Attitudes of editors of core clinical journals about whether systematic reviews are original research: a mixed-methods study

Objectives  In 2009, not all journal editors considered systematic reviews (SRs) to be original research studies, and not all PubMed Core Clinical Journals published SRs. The aim of this study was to conduct a new analysis about editors’ opinion regarding SRs as original research. Design  We conduct...

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Main Authors: Krnić Martinić, Marina (Author) , Herrle, Florian (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: Aug 2019
In: BMJ open
Year: 2019, Volume: 9, Issue: 8
ISSN:2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029704
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Author Notes:Marina Krnic Martinic, Joerg J Meerpohl, Erik von Elm, Florian Herrle, Ana Marusic, Livia Puljak

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