Leung A K, Robson W L, Siu T O
Department of Paediatrics, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
J Natl Med Assoc. 1991 Mar;83(3):249-51.
Nine hundred ninety-four reprint requests were made for almost all the original articles that appeared in five pediatric journals between August and October in 1985, 1986, and 1987. Half of the reprint requests were made with form letters and the other half with preprinted cards. A total of 636 (64%) reprints were received within 6 months of mailing the request. The return rates for reprints solicited by form letters and preprinted cards were 68% and 60%, respectively. The response to reprint requests was greater for more recent articles. The number of articles that came in the form of photocopies was directly proportional to the time interval between the publication and the reprint request. Forty-one requests (4.1%) were returned by the authors because their reprint supply was exhausted. Thirty-eight requests (3.8%) were returned undelivered. We conclude that letter requests solicit a slightly better response than card requests and that the response is greater for more recent articles.
1985年、1986年和1987年8月至10月期间，五份儿科杂志上几乎所有原创文章都收到了994份重印请求。一半的重印请求是通过格式信函提出的，另一半是通过预印卡片提出的。在寄出请求后的6个月内，共收到636份（64%）重印件。格式信函和预印卡片征集的重印件的返还率分别为68%和60%。对近期文章的重印请求的回复率更高。以影印件形式收到的文章数量与出版时间和重印请求之间的时间间隔成正比。41份请求（4.1%）因作者的重印供应耗尽而被退回。38份请求（3.8%）被退回，未送达。我们得出结论，信函请求的回复率略高于卡片请求，并且近期文章的回复率更高。
