PubMed · 8586939
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S Z Smith. 1995. Responsible reporting.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8586939/
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the acceptance and rejection percentages of articles submitted to the editors of the Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde (NTvG) in 1997. DESIGN: Retrospective. METHOD: The data on all articles reviewed by the editors of the NTvG in 1997 were extracted from the registration system in April 1998. These included the outcome of the review process (rejection or acceptance for publication or no definite decision yet), the article category (e.g., original article, review article), and whether the article had been solicited by the editors or was a spontaneous submission. RESULTS: In 1997, 845 articles were received. Of these 28% (240) were rejected and 59% (497) were accepted for publication. On 13% (108) no decision had been made (in April 1998). Of the articles decided upon 36% were rejected (extrapolated). 705/845 (83%) articles were unsolicited: of these 33% (235) were rejected and 54% (382) accepted; on 13% (88) the decision was pending. The solicited articles numbered 140 (17%); of these 4% (5) were rejected and 82% (115) were accepted; on 14% (20) no decision had been made yet. CONCLUSION: The rejection of articles submitted to NTvG in 1997 was 36% (in 1990 38%). Solicited articles were rejected less frequently than unsolicited ones. The yearly number of articles submitted and the rejection percentage have not changed drastically during the last eight years.
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Impact factors of the journals in which scientific work is published play an important part in the assessment of scientific research. Impact factors are determined by the number of citations in the international literature of articles published in journals which are indexed by Current Contents (Science Citation Index). Publications in Dutch scientific journals-not admitted to Current Contents--such as Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde ('Dutch Medical Journal')--score lower in the assessment of scientific research. At a conference organized by Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde it was emphasized that there should be more appreciation for the transfer of medical knowledge and experience in the Dutch language. It is estimated that not more than about 10% of the Dutch physicians read foreign medical journals. Publications in the Dutch language have an important role in the teaching process and affect the quality of health care. Scientific medical publications should not be judged only by the impact score based on the Science Citation Index. There should be a second scoring system for publications in Dutch medical journals using an external peer review system which are not admitted to Current Contents.