Table 6.
Mean and median criterion ranks (n=18 participants).
| Criterion | Mean rank | Median rank (IQR) |
| Title | 1.8 | 1 (1.87-1) |
| Abstract | 4.5 | 3 (5-3) |
| Author keywords | 5.0 | 4 (6.75-4) |
| Subtitle | 5.7 | 4 (6.75-2.25) |
| Type of publication | 6.1 | 6 (7.38-5) |
| Major MeSHa term | 6.5 | 6 (8-5) |
| Year of publication | 7.8 | 7.5 (10-5.25) |
| Presence of an abstract | 8.1 | 7.8 (11.5-4) |
| Manual or automatic indexing | 8.1 | 9 (11-6) |
| Associated with a qualifier | 8.6 | 9 (11-7.62) |
| The journal’s impact | 9.3 | 10 (11-8) |
| Exploded or nonexploded indexing | 9.9 | 10 (12-7.63) |
| Minor MeSH term | 9.9 | 10.8 (11.75-9) |
aMeSH: Medical Subject Headings.