Table 2 ACP J Club (internal medicine) journal-specific content of high-quality, clinically relevant articles
Journal title | Number articles reviewed in 2000 | Number abstracted (% included in ACP J Club) | NNR for abstracted article | Number abstracted or listed (% included in ACP J Club)* | NNR for abstracted or listed** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New England Journal of Medicine | 1530 | 25 (16.9) | 61.2 | 67 (6.7) | 22.8 |
JAMA | 1930 | 25 (16.9) | 77.2 | 53 (5.4) | 36.4 |
Lancet | 3858 | 22 (14.9) | 175.4 | 62 (6.6) | 62.2 |
Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews*** | 444 | 11 (7.4) | 40.4 | 130 (13.1) | 3.4 |
Annals of Internal Medicine | 602 | 8 (5.4) | 75.3 | 33 (3.3) | 18.2 |
Archives of Internal Medicine | 620 | 6 (4.1) | 103.3 | 57 (5.8) | 24.8 |
BMJ | 3428 | 5 (3.4) | 685.6 | 50 (5.1) | 68.6 |
Circulation | 1351 | 5 (3.4) | 270.2 | 33 (3.3) | 40.9 |
AHRQ/AHCPR Reports*** | N.A. | 4 (2.7) | N.A. | 9 (1.0) | N.A. |
American Journal of Gastroenterology | 923 | 4 (2.7) | 225.6 | 21 (2.1) | 44.0 |
American Journal of Medicine | 435 | 3 (2.0) | 130.5 | 21 (2.1) | 20.7 |
CMAJ (formerly Canadian Medical Association Journal) | 1007 | 3 (2.0) | 335.7 | 12 (1.2) | 83.9 |
Diabetic Medicine | 188 | 3 (2.0) | 62.6 | 13 (1.3) | 14.5 |
Thorax | 336 | 3 (2.0) | 112.0 | 8 (0.8) | 42.0 |
Annals of Emergency Medicine | 294 | 2 (1.4) | 147.0 | 11 (1.1) | 26.7 |
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society | 384 | 2 (1.4) | 192.0 | 18 (1.8) | 21.3 |
Journal of Vascular Surgery | 544 | 2 (1.4) | 272.0 | 6 (0.6) | 9.0 |
American Journal of Cardiology | 850 | 1 (0.7) | 850.0 | 14 (1.4) | 60.7 |
Archives of Neurology | 313 | 1 (0.7) | 313 | 2 (0.2) | 156.5 |
British Journal of Surgery | 402 | 1 (0.7) | 402 | 6 (0.6) | 67.0 |
CCOHTA Reports**** | N.A. | 1 (0.7) | N.A. | 1 (0.1) | N.A. |
Critical Care Medicine | 977 | 1 (0.7) | 977 | 24 (2.4) | 40.7 |
Diabetes Care | 529 | 1 (0.7) | 529 | 14 (1.4) | 37.8 |
Gastroenterology | 543 | 1 (0.7) | 543 | 5 (0.5) | 108.5 |
Gut | 446 | 1 (0.7) | 446 | 6 (0.6) | 74.3 |
Health Psychology | 79 | 1 (0.7) | 79 | 3 (0.3) | 26.6 |
Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology | 162 | 1 (0.7) | 162 | 1 (0.1) | 81.0 |
Journal of Family Practice | 263 | 1 (0.7) | 263 | 10 (1.0) | 26.3 |
Journal of Infectious Diseases | 760 | 1 (0.7) | 760 | 6 (0.6) | 126.7 |
Neurology | 1334 | 1 (0.7) | 1334 | 12 (1.2) | 111.2 |
Spine | 604 | 1 (0.7) | 604 | 14 (1.4) | 43.1 |
Stroke | 609 | 1 (0.7) | 609 | 26 (2.6) | 101.5 |
Acta Obstetrica et Gynecologica Scandinavica | 242 | 0 (0.0) | Â | 1 (0.1) | 242.0 |
Addiction | 295 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 4 (0.4) | 63.8 |
Age and Ageing | 767 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 6 (0.6) | 127.8 |
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics | N.A. | 0 (0.0) | N.A. | 4 (0.4) | N.A. |
American Journal of Epidemiology | 362 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 18 (1.8) | 20.1 |
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 704 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 2 (0.2) | 352.20 |
American Journal of Psychiatry | 508 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 1 (0.1) | 508 |
American Journal of Public Health | 363 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 5 (0.5) | 72.6 |
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine | 783 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 9 (0.9) | 87.0 |
Annals of Rheumatic Diseases | 266 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 1 (0.1) | 266.0 |
Annals of Surgery | 301 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 3 (0.3) | 100.3 |
Archives of Family Medicine (no longer published) | 230 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 6 (0.6) | 38.3 |
Archives of General Psychiatry | 161 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 2 (0.2) | 80.5 |
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 337 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 4 (0.4) | 84.3 |
Archives of Surgery | 330 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 3 (0.3) | 103.3 |
