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Wirth F, Cadogan CA, Fialová D, Hazen A, Lutters M, Paudyal V, Weidmann AE, Okuyan B, Henman MC. Writing a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal: Guidance from the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy. Int J Clin Pharm 2024; 46:548-554. [PMID: 38332208 PMCID: PMC10960906 DOI: 10.1007/s11096-023-01695-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
Abstract
Publishing in reputable peer-reviewed journals is an integral step of the clinical pharmacy research process, allowing for knowledge transfer and advancement in clinical pharmacy practice. Writing a manuscript for publication in a journal requires several careful considerations to ensure that research findings are communicated to the satisfaction of editors and reviewers, and effectively to the readers. This commentary provides a summary of the main points to consider, outlining how to: (1) select a suitable journal, (2) tailor the manuscript for the journal readership, (3) organise the content of the manuscript in line with the journal's guidelines, and (4) manage feedback from the peer review process. This commentary reviews the steps of the writing process, identifies common pitfalls, and proposes ways to overcome them. It aims to assist both novice and established researchers in the field of clinical pharmacy to enhance the quality of writing in a research paper to maximise impact.
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- Francesca Wirth
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Sir Robert Aitken Institute for Medical Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Desselle S, Stewart D, Garcia-Cardenas V, Babar ZUD, Bond C, Dago A, Jacobsen R, Nørgaard LS, Polidori C, Sanchez-Polo M, Santos-Ramos B, Shcherbakova N, Tonin F. Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: The Granada statements. Res Social Adm Pharm 2023; 19:830-835. [PMID: 36804321 DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2023.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as "the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on health care systems, medicine use, and patient care". Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other health care areas (i.e., medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Revista Brasileira de Farmacia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saude, Professor, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, USA.
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- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom.
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- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- Pharmaceutical Care España, Pressident, Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Medicine and Public Health, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy.
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- Ars Pharmaceutica; Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Farmacia Hospitalaria, Pharmacy, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Associated researcher, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Seville, Spain.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, United States.
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- Researcher, Pharmacy Practice. Health & Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Desselle S, Stewart D, Garcia-Cardenas V, Babar ZUD, Bond C, Dago A, Jacobsen R, Nørgaard LS, Polidori C, Sanchez-Polo M, Santos-Ramos B, Shcherbakova N, Tonin FS. Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: The Granada Statements. Farm Hosp 2023; 47:133-138. [PMID: 36963994 DOI: 10.1016/j.farma.2023.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as "the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on health care systems, medicine use, and patient care". Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other health care areas (i.e., medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Revista Brasileira de Farmacia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde; Profesor, Laboratorio de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy; Vicedecano para Investigación y Asuntos profesionales, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, Estados Unidos.
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- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy; Profesor de Farmacia Clínica y Practica, Facultad de Farmacia, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice; Profesor de Medicamentos y Atención Sanitaria, Departmento de Farmacia, Escuela de Ciencias Aplicadas, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, Reino Unido.
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- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice; Profesor Emerito (Atención Primaria), Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas de la Salud, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Escocia, Reino Unido.
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- Pharmaceutical Care España; Presidente, Fundación Pharmaceutical Care España, Barcelona, España.
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- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy; Profesor Asociado, Departmento de Farmacia, University of Copenhagen, Dinamarca.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Professor Asociado, Departmento de Farmacia, University of Copenhagen, Copenague, Dinamarca.
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- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Profesor Asociado, Departmento de Medicina Experimental e Salud Pública, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italia.
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- Ars Pharmaceutica; Profesor, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
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- Farmacia Hospitalaria; Farmacia, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío; Investigador Asociado, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Sevilla, España.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Profesor Asociado, Facultad de Farmacia y Ciencias de la Salud, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, Estados Unidos.
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- Pharmacy Practice; Investigador, Health & Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escuela Superior de Tecnologia de la Salud (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Desselle S, Stewart D, Garcia-Cardenas V, Babar ZUD, Bond C, Dago A, Jacobsen R, Nørgaard LS, Polidori C, Sanchez-Polo M, Santos-Ramos B, Shcherbakova N, Tonin FS. Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social Pharmacy Practice Research: The Granada statements. Farm Hosp 2023; 47:T133-T138. [PMID: 37198084 DOI: 10.1016/j.farma.2023.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as "the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on health care systems, medicine use, and patient care". Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other health care areas (i.e., medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work. © 2023 The Author(s) Published by Elsevier Inc, Springer Nature, Brazilian Society of Hospital Pharmacy and Health Services, Elsevier Inc, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Biomedcentral, Sociedad Española de Farmacia Hospitalaria (S.E.F.H), Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, European Association of Hospital Pharmacists, Faculty of Pharmacy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Revista Brasileira de Farmacia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saúde; Profesor, Laboratorio de Farmacología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy; Vicedecano para Investigación y Asuntos profesionales, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, Estados Unidos.
