Publication trends in Indian Journal of Pharmacology: Journey through the last decade

Author Balaji More
Co-Author Chintan Doshi, Anju More
DOI https://ww

Country : India
Subject : Pharmacology

Keywords : Publication, Review article, trends, pharmacology, original research.

Abstract

Background: Scientific journals are a means for dissemination of research to a large community of researchers. The proportion of peer-reviewed articles published in a certain area of research can provide interesting insights on research trends in that subject. We reviewed publication trends and type types of publications in Indian Journal of pharmacology (IJP) 2010 to 2019.
Aims and objectives: To evaluate the trends of publication on various sub-specialty topics in the Indian Journal of Pharmacology.
Methods: We examined the articles published in IJP from 2010 to 2019 from for total number of publications and its types (Original articles, reviews, letter to editor, book reviews). Descriptive statistical analysis was conducted as per requirement.
Results: Total number of articles published in IJP in the last decade were 1378. The types of articles were: original research articles 675 (48.98%), Letter to editor (173 (12.55%), Short Communication (133(9.65%), Adverse drug reactions 1319.65%), (Review articles 122(8.85%), and book reviews 21 (1.52%). The maximum and minimum number of articles were published in the year 2011 and 2018 respectively. The average number of original research article published per year were 56 articles. Maximum and minimum number of original research articles were published in the year 2012 (100 articles) and 2019 (29 articles) respectively. It was observed that there were highest number of articles on experimental pharmacology 406 (60.14%), followed by Clinical pharmacology 148 (21.92%), molecular pharmacology 73 (10.81%), teaching methodology 20 (2.96%), pharmacoeconomics 15 (2.22%) and pharmacogenetics 13 (1.92%). Higher trend of case study publication was seen between 2013 to 2010 in the range of 22 to 34 publications. Maximum number of short communications were published in the year 2011 (26 articles). Maximum number of book reviews were published in the year 2011 (5 articles). Highest number of articles 39 on adverse drug reactions were published in 2015. The percentage of articles published on drug-drug interaction, teaching methodology, pharmacy related, and miscellaneous topics were 1.3%, 1.67%, 0.67% and 1.0% respectively.
Conclusion: This study showed the decrease in research publications in the recent years in IJP. The original research publications lead in specific publication types. Maximum and minimum number of original research articles were published in the year 2012 (100 articles) and 2019 (29 articles) respectively. Highest research number of publication are done in on the central nervous system followed by cardiovascular system. There is a growing interest in central nervous system research in the last decade.

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