志),影响期刊出版的因素,同时在多个期刊上发表,男性第一作者
报告指南的引用率因期刊影响因子而异,开放访问出版物,出版期刊领域,同步出版物,男性第一作者引文的差距突出了提高知名度和鼓励作者使用报告指南的机会。