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- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy; Profesor de Farmacia Clínica y Practica, Facultad de Farmacia, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice; Profesor de Medicamentos y Atención Sanitaria, Departmento de Farmacia, Escuela de Ciencias Aplicadas, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, Reino Unido.
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- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice; Profesor Emerito (Atención Primaria), Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas de la Salud, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Escocia, Reino Unido.
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- Pharmaceutical Care España; Presidente, Fundación Pharmaceutical Care España, Barcelona, España.
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- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy; Profesor Asociado, Departmento de Farmacia, University of Copenhagen, Dinamarca.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Professor Asociado, Departmento de Farmacia, University of Copenhagen, Copenague, Dinamarca.
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- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Profesor Asociado, Departmento de Medicina Experimental e Salud Pública, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italia.
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- Ars Pharmaceutica; Profesor, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
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- Farmacia Hospitalaria; Farmacia, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío; Investigador Asociado, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Sevilla, España.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy; Profesor Asociado, Facultad de Farmacia y Ciencias de la Salud, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, Estados Unidos.
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- Pharmacy Practice; Investigador, Health & Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escuela Superior de Tecnologia de la Salud (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Desselle S, Stewart D, Garcia-Cardenas V, Babar ZUD, Bond C, Dago A, Jacobsen R, Nørgaard LS, Polidori C, Sanchez-Polo M, Santos-Ramos B, Shcherbakova N, Tonin FS. Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: the Granada Statements. Int J Clin Pharm 2023; 45:285-292. [PMID: 36920737 PMCID: PMC10147809 DOI: 10.1007/s11096-023-01550-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023]
Abstract
Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as "the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on health care systems, medicine use, and patient care". Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other health care areas (i.e., medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Revista Brasileira de Farmacia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saude, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Research and Professional Affairs, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, USA
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- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy and Practice, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, Medicines and Healthcare, Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- Pharmaceutical Care España, Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
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- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, Department of Experimental Medicine and Public Health, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Ars Pharmaceutica, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Farmacia Hospitalaria, Pharmacy, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, USA
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- Pharmacy Practice, Health & Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Desselle S, Stewart D, Garcia-Cardenas V, Babar ZUD, Bond C, Dago A, Jacobsen R, Nørgaard LS, Polidori C, Sanchez-Polo M, Santos-Ramos B, Shcherbakova NG, Tonin FS. Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: the Granada Statements. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2023:ejhpharm-2023-003748. [PMID: 36914239 DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2023-003748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
Abstract
Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as 'the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on healthcare systems, medicine use, and patient care'. Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other healthcare areas (ie, medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Touro University California, Vallejo, California, USA
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- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, Qatar University College of Pharmacy, Doha, Qatar
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, New South Wales, Australia
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- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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- Pharmaceutical Care España, Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
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- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
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- Experimental medicine and Public health, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Western New England University, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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- Pharmacy Practice, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Desselle S, Stewart D, Garcia-Cardenas V, Babar ZUD, Bond C, Dago A, Jacobsen R, Nørgaard LS, Polidori C, Sanchez-Polo M, Santos-Ramos B, Shcherbakova N, Tonin F. Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: The Granada statements. J Pharm Policy Pract 2023; 16:43. [PMID: 36899408 PMCID: PMC9999617 DOI: 10.1186/s40545-023-00527-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as "the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on health care systems, medicine use, and patient care". Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other health care areas (i.e., medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Revista Brasileira de Farmacia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saude, Professor, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Research and Professional Affairs, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, USA
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- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, Professor in Medicines and Healthcare, Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK.
