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Wang P, Wolfram D, Gilbert E. Endorsements of five reporting guidelines for biomedical research by journals of prominent publishers. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0299806. [PMID: 38421981 PMCID: PMC10903802 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Biomedical research reporting guidelines provide a framework by which journal editors and the researchers who conduct studies can ensure that the reported research is both complete and transparent. With more than 16 different guidelines for the 11 major study types of medical and health research, authors need to be familiar with journal reporting standards. To assess the current endorsements of reporting guidelines for biomedical and health research, this study examined the instructions for authors (IFAs) of 559 biomedical journals by 11 prominent publishers that publish original research or systematic reviews/meta-analyses. Data from the above original sources were cleaned and restructured, and analyzed in a database and text miner. Each journal's instructions or information for authors were examined to code if any of five prominent reporting guidelines were mentioned and what form the guideline adherence demonstration took. Seventeen journals published the reporting guidelines. Four of the five reporting guidelines listed journals as endorsers. For journals with open peer review reports, a sample of journals and peer reviews was analyzed for mention of adherence to reporting guidelines. The endorsement of research guidelines by publishers and their associated journals is inconsistent for some publishers, with only a small number of journals endorsing relevant guidelines. Based on the analysis of open peer reviews, there is evidence that some reviewers check the adherence to the endorsed reporting guidelines. Currently, there is no universal endorsement of reporting guidelines by publishers nor ways of demonstrating adherence to guidelines. Journals may not directly inform authors of their guideline endorsements, making it more difficult for authors to adhere to endorsed guidelines. Suggestions derived from the findings are provided for authors, journals, and reporting guidelines to ensure increased adequate use of endorsed reporting guidelines.
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- Peiling Wang
- School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Cengher M, LeBlanc LA. Editors' perspectives on the selection of reviewers and the quality of reviews. J Appl Behav Anal 2024; 57:153-165. [PMID: 37937479 DOI: 10.1002/jaba.1033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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This article describes the outcomes of a survey of 93 editors in chief and associate editors of behavior-analytic journals. We sought information about variables that influence their judgment of the selection of reviewers, selection of review panels, and quality of reviews. When selecting reviewers, participants rated highly expertise on the topic, history of conducting good reviews, and history of writing constructive and respectful reviews. When selecting review panels, participants rated highly stratifying reviewers based on their expertise, avoiding conflicts of interest, and the matching based on the area of expertise between reviewers and authors. When evaluating the quality of a review, participants rated highly considerations related to research design, the science underlying the main idea, and accurate interpretations of the data. Participants did not rate copyediting as important. Overall, the extent to which reviewer selection was influenced by membership in underrepresented groups varied. These findings can inform the development of training programs for teaching peer-review repertoires.
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- Mirela Cengher
- Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Allen LN, Azab H, Jonga R, Gordon I, Karanja S, Thaker N, Evans J, Ramke J, Bastawrous A. Rapid methods for identifying barriers and solutions to improve access to community health services: a scoping review. BJGP Open 2023; 7:BJGPO.2023.0047. [PMID: 37474255 PMCID: PMC11176707 DOI: 10.3399/bjgpo.2023.0047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The advancement of universal health coverage (UHC) is largely based on identifying and addressing barriers to accessing community health services. Traditional qualitative research approaches provide excellent insights but have unfeasibly high resource requirements for most care providers. AIM To identify, categorise, and evaluate methods that have been used to identify barriers to and/or solutions for improving access to community-based health services, grounded in engagement with affected communities, excluding approaches that take >14 days. DESIGN & SETTING This was a scoping review. METHOD Following Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) guidelines, a search was undertaken using the Cochrane Library, Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Ovid Global Health, and Google Scholar. An information specialist designed the search, and dual independent review and data charting were used. RESULTS In total, 44 studies were included from 30 countries, reporting on 18 different clinical services. Thirty studies used self-described 'rapid' approaches; however, the majority of these did not justify what they meant by this term. Nearly half of the studies used mixed- or multi-methods and triangulation to verify early findings. All of the qualitative studies used interviews and/or focus groups, which were often supplemented with observations, document review, and mapping activities. The use of in situ snowball and convenience sampling; community members as data collectors and cultural guides; collaborative summarisation (review of findings with community members and end-users); and deductive framework analysis expedited the research processes. There were no data on costs. CONCLUSION There are a wide range of methods that can be used to deliver timely information about barriers to access. The methods employed in the articles reviewed tended to use traditional data collection approaches in innovative ways.
