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Comparison of number of citations to full original articles versus brief reports

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Most biomedical journals accept original research articles in the form of “brief reports”. We compared the citations to full papers versus brief reports in a sample of journals on Infectious Diseases, Clinical Microbiology, and Antimicrobial Agents. Brief reports were cited less often than full-size articles [regression coefficient: 10.94 (95 % CI: 5.19, 16.69)] even after adjustment for the journal’s impact factor. Our findings may influence decisions of editors and authors regarding brief reports.

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  1. Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 9 Neapoleos Street, Marousi, 151 23, Athens, Greece

    Michael N. Mavros, Petros I. Rafailidis, Thalia A. Sardi & Matthew E. Falagas

  2. Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Vangelis Bardakas & Elena Demetriou

  3. Department of Medicine, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece

    Petros I. Rafailidis & Matthew E. Falagas

  4. Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Matthew E. Falagas

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Mavros, M.N., Bardakas, V., Rafailidis, P.I. et al. Comparison of number of citations to full original articles versus brief reports. Scientometrics 94, 203–206 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-012-0752-3

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