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | 214 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 1 (0.1) | 214.0 |
British Journal of General Practice | 453 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 3 (0.3) | 151 |
British Journal of Psychiatry | 402 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 2 (0.2) | 201 |
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology | 145 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 3 (0.3) | 48.3 |
Canadian Journal of Infection Control | 31 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 1 (0.1) | 31.0 |
Canadian Respiratory Journal | 68 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 2 (0.2) | 34.0 |
Cancer | 786 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 3 (0.3) | 262.0 |
Chest | 882 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 21 (2.1) | 42.0 |
Heart | 450 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 6 (0.6) | 75.0 |
Heart and Lung | 59 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 1 (0.1) | 59.0 |
Hypertension | 419 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 6 (0.6) | 69.8 |
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry | 169 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 6 (0.6) | 28.2 |
Journal of Affective Disorders | 154 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 3 (0.3) | 51.3 |
Journal of the American Board of Family Practice | 121 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 1 (0.1) | 121.0 |
Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 707 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 29 (2.9) | 24.4 |
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (US) | 360 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 1 (0.1) | 360.0 |
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 173 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 8 (0.8) | 21.6 |
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health | 205 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 6 (0.6) | 34.2 |
Journal of General Internal Medicine | 155 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 9 (0.9) | 17.2 |
Journal of Internal Medicine | 177 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 4 (0.4) | 44.3 |
Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Psychiatry | 478 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 7 (0.7) | 68.3 |
Journal of Psychosomatic Research | 118 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 6 (0.6) | 19.7 |
Journal of Rheumatology | 657 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 4 (0.4) | 164.3 |
Journal of Trauma Injury Infection and Critical Care | 562 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 2 (0.2) | 281.0 |
Medical Care | 162 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 7 (0.7) | 32.1 |
Medical Journal of Australia | 598 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 1 (0.1) | 598.0 |
Pain | 269 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 7 (0.7) | 38.4 |
Patient Education and Counseling | 94 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 1 (0.1) | 13.3 |
Pediatrics | 811 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 2 (0.2) | 405.5 |
Psychology and Aging | 55 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 1 (0.1) | 55.0 |
Psychological Medicine | 142 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 4 (0.4) | 35.3 |
Psychosomatic Medicine | 106 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 1 (0.1) | 106.0 |
Qualitative Health Research | 60 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 1 (0.1) | 60.0 |
Radiology | 654 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 1 (0.1) | 654.0 |
Rheumatology | 339 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 9 (0.9) | 37.7 |
Social Science and Medicine | 302 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 2 (0.2) | 151.0 |
Western Journal of Nursing Research | 99 | 0 (0.0) | Infinity | 1 (0.1) | 99.0 |
TOTAL | Â | 148 (100) | Â | 990 (100) | Â |
Correlation with SCI Impact Factors-correlation coefficient (P-value) | N.A. | 0.788 (< 0. 001) | N.A. | 0.688 (< 0.001) | N.A. |