International representation in psychiatric literature: survey of six leading journals
- PMID: 11331553
- DOI: 10.1192/bjp.178.5.406
International representation in psychiatric literature: survey of six leading journals
Abstract
Background: Despite the growing recognition of the global burden of psychiatric disease, there are questions about the strength of the evidence base from non-Western societies.
Aims: To compare the contribution of Euro-American countries and the rest of the world (RoW) to psychiatric literature.
Method: Survey of the country of origin of papers submitted to and published in six leading psychiatric journals over a 3-year period (1996-1998).
Results: Only 6% of the literature is published from regions of the world that account for over 90% of global population. The three journals published in Europe had a significantly higher proportion of international articles when compared to the three American journals. Less than 1% of all published articles described mental health interventions in the ROW: Acceptance rates were significantly lower for papers submitted from the ROW:
Conclusions: There is a gross under-representation of research from the ROW: This has implications for the development of a truly international psychiatry.
Comment in
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Invited commentaries on: International representation in psychiatric literature. Survey of six leading journals. Can we learn from each other?Br J Psychiatry. 2001 May;178:410-1. doi: 10.1192/bjp.178.5.410-a. Br J Psychiatry. 2001. PMID: 11331554 No abstract available.
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Invited commentaries on: International representation in psychiatric literature. Survey of six leading journals. An inequity and its possible remedies.Br J Psychiatry. 2001 May;178:410. doi: 10.1192/bjp.178.5.410. Br J Psychiatry. 2001. PMID: 11331555 No abstract available.
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Advice for authors is premature.Br J Psychiatry. 2001 Nov;179:466. doi: 10.1192/bjp.179.5.466. Br J Psychiatry. 2001. PMID: 11689417 No abstract available.
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World psychiatric literature.Br J Psychiatry. 2001 Dec;179:561. doi: 10.1192/bjp.179.6.561-a. Br J Psychiatry. 2001. PMID: 11731369 No abstract available.
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