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- Luke N Allen
- Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Audit and Clinical Effectiveness, Northampton Foundation trust, Northampton, UK
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- Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Centre for Public Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Willis JV, Cobey KD, Ramos J, Chow R, Ng JY, Alayche M, Moher D. Limited online training opportunities exist for scholarly peer reviewers. J Clin Epidemiol 2023; 161:65-73. [PMID: 37421994 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To create a comprehensive list of all openly available online trainings in scholarly peer review and to analyze their characteristics. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING A systematic review of online training material in scholarly peer review openly accessible between 2012 and 2022. Training characteristics were presented in evidence tables and summarized narratively. A risk of bias tool was purpose-built for this study to evaluate the included training material as evidence-based. RESULTS Fourty-two training opportunities in manuscript peer review were identified, of which only twenty were openly accessible. Most were online modules (n = 12, 60%) with an estimated completion time of less than 1 hour (n = 13, 65%). Using our ad hoc risk of bias tool, four sources (20%) met our criteria of evidence-based. CONCLUSION Our comprehensive search of the literature identified 20 openly accessible online training materials in manuscript peer review. For such a crucial step in the dissemination of literature, a lack of training could potentially explain disparities in the quality of scholarly publishing.
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- Jessie V Willis
- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada; School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada; Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada; School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
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Willis JV, Ramos J, Cobey KD, Ng JY, Khan H, Albert MA, Alayche M, Moher D. Knowledge and motivations of training in peer review: An international cross-sectional survey. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287660. [PMID: 37436973 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite having a crucial role in scholarly publishing, peer reviewers do not typically require any training. The purpose of this study was to conduct an international survey on the current perceptions and motivations of researchers regarding peer review training. METHODS A cross-sectional online survey was conducted of biomedical researchers. A total of 2000 corresponding authors from 100 randomly selected medical journals were invited via email. Quantitative items were reported using frequencies and percentages or means and SE, as appropriate. A thematic content analysis was conducted for qualitative items in which two researchers independently assigned codes to the responses for each written-text question, and subsequently grouped the codes into themes. A descriptive definition of each category was then created and unique themes-as well as the number and frequency of codes within each theme-were reported. RESULTS A total of 186 participants completed the survey of which 14 were excluded. The majority of participants indicated they were men (n = 97 of 170, 57.1%), independent researchers (n = 108 of 172, 62.8%), and primarily affiliated with an academic organization (n = 103 of 170, 62.8%). A total of 144 of 171 participants (84.2%) indicated they had never received formal training in peer review. Most participants (n = 128, 75.7%) agreed-of which 41 (32.0%) agreed strongly-that peer reviewers should receive formal training in peer review prior to acting as a peer reviewer. The most preferred training formats were online courses, online lectures, and online modules. Most respondents (n = 111 of 147, 75.5%) stated that difficulty finding and/or accessing training was a barrier to completing training in peer review. CONCLUSION Despite being desired, most biomedical researchers have not received formal training in peer review and indicated that training was difficult to access or not available.
