Citation patterns of Cochrane Reviews and other systematic reviews: a bibliometric analysis.

Background: The number of systematic reviews is increasing rapidly. Several methodologies exist for systematic reviews. Cochrane Reviews follow distinct methods to ensure they provide the most reliable and robust evidence, ideally based on rigorous evaluations of randomized controlled trials and other high-quality studies.

Several methods for assessing research waste in reviews with a systematic search: a scoping review.

Background: Research waste is present in all study designs and can have significant consequences for science, including reducing the reliability of research findings and contributing to the inefficient use of resources. Estimates suggest that as much as 85% of all biomedical research is wasted. However, it is uncertain how avoidable research waste is assessed in specific types of study designs and what methods could be used to examine different aspects of research waste.

Five aspects of research waste in biomedicine: A scoping review.

Background: The number of published journal articles has grown exponentially during the last 30 years, which may have led to some wasteful research. However, the terminology associated with research waste remains unclear. To address this, we aimed to identify, define, and categorize the aspects of research waste in published biomedical reports.

Comparative analysis of Cochrane and non-Cochrane reviews over three decades.

Background: Systematic reviews are viewed as the best study design to guide clinical decision-making as they are the least biased publications assuming they are well-conducted and include well-designed studies. Cochrane was initiated in 1993 with an aim of conducting high-quality systematic reviews. We aimed to examine the publication rates of non-Cochrane systematic reviews (henceforth referred to simply as "systematic reviews") and Cochrane reviews produced throughout Cochrane's existence and characterize changes throughout the period.

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INTRODUCTION We aimed to investigate how, changes in atmospheric pressure influence the human body. METHODS The study was an observational study, reported according to the STROBE-guideline (STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology). Participants had their abdominal circumference measured on ground level, at the bottom of a pool, and during flight.

Most Cochrane reviews have not been updated for more than 5 years.

Aim: Cochrane reviews are internationally recognized for their high quality, but to reduce the risk of transmitting misleading information, they must be kept up to date. The aim of this study was to quantify the number of reviews in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) that have not been updated for more than five years and to characterize them.

Method: This study was reported closely adapted to the STROBE guidelines.

Time from submission to publication varied widely for biomedical journals: a systematic review.

Objective: Fast dissemination of research is important for improving treatments and thus benefitting patients, caregivers, and researchers. However, getting scientific papers published may take a long time. The editorial handling time can be delayed by several processes both before and after acceptance of the paper.

Group authorships in Cochrane had low compliance with Cochrane recommendations.

Objective: Recently, group authorships have become more common. Group authorship describes a situation where the name of a group of people is included in the byline of an article. Historically, however, group authorships have been associated with citation errors and difficulties identifying who could be regarded as an author.

Half of Cochrane reviews were published more than 2 years after the protocol.

Objectives: The objective of the study is to examine the time from publication of the protocol for a Cochrane review to publication of the Cochrane review for the entire Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR).

Study Design And Settings: Cochrane reviews from the CDSR published between 1995 and 2019 were assessed. Characteristics of the reviews were extracted, and time from publication of protocol to publication of review was calculated.