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. 2022 Dec 19;14(12):e32680.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.32680. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Publication Times and Impact Factors (IFs) in Dentistry Journals

Tomasz Skrzypczak  1 , Anna Skrzypczak  2 , Małgorzata Skrzypczak  3
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Publication Times and Impact Factors (IFs) in Dentistry Journals

Tomasz Skrzypczak et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Introduction: The speed of manuscript publication in reputable journals plays a crucial role in spreading scientific novelties and may influence the number of received citations. In the present study, the authors investigated the publication speed of dentistry journals. This is crucial for both authors, who desire rapid dissemination of their findings, and patients in need, who seek new therapies.

Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional bibliometric analysis of published dentistry journals. A list of dentistry journals featured in the 2021 Journal Citation Report was downloaded. A total of five random original articles were extracted from each of these journals. These articles were published between January and December 2020. Median and interquartile range (IQR) times from submission to acceptance, publication in print, online publication, time from acceptance to in print and online publication were calculated. The correlation between publication times and journal impact factor (IF) was examined.

Results: A total of 89 journals were included. Individual time from submission to acceptance (peer review time) ranged from 6 to 279 days, the combined median peer review time was 115 (80-159) days. The overall median time from acceptance to online or print publication was 17 (12-38) and 153 (92-249) days, respectively. Journals with available data concerning publication times tended to have higher IF than others. Only journals that did not have available time from acceptance to online publication had higher IF. There were negative correlations between times from submission (r = -0.442, p = 0.007), acceptance (r = -0.616, p < 0.001) to in-print publication, and IF. There were no correlations between IF and time from submission to acceptance, acceptance to online publication, and submission to online publication.

Conclusions: Publication times availability was revealed to be an indicator of higher impacted journals, which is a potential new exponent of journal quality. Higher IF values were associated with shorter times from submission to acceptance and in-print publication, which is consistent with current editorial policies.

Keywords: bibliometric analyis; clinical dentistry; journals; peer reviews; publication times.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Differences between mean IF and availability of publication times.
All differences were statistically significant, p < 0.05; t, time from; N/A, not available IF, impact factor
Figure 2
Figure 2. Scatterplots showing correlation between IF and publication times.
Correlation between IF and time from  A) submission to acceptance (days) r = -0.063, p = 0.649; B) acceptance to online publication (days) r = -0.253, p = 0.055; C) submission to in print publication (days) r = -0.442, p = 0.007; D) acceptance to in print publication (days) r = -0.616, p <.001; E) submission to online publication (days) r = -0.156, p = 0.255; F) submission to in print publication and time from acceptance to in print publication (days) r = 0.475, p = 0.003 IF, impact factor
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