[Medical journals for authors and/or readers? Opinions of different reader groups about the journal "Psychiatrische Praxis"]

(Fachzeitschriften für Autoren und/oder Leser? Urteile unterschiedlicher Lesergruppen über die Psychiatrische Praxis.)

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVE:
Do readers, who are themselves also authors of scientific publications, have different opinions regarding the conception of medical journals than pure readers?

METHODS:
A survey among readers of the journal "Psychiatrische Praxis" (PP) with 49 participants (22 themselves authors, 27 pure readers) was analysed.

RESULTS:
Authors and pure readers have similar reading habits and agree on their evaluation of most criteria of a medical journal. However, authors care more about a journal's listing in international databases and pure readers more about its practical orientation. Case reports are highly appreciated by pure readers and little by authors. Authors favour the topics social psychiatry, health care provision, prevention/rehabilitation; and pure readers general psychiatry/psychiatry/basics, clinical psychiatry and psychotherapy. Authors evaluate the PP more positive than pure readers.

CONCLUSIONS:
It is a challenge for journal editors and editorial staff to meet not only the authors' expectations, but also those of the pure readers.

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Author information

Author/s: Roick, Christiane (C);

Affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 20, 04317 Leipzig. roich(-atsign-)medizin.uni-leipzig.de

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Psychiatrische Praxis (Psychiatr Prax), published in Germany. (Language: ger)

Reference: 2006-Sep; vol 33 (issue 6) : pp 287-95

Dates: Created 2006/08/24; Completed 2007/01/12; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 16929459, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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