Table 2.
Journals read and the number of articles categorized for all of 2006 (Journals are in order of number of KT articles for both high- and low-yield journals).
| Journals read | Articles Read | All KT articles* | KT applications* | KT theory* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journals with substantial numbers of KT articles | ||||
| BMJ | 520 | 150 (29%) | 31 (6%) | 23 (5%) |
| Annals of Internal Medicine | 268 | 116 (43%) | 22 (8%) | 7 (3%) |
| JAMA | 312 | 87 (29%) | 18 (6%) | 4 (1%) |
| Social Science and Medicine | 530 | 87 (16%) | 47 (9%) | 57 (11%) |
| Journal of Advanced Nursing | 265 | 47 (18%) | 35 (13%) | 27 (10%) |
| Health Affairs | 205 | 40 (20%) | 16 (8%) | 12 (2%) |
| Mean percentage of KT articles in high yield journals | 2,100 | 25.8% | 8.3% | 5.1% |
| Journals with few KT articles | ||||
| Journal of the Medical Library Association | 59 | 16 (27%) | 8(14%) | 2 (3%) |
| Addiction | 168 | 13 (8%) | 9 (6%) | 7 (4%) |
| International Journal of Nursing Practice | 48 | 9 (19%) | 5 (10%) | 5 (10%) |
| Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | 148 | 8 (5%) | 4 (3%) | 1 (1%) |
| Nursing Research | 49 | 7 (14%) | 6 (12%) | 7 (14%) |
| Nursing Inquiry | 31 | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) |
| Mean percentage of KT articles in low yield journals | 503 | 12.7% | 7.5% | 5.8% |
*Percent in each journal
Letters, editorials, comments and commentaries, book reviews, and news items were excluded.