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- Jessie V Willis
- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
- Blueprint Translational Research Group, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Centre for Journalology, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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Allen LN, Azab H, Jonga R, Gordon I, Karanja S, Evans J, Thaker N, Ramke J, Bastawrous A. Rapid methods for identifying barriers and solutions to improve access to community health services: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e066804. [PMID: 36898760 PMCID: PMC10008441 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Low attendance rates for community health services reflect important barriers that prevent people from receiving the care they need. Services and health systems that seek to advance Universal Health Coverage need to understand and act on these factors. Formal qualitative research is the best way to elicit barriers and identify potential solutions, however traditional approaches take months to complete and can be very expensive. We aim to map the methods that have been used to rapidly elicit barriers to accessing community health services and identify potential solutions. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We will search MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library and Global Health for empirical studies that use rapid methods (<14 days) to elicit barriers and potential solutions from intended service beneficiaries. We will exclude hospital-based and 100% remotely delivered services. We will include studies conducted in any country from 1978 to present. We will not limit by language. Two reviewers will independently perform screening and data extraction, with disagreements resolved by a third reviewer. We will tabulate the different approaches used and present data on time, skills and financial requirements for each approach, as well as the governance framework and any strengths and weaknesses presented by the study authors. We will follow Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) scoping review guidance and report the review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval is not required. We will share our findings in the peer-reviewed literature, at conferences, and with WHO policymakers working in this space. REGISTRATION Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/a6r2m).
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- Luke Nelson Allen
- Department for Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department for Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department for Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department for Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department for Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department for Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department for Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department for Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Yeravdekar RC, Singh A. Physician-Scientists: Fixing the Leaking Pipeline - A Scoping Review. MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR 2022; 32:1413-1424. [PMID: 36532399 PMCID: PMC9755418 DOI: 10.1007/s40670-022-01658-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Introduction This scoping review was undertaken to assess the current status of physician-scientists, including the challenges associated with their enrollment and retention, measures of success, and determinants of their satisfaction, all of which contribute to the dwindling numbers of physician-scientists aptly referred to as a "leaking pipeline" of physician-scientists. Methods A total of 2555 research documents from three databases, viz. Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed, were selected. A total of 40 documents were considered for final analysis following the 5-stage framework of Arksey and O'Malle. Results Medical institutions should promote and sustain enrollments by addressing various perceived parameters of success and satisfaction. The challenge of attrition due to individual, regulatory, and sociocultural considerations also needs to be addressed. Conclusions Medical institutions should focus on establishing well-documented career tracks with provisions for career advancement, promotion of team science, raising mentors, giving preference to students with peer-reviewed publications for post graduate (PG) admissions, and establishing a separate office for career development and guidance for physician-scientist. It is equally important to address the factors which promote retention and prevent attrition, viz. measures of success and determinants of satisfaction. Additional measures include creating a cadre of physician-scientists in government organizations, fostering collaboration of physician-scientists with incubation centers and startups, and adding additional mandatory curriculum components focused on project-based training.
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- Rajiv C. Yeravdekar
- Faculty of Health Sciences (FoHS), Symbiosis International University, Mulshi Road, Lavale, Pune, Maharasthra 412 115 India
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- Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences, Symbiosis International University, Mulshi Road, Lavale, 412 115 Pune, India
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Rao RT, Bareham B. Regression towards the mean-a plea for civility in peer review. BMJ 2022; 379:o2886. [PMID: 36446416 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.o2886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Rahul Tony Rao
- Department of Old Age Psychiatry, King's College, London
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University
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Lamont-Mills A, Bayliss LT, Christensen SA. Online suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours talk: A scoping review protocol. PLoS One 2022. [PMID: 36301893 DOI: 10.17605/osf.io/agtk7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The anonymity that the internet and social media affords users means that suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours can be talked about with a sense of freedom and disinhibition that is often not possible in face-to-face contexts. Better understanding online suicidal thoughts and/or behaviour talk is critical as more people turn to online spaces for support. Without this the potentiality of such spaces as sites for suicide prevention and intervention is likely to remain unrealised. Currently there are no scoping or systematic review syntheses focusing on internet and/or on social media suicidal thoughts and/or behaviour talk. This lack of synthesis is problematic as it makes it more difficult for online suicide prevention and intervention practices, policies, and our understanding of suicide to advance in a coherent and evidence-based manner. A scoping review protocol following Arksey and O'Malley's six-step modified framework has been developed to address this synthesis gap. It aims to systematically map the empirical literature that has investigated online suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours talk. It is anticipated that review outcomes could inform the training of health practitioners and peer/professional online moderators in how to best talk with people experiencing suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours. Outcomes could also form an evidence-base for developing policies and practices that focus on online places as safe spaces to talk about suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours. Developers of safe language guidelines could also use the outcomes to audit how well current guidelines reflect empirical evidence. Outcomes could enable researchers to design future online suicidal thoughts and/behaviours talk studies that extend our understandings of suicide leading to potential refinements of contemporary suicide theories/models.
