Lag times in the publication of network meta-analyses: a survey.

OBJECTIVE: We assessed the extent of lag times in the publication and indexing of network meta-analyses (NMAs). STUDY DESIGN: This was a survey of published NMAs on drug interventions. SETTING: NMAs indexed in PubMed (searches updated in May 2020). PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Lag times were measured as the time between the last systematic search and the article submission, acceptance, online publication, indexing and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) allocation dates. Time-to-event analyses were performed considering independent variables (geographical origin, Journal Impact Factor, Scopus CiteScore, open access status) (SPSS V.24, R/RStudio). RESULTS: We included 1245 NMAs. The median time from last search to article submission was 6.8 months (204 days (IQR 95-381)), and to publication was 11.6 months. Only 5% of authors updated their search after first submission. There is a very slightly decreasing historical trend of acceptance (rho=-0.087; p=0.010), online publication (rho=-0.080; p=0.008) and indexing (rho=-0.080; p=0.007) lag times. Journal Impact Factor influenced the MeSH allocation process, but not the other lag times. The comparison between open access versus subscription journals confirmed meaningless differences in acceptance, online publication and indexing lag times. CONCLUSION: Efforts by authors to update their search before submission are needed to reduce evidence production time. Peer reviewers and editors should ensure authors' compliance with NMA standards. The accuracy of these findings depends on the accuracy of the metadata used; as we evaluated only NMA on drug interventions, results may not be generalisable to all types of studies.

Encouragement to submit manuscripts-suggestions from a Japanese Associate Editor of Acta Cirurgica Brasileira

Abstract Medicine can be broadly divided into two fields: clinical medicine that aims to save existing patients and basic medical research that aims to save the lives of future patients. In terms of disseminating basic medical research, medical journals play a vital role for physicians and scientists, as they enable them to share experiences. The author, who has been serving as an Associate Editor of the Brazilian journal Acta Cirurgica Brasileira over a long period of time, wishes to encourage physicians and researchers to submit their papers to medical journals. As we currently face the difficult battle against COVID-19 pandemic, physicians worldwide must team up and fight the virus for the safety of our future generations.

Encouragement to submit manuscripts-suggestions from a Japanese Associate Editor of Acta Cirurgica Brasileira

Abstract Medicine can be broadly divided into two fields: clinical medicine that aims to save existing patients and basic medical research that aims to save the lives of future patients. In terms of disseminating basic medical research, medical journals play a vital role for physicians and scientists, as they enable them to share experiences. The author, who has been serving as an Associate Editor of the Brazilian journal Acta Cirurgica Brasileira over a long period of time, wishes to encourage physicians and researchers to submit their papers to medical journals. As we currently face the difficult battle against COVID-19 pandemic, physicians worldwide must team up and fight the virus for the safety of our future generations.

A loucura na fronteira entre a medicina e o direito: a elite médica em busca da legitimação socioprofissional nas páginas do Annaes Brasilienses de Medicina (1860-1880) / Madness, penal responsibility, civil rights and forensic medicine: the medical elite in search of socio-professional legitimation in the pages of Annaes Brasilienses de Medicina (Brazilian Annals of Medicine) / La folie entre la médicine et le droit: l'élite médicale à la poursuite de la légitimation socioprofessionnelle au cours des pages des Annales Brésiliennes de Médicine (1860-1880) / La locura en la frontera entre la medicina y el derecho: la élite médica en la búsqueda de la legitimación sócio-professional en las páginas de los Anales Brasilienses de Medicina (1860-1880)

Este artigo examina o papel estratégico desempenhado pelo Annaes Brasilienses de Medicina - órgão oficial da Academia Imperial de Medicina -, na busca da elite médica pela legitimação socioprofissional no campo da medicina mental, visando a expansão de suas prerrogativas no âmbito das relações entre loucura, responsabilidade penal, direitos civis e medicina legal de 1860 a 1880.(AU)

This article examines the strategic role played by the Brazilian Annals of Medicine, the official organ of the Imperial Academy of Medicine. Its objective was to socially legitimize the medical elite in the field of mental health. It sought to broaden its prerogatives in the area of madness, criminal liability, civil rights and forensic medicine between 1860 and 1880.(AU)

Cet article examine le rôle stratégique des Annaes Brasilienses de Medicina (Annales Brésiliennes de Médicine) - organe officiel de l'Académie Impériale de Médicine - pour l'élite médicale à la recherche d'une légitimation socioprofessionnelle dans le domaine de la médicine mentale visant à étendre ses prérogatives par rapport à la folie, la responsabilité pénale, les droits civils et la médicine légale de 1860 à 1880.(AU)

Este artículo examina el papel estratégico desempeñado por los Anales de Medicina Brasilienses - órgano oficial de la Academia Imperial de Medicina -, en la búsqueda de la élite médica por la legitimación sócio-profesional en el campo de la medicina mental, com el objetivo de expandir sus prerrogativas en el ámbito de la relación entre locura, responsabilidad penal, derechos civiles e medicina legal desde 1860 hasta 1880.(AU)

A loucura na fronteira entre a medicina e o direito: a elite médica em busca da legitimação socioprofissional nas páginas do annaes brasilienses de medicina (1860-1880) / Madness, penal responsibility, civil rights and forensic medicine: the medical elite in search of socio-professional legitimation in the pages of annaes brasilienses de medicina (brazilian annals of medicine) / La folie entre la médicine et le droit: l'élite médicale à la poursuite de la légitimation socioprofessionnelle au cours des pages des annales brésiliennes de médicine (1860-1880) / La locura en la frontera entre la medicina y el derecho: la élite médica en la búsqueda de la legitimación sócio-professional en las páginas de los anales brasilienses de medicina (1860-1880)

Este artigo examina o papel estratégico desempenhado pelo Annaes Brasilienses de Medicina - órgão oficial da Academia Imperial de Medicina -, na busca da elite médica pela legitimação socioprofissional no campo da medicina mental, visando a expansão de suas prerrogativas no âmbito das relações entre loucura, responsabilidade penal, direitos civis e medicina legal de 1860 a 1880.

This article examines the strategic role played by the Brazilian Annals of Medicine, the official organ of the Imperial Academy of Medicine. Its objective was to socially legitimize the medical elite in the field of mental health. It sought to broaden its prerogatives in the area of madness, criminal liability, civil rights and forensic medicine between 1860 and 1880.

Cet article examine le rôle stratégique des Annaes Brasilienses de Medicina (Annales Brésiliennes de Médicine) - organe officiel de l'Académie Impériale de Médicine - pour l'élite médicale à la recherche d'une légitimation socioprofessionnelle dans le domaine de la médicine mentale visant à étendre ses prérogatives par rapport à la folie, la responsabilité pénale, les droits civils et la médicine légale de 1860 à 1880.

Este artículo examina el papel estratégico desempeñado por los Anales de Medicina Brasilienses - órgano oficial de la Academia Imperial de Medicina -, en la búsqueda de la élite médica por la legitimación sócio-profesional en el campo de la medicina mental, com el objetivo de expandir sus prerrogativas en el ámbito de la relación entre locura, responsabilidad penal, derechos civiles e medicina legal desde 1860 hasta 1880.