Table 2.
CRs in major PD journals and their impact on journal IF.
| Journal | Year | CR Articles | Total Articles | CR/Total Articles | Percentage CR/Articles | Total CR Citations 2013 | Total Articles Citations 2013 | CR Citation/ CR Articles |
Mean CR Citations | 2013 IF | IF Without CR | Difference | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IJPD | 2011 | 5 | 64 | 5/64 | 7.81% | 4 | 116 | 4/5 | 0.8 | ||||
| 2012 | 3 | 62 | 3/62 | 4.84% | 0 | 78 | 0/3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 8 | 126 | 8/126 | 6.35% | 4 | 194 | 4/8 | 0.5 | 194/126 = 1.54 | 190/118 = 1.61 | 0.07 | 4.55% | |
| EJPD | 2011 | 9 | 55 | 9/55 | 16.36% | 5 | 38 | 5/9 | 0.56 | ||||
| 2012 | 13 | 67 | 13/67 | 18.06% | 1 | 21 | 1/13 | 0.08 | |||||
| Total | 22 | 122 | 22/122 | 19.40% | 6 | 59 | 6/22 | 0.27 | 59/122 = 0.48 | 53/100 = 0.53 | 0.05 | 10.42% | |
| JCPD | 2011 | 13 | 71 | 13/71 | 18.31% | 2 | 32 | 2/13 | 0.15 | ||||
| 2012 | 20 | 75 | 20/75 | 26.67% | 3 | 13 | 3/20 | 0.15 | |||||
| Total | 33 | 146 | 33/147 | 22.60% | 5 | 45 | 5/33 | 0.15 | 45/146 = 0.31 | 40/113 = 0.35 | 0.04 | 12.9% |
CR = Case Report; IF = Impact Factor.