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- Andrea Lamont-Mills
- School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
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Lamont-Mills A, Bayliss LT, Christensen SA. Online suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours talk: A scoping review protocol. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0276776. [PMID: 36301893 PMCID: PMC9612572 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The anonymity that the internet and social media affords users means that suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours can be talked about with a sense of freedom and disinhibition that is often not possible in face-to-face contexts. Better understanding online suicidal thoughts and/or behaviour talk is critical as more people turn to online spaces for support. Without this the potentiality of such spaces as sites for suicide prevention and intervention is likely to remain unrealised. Currently there are no scoping or systematic review syntheses focusing on internet and/or on social media suicidal thoughts and/or behaviour talk. This lack of synthesis is problematic as it makes it more difficult for online suicide prevention and intervention practices, policies, and our understanding of suicide to advance in a coherent and evidence-based manner. A scoping review protocol following Arksey and O'Malley's six-step modified framework has been developed to address this synthesis gap. It aims to systematically map the empirical literature that has investigated online suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours talk. It is anticipated that review outcomes could inform the training of health practitioners and peer/professional online moderators in how to best talk with people experiencing suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours. Outcomes could also form an evidence-base for developing policies and practices that focus on online places as safe spaces to talk about suicidal thoughts and/or behaviours. Developers of safe language guidelines could also use the outcomes to audit how well current guidelines reflect empirical evidence. Outcomes could enable researchers to design future online suicidal thoughts and/behaviours talk studies that extend our understandings of suicide leading to potential refinements of contemporary suicide theories/models.
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- Andrea Lamont-Mills
- School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
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D'Ambrosi R, Hallé A, Hardy A. Good clinical and radiological results following remnant-preserving posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2022; 31:2418-2432. [PMID: 36208342 PMCID: PMC10183434 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-022-07192-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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PURPOSE The objective of this systematic literature review was to report the results and complications of recent remnant preservation techniques in posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction. METHODS A systematic review was conducted based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Two independent reviewers searched the PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases using the terms "posterior cruciate ligament" or "PCL" and "remnant preserving." The outcome measures extracted from the studies were the Lysholm score, the International Knee Documentation Committee's (IKDC) subjective and objective scores, Tegner scores, Orthopädische Arbeitsgruppe Knie (OAK) rate of return to sports, and rate of complications. Data were also extracted from studies that used stress radiographs to perform a quantitative assessment of the preoperative and postoperative anteroposterior stability. RESULTS The systematic review included 13 studies. The patient cohort of consisted of 643 participants (544 [84.6%] men and 99 [15.4%] women) with a mean age of 32.9 ± 4.0 years. The mean postoperative follow-up was 34.5 ± 10.9 months (range: 24-96 months), while the mean time from injury to surgery was 14.4 ± 9.9 months (range: 0-240 months). All studies reported clinically significant improvement at final follow-up, as evident from the measured subjective and objective IKDC scores, Lysholm score, Tegner score, and OAK rate. Only three studies reported return to sports activity, with a mean percentage of 90.8% (99/109). All studies showed a significant improvement in posterior translation, from 11.5 ± 1.2 mm to 3.3 ± 1.1 mm, using radiography (side-to-side difference). This systematic review revealed 13 (2.0%) failures and 33 (5.1%) minor complications: 10 (1.6%) cases of stiffness, 21 (4.9%) screws removal, 1 (0.2%) injury of the peroneal nerve, and 1 (0.2%) fibular fracture. CONCLUSIONS With the currently available data, all studies included in the review on posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with remnant preservation demonstrated satisfactory outcomes at mid-term follow-up (> 24 months), despite varying surgical techniques and graft types, and intervals from injury to surgery. For clinical relevance, standard PCL reconstruction is a highly effective operation in terms of improvement in functional status, knee stability, quality of life, and cost effectiveness. The remnant preservation technique requires more comprehensive diagnostic assessments of the PCL remnant patterns and more complicated surgical procedures. Given the absence so far of high quality studies with long-term follow-up, the remnant-preserving techniques should be recommended only by experienced knee arthroscopic surgeons. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level IV. STUDY REGISTRATION reviewregistry1376- www.researchregistry.com .
