Table 1.
Characteristics of the titles in 22 journals included in the study. Title length and the relevant statistical analyses are presented in both characters and words.
| Journal title | Journal Impact Factor (2008) | Country | Number of articles | Median (IQR*) title length | Median (IQR) number of citations | Slope of the regression line | P value† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
American Journal of Medicine |
5.105 |
US |
186 |
85 (45.25) C‡
11 (5) W§ |
7 (14.25) |
0.170
1.337 |
<0.001
< 0.001 |
|
Annals of Internal Medicine |
17.457 |
US |
184 |
94.5 (47.5) C
12.5 (5.75) W |
0.5 (35) |
0.233
1.563 |
0.003
0.010 |
|
British Medical Journal |
12.827 |
England |
263 |
104 (49) C
15 (6) W |
21 (23) |
0.182
1.152 |
<0.001
0.003 |
|
Croatian Medical Journal |
1.114 |
Croatia |
101 |
99 (48) C
13 (7) W |
3 (7) |
-0.010
-0.089 |
0.424
0.361 |
|
European Journal of Clinical Investigation |
2.784 |
Germany |
91 |
94 (42) C
12 (6) W |
7 (10) |
0.019
0.128 |
0.491
0.549 |
|
Irish Journal of Medical Sciences |
0.352 |
Ireland |
49 |
84 (36) C
11 (5.5) W |
1 (2) |
0.009
0.071 |
0.220
0.194 |
|
Journal of the American Medical Association |
31.718 |
US |
415 |
68 (62) C
9 (7) W |
22 (67) |
0.898
6.211 |
<0.001
< 0.001 |
|
Journal of General Internal Medicine |
2.720 |
US |
125 |
90 (35.5) C
13 (4) W |
8 (11) |
-0.004
-0.112 |
0.892
0.613 |
|
Journal of Internal Medicine |
5.412 |
England |
89 |
111 (49.5) C
15 (7) W |
8 (12) |
0.003
-0.060 |
0.930
0.822 |
|
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine |
1.356 |
England |
84 |
47 (35.25) C
6 (4) W |
1 (2) |
0.005
0.005 |
0.729
0.956 |
|
Lancet |
28.409 |
England |
513 |
56 (71.5) C
8 (9) |
5 (50) |
1.110
8.870 |
<0.001
< 0.001 |
|
Medicine |
4.329 |
US |
30 |
101 (61.5) C
13 (7.25) W |
14.5 (22.75) |
-0.093
-0.557 |
0.180
0.298 |
|
National Medical Journal of India |
0.911 |
India |
45 |
84 (42) C
10 (5) W |
1 (4.5) |
0.019
0.193 |
0.342
0.181 |
|
Saudi Medical Journal |
0.396 |
Saudi Arabia |
413 |
79 (47) C
11 (6) W |
0 (2) |
0.008
0.062 |
0.004
0.004 |
|
New England Journal of Medicine |
50.017 |
US |
487 |
65 (31) C
9 (4) W |
8 (107) |
2.476
13.360 |
<0.001
< 0.001 |
|
Nature |
31.434 |
England |
1289 |
66 (38) C
9 (5) W |
38 (77) |
0.991
5.862 |
<0.001
< 0.001 |
|
Cell |
31.253 |
US |
279 |
96 (37) C
13 (5) W |
66 (68) |
-0.023
-0.232 |
0.917
0.884 |
|
Science |
28.103 |
US |
1030 |
75 (25.25) C
10 (4) W |
43 (62.25) |
0.616
2.605 |
<0.001
0.004 |
|
American Journal of Hematology |
2.126 |
US |
161 |
104(50.5) C
13 (6.5) W |
8 (10.5) |
-0.007
0.006 |
0.788
0.974 |
|
Journal of Immunology |
6.000 |
US |
1731 |
114 (48) C
15 (6) W |
40 (42) |
0.016
-0.133 |
0.628
0.592 |
|
Journal of Molecular Biology |
4.146 |
US |
891 |
105 (46) C
14 (7) W |
29 (30) |
-0.127
-1.018 |
0.093
0.058 |
|
American Journal of Cardiology |
3.905 |
US |
575 |
114 (48) C
15 (6) W |
14 (22) |
0.033
0.259 |
0.233
0.238 |
| Overall | — | — | 9031 | 87 (50) C 12 (6) W | 25 (53) | 0.140 0.778 | <0.001 < 0.001 |
*Interquartile range.
†Slope different from zero.
‡Characters including spaces.
§Words.