Division of Public and Child Dental Health, Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Dublin D02 F859, Ireland.
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Eur J Orthod. 2024 Oct 1;46(5). doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjae039.
To evaluate where orthodontic research papers are published and to explore potential relationships between the journal of publication and the characteristics of the research study and authorship.
An online literature search of seven research databases was undertaken to identify orthodontic articles published in English language over a 12-month period (1 January-31 December 2022) (last search: 12 June 2023). Data extracted included journal, article, and author characteristics. Journal legitimacy was assessed using a ternary classification scheme including available blacklists and whitelists, cross-checking of indexing claims and history of sending unsolicited emails. The level of evidence (LOE) of all included studies was assessed using a modified Oxford LOE classification scale. Univariable and multivariable ordinal logistic regression analyses were performed to examine possible associations between the level of evidence, journal discipline, and authorship characteristics.
A total of 753 studies, published by 246 unique journal titles, were included and further assessed. Nearly two-thirds of orthodontic papers were published in non-orthodontic journals (62.8%) and over half (55.6%) of the articles were published in open-access policy journals. About a fifth of the articles (21.2%) were published either in presumed predatory journals or in journals of uncertain legitimacy. Journal discipline was significantly associated with the level of evidence. Higher-quality orthodontic studies were more likely published in established orthodontic journals (likelihood ratio test P < .001).
The identification and classification of predatory journals are challenging due to their covert nature.
The majority of orthodontic articles were published in non-orthodontic journals. In addition, approximately one in five orthodontic studies were published in presumed predatory journals or in journals of uncertain legitimacy. Studies with higher levels of evidence were more likely to be published in established orthodontic journals.
评估正畸研究论文的发表情况，并探讨期刊与研究特征和作者特征之间的潜在关系。
对 7 个研究数据库进行在线文献检索，以确定 2022 年 1 月 1 日至 12 月 31 日期间以英文发表的正畸文章（最后一次检索：2023 年 6 月 12 日）。提取的数据包括期刊、文章和作者特征。期刊的合法性采用三元分类方案进行评估，包括可用的黑名单和白名单、索引声明的交叉检查和发送垃圾邮件的历史记录。所有纳入研究的证据水平（LOE）使用改良的牛津 LOE 分类量表进行评估。采用单变量和多变量有序逻辑回归分析，检查证据水平、期刊学科和作者特征之间的可能关联。
共纳入 753 项研究，来自 246 个独特的期刊标题，并进一步评估。近三分之二的正畸论文发表在非正畸期刊（62.8%），超过一半（55.6%）的文章发表在开放获取政策期刊。约五分之一的文章（21.2%）发表在被认为是掠夺性期刊或合法性不确定的期刊上。期刊学科与证据水平显著相关。高质量的正畸研究更有可能发表在已建立的正畸期刊上（似然比检验 P <.001）。
由于掠夺性期刊的隐蔽性质，其识别和分类具有挑战性。
大多数正畸文章发表在非正畸期刊上。此外，大约五分之一的正畸研究发表在被认为是掠夺性期刊或合法性不确定的期刊上。证据水平较高的研究更有可能发表在已建立的正畸期刊上。