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- Riccardo D'Ambrosi
- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy.
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche per la Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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- Service de Chirurgie Orthopedique et Traumatologique, CHU de Cochin, Paris, France
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Measuring the effect of reviewers on manuscript change: A study on a sample of submissions to Royal Society journals (2006–2017). J Informetr 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2022.101316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Clase CM, Dicks E, Holden R, Sood MM, Levin A, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Moore LW, Bartlett SJ, Bello AK, Bohm C, Bridgewater D, Bouchard J, Burger D, Carrero JJ, Donald M, Elliott M, Goldenberg MJ, Jardine M, Lam NN, Maddigan WJ, Madore F, Mavrakanas TA, Molnar AO, Prasad GVR, Rigatto C, Tennankore KK, Torban E, Trainor L, White CA, Hartwig S. Can Peer Review Be Kinder? Supportive Peer Review: A Re-Commitment to Kindness and a Call to Action. Can J Kidney Health Dis 2022; 9:20543581221080327. [PMID: 35514878 PMCID: PMC9067031 DOI: 10.1177/20543581221080327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Peer review aims to select articles for publication and to improve articles before publication. We believe that this process can be infused by kindness without losing rigor. In 2014, the founding editorial team of the Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease (CJKHD) made an explicit commitment to treat authors as we would wish to be treated ourselves. This broader group of authors reaffirms this principle, for which we suggest the terminology “supportive review.”
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- Catherine M. Clase
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Houston Methodist Hospital Department of Surgery, Houston, TX, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chronic Disease Innovation Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Kidney Research Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
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- National Health and Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Faculty of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
- Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Canada
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O’Brien BC, Artino AR, Costello JA, Driessen E, Maggio LA. Transparency in peer review: Exploring the content and tone of reviewers' confidential comments to editors. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0260558. [PMID: 34843564 PMCID: PMC8629260 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose Recent calls to improve transparency in peer review have prompted examination of many aspects of the peer-review process. Peer-review systems often allow confidential comments to editors that could reduce transparency to authors, yet this option has escaped scrutiny. Our study explores 1) how reviewers use the confidential comments section and 2) alignment between comments to the editor and comments to authors with respect to content and tone. Methods Our dataset included 358 reviews of 168 manuscripts submitted between January 1, 2019 and August 24, 2020 to a health professions education journal with a single blind review process. We first identified reviews containing comments to the editor. Then, for the reviews with comments, we used procedures consistent with conventional and directed qualitative content analysis to develop a coding scheme and code comments for content, tone, and section of the manuscript. For reviews in which the reviewer recommended “reject,” we coded for alignment between reviewers’ comments to the editor and to authors. We report descriptive statistics. Results 49% of reviews contained comments to the editor (n = 176). Most of these comments summarized the reviewers’ impression of the article (85%), which included explicit reference to their recommended decision (44%) and suitability for the journal (10%). The majority of comments addressed argument quality (56%) or research design/methods/data (51%). The tone of comments tended to be critical (40%) or constructive (34%). For the 86 reviews recommending “reject,” the majority of comments to the editor contained content that also appeared in comments to the authors (80%); additional content tended to be irrelevant to the manuscript. Tone frequently aligned (91%). Conclusion Findings indicate variability in how reviewers use the confidential comments to editor section in online peer-review systems, though generally the way they use them suggests integrity and transparency to authors.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bridget C. O’Brien
- Department of Medicine and Office of Medical Education, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences, the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Educational Development and Research, School of Health Profession Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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