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- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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- Pharmaceutical Care España, Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
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- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, Associate Professor, Department of Experimental Medicine and Public Health, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Ars Pharmaceutica, Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Farmacia Hospitalaria, Department of Pharmacy, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Seville, Spain
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, USA
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- Researcher, Pharmacy Practice. Health and Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Fernandez-Llimos F, Desselle S, Stewart D, Garcia-Cardenas V, Babar ZUD, Bond C, Dago A, Jacobsen R, Nørgaard LS, Polidori C, Sanchez-Polo M, Santos-Ramos B, Shcherbakova N, Tonin FS. Improving the quality of publications in and advancing the paradigms of clinical and social pharmacy practice research: The Granada Statements. Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm 2023; 9:100229. [PMID: 36866074 PMCID: PMC9971279 DOI: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences embrace a series of different disciplines. Pharmacy practice has been defined as "the scientific discipline that studies the different aspects of the practice of pharmacy and its impact on health care systems, medicine use, and patient care". Thus, pharmacy practice studies embrace both clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy elements. Like any other scientific discipline, clinical and social pharmacy practice disseminates research findings using scientific journals. Clinical pharmacy and social pharmacy journal editors have a role in promoting the discipline by enhancing the quality of the articles published. As has occurred in other health care areas (i.e., medicine and nursing), a group of clinical and social pharmacy practice journal editors gathered in Granada, Spain to discuss how journals could contribute to strengthening pharmacy practice as a discipline. The result of that meeting was compiled in these Granada Statements, which comprise 18 recommendations gathered into six topics: the appropriate use of terminology, impactful abstracts, the required peer reviews, journal scattering, more effective and wiser use of journal and article performance metrics, and authors' selection of the most appropriate pharmacy practice journal to submit their work.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Fernandez-Llimos
- Revista Brasileira de Farmacia Hospitalar e Serviços de Saude, Laboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Research and Professional Affairs, Touro University California, Vallejo, CA, USA,Corresponding author.
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- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy and Practice, College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, Medicines and Healthcare, Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Emeritus Professor (Primary Care), Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Pharmaceutical Care España, Pharmaceutical Care España Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
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- Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, Department of Experimental Medicine and Public Health, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Ars Pharmaceutica, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Farmacia Hospitalaria, Pharmacy, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Seville, Spain
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- Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University, Springfield, MA, United States
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- Pharmacy Practice, Health & Technology Research Center (H&TRC), Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde (ESTeSL), Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Zabala J, González‐Albo B, García‐García A, Garrido‐Domínguez A, Vidal‐Liy JI, Álvarez‐Díez LR, Hernando‐Tundidor S, Mostazo‐Fernández Y, Abejón T. Evaluation and publication delay in
Ibero‐American
scientific journals. Learned Publishing 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/leap.1497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Jon Zabala
- Centre for Human and Social Sciences (CCHS) Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Madrid Spain
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- Centre for Human and Social Sciences (CCHS) Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Madrid Spain
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- Centre for Human and Social Sciences (CCHS) Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Madrid Spain
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- Centre for Human and Social Sciences (CCHS) Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Madrid Spain
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- Centre for Human and Social Sciences (CCHS) Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Madrid Spain
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- Centre for Human and Social Sciences (CCHS) Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Madrid Spain
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- Centre for Human and Social Sciences (CCHS) Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Madrid Spain
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- Centre for Human and Social Sciences (CCHS) Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Madrid Spain
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Weimer K, Buschhart C, Broelz EK, Enck P, Horing B. Bibliometric Properties of Placebo Literature From the JIPS Database: A Descriptive Study. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:853953. [PMID: 35401284 PMCID: PMC8990029 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.853953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVES First dedicated articles about placebo effects have been published in the 1940s, and more than 5,000 articles have been published in scientific organs since. However, the evolution of this research field has rarely been examined. By means of bibliometric analyses we aim to generate research metrics such as the number and types of publications as well as topics, authorship networks, impacts, and future directions. METHODS Bibliometric methods were applied to the Journal of Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies (JIPS) database. It comprises around 5,000 scientific articles dedicated to researching placebo effects and mechanisms and is expanded continually through individual curation, making it a prime candidate for investigation. Web scraping was used to obtain complete article information from PubMed and Web of Science. The same information was obtained for addiction research as reference field. Analyses include a general characterization of the database as well as focus points concerning publication types (data vs. non-data articles), high-impact publications and more. RESULTS Analyses show that the JIPS database is a comprehensive collection of placebo publications. The development of the field is comparable to that of the comparator field and scientific publication in general. The most frequently used keywords describe populations or study design topics; the most frequent symptoms were pain, depression and anxiety. Data and non-data (e.g., review) papers are related in proportion of about 6:4 in recent decades, indicating a stable degree of productivity. A network of 26 interconnected researchers was identified who published 25 or more articles. Placebo research contributes comparable numbers of publications to high-impact journals as the comparator field. Several additional analyses are performed, with a focus on visualization of various database parameters. CONCLUSIONS Bibliometric analyses of the JIPS database can be used to answer questions to the field, for example, to get an impression of blind spots and future directions. However, keywords used in indexing and publications themselves are often general and suggest that placebo research may still be considered a subspecialty of superordinate fields, particularly since there are no journals dedicated to placebo research itself. We invite interested colleagues to use this database for further analyses.
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- Katja Weimer
- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany
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- University Library, Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences, Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Tübingen University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Tübingen University Hospital, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Systems Neuroscience, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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