Table 1.
Self-citing rate, self-cited rate, citation density and IF 2007
| Journal* | Self-citinga(%) | Self-citedb(%) | Citation density (%) | Impact Factor 2007 | Corrected IF (cIF) | Differencec(ΔIF = IF -- cIF) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General orthopaedic journals | ||||||
| Acta | 7 | 5 | 31 | 1.285 | 1.122 | 0.163 |
| AOTS | 2 | 4 | 23 | 0.913 | 0.873 | 0.040 |
| BMC MD | 1 | 6 | 38 | 1.323 | 1,226 | 0.097 |
| CORR | 15 | 8 | 31 | 1.891 | 1.626 | 0.265 |
| Int Orthop | 4 | 8 | 22 | 0.903 | 0.796 | 0.107 |
| JBJS [Am] | 7 | 6 | 36 | 2.487 | 2.363 | 0.124 |
| JBJS [Br] | 6 | 7 | 28 | 1.868 | 1.664 | 0.204 |
| OCNA | 1 | 1 | 53 | 1.692 | 1.692 | 0.000 |
| Specialized orthopaedic journals | ||||||
| AJSM | 19 | 14 | 34 | 3.397 | 2.731 | 0.666 |
| Arthroscopy | 27 | 23 | 22 | 2.296 | 1.550 | 0.746 |
| ESJ | 5 | 17 | 34 | 2.021 | 1.545 | 0.476 |
| FAI | 24 | 38 | 23 | 0.956 | 0.581 | 0.375 |
| JoA | 14 | 15 | 21 | 1.609 | 1.403 | 0.206 |
| JOT | 11 | 13 | 29 | 1.429 | 1.199 | 0.230 |
| JPO | 15 | 9 | 34 | 1.036 | 0.927 | 0.109 |
| JSES | 14 | 21 | 24 | 1.348 | 1.158 | 0.190 |
| KSSTA | 5 | 16 | 26 | 1.626 | 1.314 | 0.312 |
| Spine | 29 | 20 | 32 | 2.499 | 1.871 | 0.628 |
Acta Orthopaedica (Acta), American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM), Arthroscopy, Archives of Orthopaedics and Trauma (AOTS), BMC Musculoskeleletal Disorders (BMC MD), Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research (CORR), European Spine Journal (ESJ), Foot and Ankle International (FAI), International Orthopaedics (Int Orthop), Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA), the American Volume of Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS [Am]), the British volume of Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS [Br]), Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (JOT), Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics (JPO), Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery (JSES), Knee surgery sports traumatology arthroscopy (KSSTA), Orthopaedic Clinics of North America (OCNA), and Spine.
a p = 0.01, Mann--Whitney between general and specialized journals.
bp = 0.0004, Mann--Whitney between general and specialized journals.
c p = 0.003, Mann--Whitney between general and specialized journals.