Fernandez-Llimos Fernando
PhD, MPharm, MBA. Editor-in-chief, Pharmacy Practice. Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Drug Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Porto. Porto (Portugal)
Pharm Pract (Granada). 2020 Apr-Jun;18(2):1924. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1924. Epub 2020 Apr 29.
This is the first question one should consider before submitting a paper to an international journal. The answer is simple: If researchers or practitioners from another country can learn something from your paper that can influence a practice or a research they are involved in, then your paper is relevant for an international audience. There are many elements that can influence in this cross-border transferability. One could think that having a big "n", or performing complex statistical calculations, or using complicated study designs makes the paper more attractive to colleagues from other countries. These elements can help, but they are not sufficient. On the other hand, one could think that a study performed in a small hospital in a given country will never be of interest for these foreign colleagues. That is not necessarily correct. Let's burst some myths.
这是在向国际期刊提交论文之前人们应该考虑的第一个问题。答案很简单：如果来自其他国家的研究人员或从业者能够从你的论文中学到一些可以影响他们所参与的实践或研究的东西，那么你的论文就与国际读者相关。有许多因素会影响这种跨境可转移性。有人可能认为拥有大量样本量、进行复杂的统计计算或使用复杂的研究设计会使论文对其他国家的同行更具吸引力。这些因素会有所帮助，但并不足够。另一方面，有人可能认为在某个特定国家的一家小医院进行的研究永远不会引起这些外国同行的兴趣。这不一定正确。让我们打破一些误区。
