Table 2. Biomedical Journals Most Commonly Publishing Medical Research Articles Related to Front-page Medical News Stories.
| Journal | No. (%) |
| Published Before News Coverage * (n = 515) | |
| 1. Journal of the American Medical Association | 104 (20) |
| 2. New England Journal of Medicine | 71 (14) |
| 3. Lancet | 36 (7) |
| 4. Nature | 28 (5) |
| 5. Science | 25 (5) |
| 6. BMJ | 20 (4) |
| 7. New Zealand Medical Journal | 17 (3) |
| 8. Journal of the National Cancer Institute | 10 (2) |
| 9. Pediatrics | 10 (2) |
| 10. Medical Journal of Australia | 7 (1) |
| Published After News Coverage † (n = 170) | |
| 1. Lancet | 9 (5) |
| 2. New England Journal of Medicine | 8 (5) |
| 3. Journal of Clinical Oncology | 5 (3) |
| 4. Nature | 5 (3) |
| 5. Science | 5 (3) |
*
Denominator is any article used as a front-page news source (weighted).
†
Denominator is any article published within 3 years of news coverage corresponding to any preliminary findings used as a front-page news source (weighted). Only the 5 most common journals are shown.