Objective: The availability of research data sets is an important milestone since it can enhance the dynamics of research. This study aims to analyse the PubMed Central repository to determine the availability and type of raw data sets in Substance Abuse journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports. Methods: A search of the 39 journals from the Substance Abuse category of both editions (Sciences and Social Sciences) of the 2014 Journal Citation Reports was conducted. A study of the supplementary material of the original articles was performed through a search in the PubMed Central repository. The number and types of files were registered. Results: The search in PubMed Central showed that only 4.7% of original articles contained supplementary material uploaded, being text and .pdf files the most frequent materials whereas spreadsheets and raw data represent less than 10%. Conclusion: The main finding of this study is that the exchange of data in the substance abuse field is not a common practice since researchers are still reticent.
The availability of research data sets is an important milestone because it can enhance the dynamics of research. This study aims to analyse the PubMed Central repository to determine the availability and type of raw data sets in Cell & Tissue Engineering journals indexed in Journal Citation Reports. The number and types of files were registered. The main finding of this study is that, beyond the mandatory deposit of data in specific repositories that some journals require, the exchange of data as supplementary material in the Cell & Tissue Engineering journals is not a common practice since researchers are still reticent to do so.
(1) Background: The availability of research datasets can strengthen and facilitate research processes. This is specifically relevant in the emergency medicine field due to the importance of providing immediate care in critical situations as the very current Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic is showing to the scientific community. This work aims to show which Emergency Medicine journals indexed in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) currently meet data sharing criteria. (2) Methods: This study analyzes the editorial policies regarding the data deposit of the journals in the emergency medicine category of the JCR and evaluates the Supplementary material of the articles published in these journals that have been deposited in the PubMed Central repository. (3) Results: It has been observed that 19 out of the 24 journals contained in the emergency medicine category of Journal Citation Reports are also located in PubMed Central (PMC), yielding a total of 5983 articles. Out of these, only 9.4% of the articles contain supplemental material. Although second quartile journals of JCR emergency medicine category have quantitatively more articles in PMC, the main journals involved in the deposit of supplemental material belong to the first quartile, of which the most used format in the articles is pdf, followed by text documents. (4) Conclusion: This study reveals that data sharing remains an incipient practice in the emergency medicine field, as there are still barriers between researchers to participate in data sharing. Therefore, it is necessary to promote dynamics to improve this practice both qualitatively (the quality and format of datasets) and quantitatively (the quantity of datasets in absolute terms) in research.
28 February 2022 in Health and Addictions/Salud y Drogas
Objetivo. Indagar acerca de la literatura científica emergente a nivel internacional sobre la repercusión de la pandemia por COVID-19 en las adicciones. Metodología. La base de datos Web of Science se utilizó para analizar la literatura científica sobre la pandemia por COVID-19 y la influencia que ésta pueda tener en el ámbito de las adicciones. Resultados. Se identificaron 320 documentos, de los cuales 38 cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. Sobresalieron tres problemáticas: el consumo de tabaco, opioides y alcohol. Según la literatura incipiente, entre los consumidores de opiáceos existe el riesgo de aumento de las sobredosis, así como un empeoramiento del binomio estrés-alcohol y un peor pronóstico de la enfermedad COVID-19 para los fumadores de tabaco. Destaca la preocupación por la disminución de servicios sanitarios focalizados en las adicciones y la salud mental. Conclusiones. La literatura es muy reciente y es necesaria más evidencia científica que arroje luz. Se pone de manifiesto la preocupación por el alcohol, opioides y tabaco, pero se constata la escasez de referencias a adicciones sin sustancia (nuevas tecnologías, juego online) o a los hipnóticos y las benzodiacepinas.