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Comparative Study
. 2016 Nov;37(11):1251-1257.
doi: 10.15537/smj.2016.11.15740.

Institute for Scientific Information-indexed biomedical journals of Saudi Arabia. Their performance from 2007-2014

Dileep K Rohra  1 , Vikram K Rohra, Peter Cahusac
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Comparative Study

Institute for Scientific Information-indexed biomedical journals of Saudi Arabia. Their performance from 2007-2014

Dileep K Rohra et al. Saudi Med J. 2016 Nov.

Abstract

To compare the journal impact factor (JIF) and Eigenfactor score (ES) of Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)-indexed biomedical journals published from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) over the last 8 years. Methods: This is a retrospective study, conducted at Alfaisal University, Riyadh, KSA from January to March 2016. The Journal Citation Reports of ISI Web of Knowledge were accessed, and 6 Saudi biomedical journals were included for analysis. Results: All Saudi journals have improved their IF compared with their baseline. However, the performance of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Neurosciences has been exceptionally good. The biggest improvement in percent growth in JIF was seen in the Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal (approximately 887%) followed by Neurosciences (approximately 462%). Interestingly, the ES of all biomedical journals, except Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology and Saudi Medical Journal, increased over the years. The greatest growth in ES (more than 5 fold) was noted for Neurosciences and Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. Conclusion: This study shows that the overall quality of all Saudi biomedical journals has improved in the last 8 years.

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Figure 1
Year-wise impact factor (IF) of Saudi biomedical journals from 2007-2014 (A), and percent change in the IF from the baseline year 2007 in year 2014 (B). ASM - Annals of Saudi Medicine, SJBS - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, SJG - Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, SMJ - Saudi Medical Journal, SPJ - Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
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Figure 2
Year-wise difference in the impact factor (IF) between the Saudi Medical Journal and the Annals of Saudi Medicine, and that of the mean IF of all the other journals in the category “Medicine; General, and Internal”.
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Figure 3
Year-wise Eigenfactor score (ES) of Saudi biomedical journals from 2007-2014 (A) and percent change in the ES from the baseline year 2007 in year 2014 (B). ASM - Annals of Saudi Medicine, SJBS - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, SJG - Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, SMJ - Saudi Medical Journal, SPJ - Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
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