Social media usage to share information in communication journals: An analysis of social media activity and article citations.

Social media has surrounded every area of life, and social media platforms have become indispensable for today's communication. Many journals use social media actively to promote and disseminate new articles. Its use to share the articles contributes many benefits, such as reaching more people and spreading information faster. However, there is no consensus in the studies that to evaluate between tweeted and non-tweeted papers regarding their citation numbers. Therefore, it was aimed to show the effect of social media on the citations of articles in the top ten communication-based journals. For this purpose, this work evaluated original articles published in the top 10 communication journals in 2018. The top 10 communication-based journals were chosen based on SCImago Journal & Country Rank (cited in 2019). Afterward, it was recorded the traditional citation numbers (Google Scholar and Thompson-Reuters Web of Science) and social media exposure of the articles in January 2021 (nearly three years after the articles' publication date). It was assumed that this period would allow the impact of the published articles (the citations and Twitter mentions) to be fully observed. Based on this assessment, a positive correlation between exposure to social media and article citations was observed in this study.

Cómo escribir y publicar artículos científicos (y III). Llegamos a puerto: elección de la revista, envío del manuscrito, proceso editorial y aspectos éticos / How to write and publish scientific papers (and III). Arrival in port: journal choice, manuscript submission, editorial process, and ethical issues

Presentamos las cuestiones a considerar al enviar un manuscrito para su publicación como artículo en una revista científica. Para ello, es muy importante conocer las revistas científicas, particularmente las de nuestra especialidad o interés, conocer el proceso editorial en las revistas para la selección y la decisión sobre lo que publican, y conocer y respetar las normas éticas que atañen al proceso de publicación científica y a todos sus actores. Debemos escoger la revista a la que enviar nuestro manuscrito en base a aspectos tales como la audiencia y política editorial de la revista, su difusión, su indexación o su factor de impacto. Los manuscritos se deben acompañar de una carta de presentación, donde podremos comunicar directamente al editor la originalidad y valor de nuestro trabajo. Con algunas variaciones entre revistas, el proceso editorial de los manuscritos incluye una primera evaluación y decisión por parte del director (editor jefe) o editor asociado, que ya puede ser de rechazo. Si se pasa esa primera decisión, el manuscrito es enviado desde la revista a revisión externa por expertos, lo que se conoce como peer review. El editor a cargo del manuscrito lo valora de nuevo a la luz de los informes de los revisores externos y toma la segunda decisión, que puede ser de rechazo definitivo o de rechazo condicional, en este último caso requiriendo a los autores cambios y aclaraciones antes de una decisión definitiva. En las sucesivas versiones del manuscrito que nos pueda requerir la revista se deben atender muy cuidadosamente los comentarios de los revisores y editores. Adicionalmente, los autores de artículos científicos deben cumplir las normas éticas propias del proceso de publicación, como son los requisitos de autoría, sobre publicación duplicada o sobre conflictos de intereses. (AU)

We discuss the aspects to consider when submitting a manuscript for publication as an article in a scientific journal. Awareness of scientific journals, particularly of those dealing with our specialty or interest, and knowledge of their editorial process are important for journal selection, as is awareness of and respect for the ethical standards applying to the publication process and all those involved therein. We must select a journal for manuscript submission based on aspects such as readership, editorial policy, dissemination, indexing, and impact factor. Manuscripts must be accompanied by a cover letter, in which we can directly inform the editor about our work’s originality and value. With some variations among different journals, the editorial process of manuscripts includes an initial evaluation and decision by the editor-in-chief or an associate editor, which may result in rejection. If this first evaluation is passed, the manuscript is submitted by the journal to an external review by experts (peer review). The editor in charge of the manuscript assesses it again in the light of the reports received from external reviewers, and makes a second decision, which can be definitive rejection or conditional rejection, in the latter case requiring changes and clarifications by the authors before a final decision is made. Authors must carefully comply with any feedback reviewers and editors may provide in the successive versions of the manuscript as required by the journal. Additionally, the authors of scientific articles must comply with the ethical standards of the publication process, such as those related to authorship requirements, duplicate publication, and conflicts of interest. (AU)

Nurses' Knowledge and Barriers Regarding Pain Management.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify Polish nurses' experiences and perceptions about the barriers to postoperative pain management in older adults. DESIGN: The study was conducted using a dedicated questionnaire. METHODS: Eleven hospitals participated in this study. The project involved 1,602 nurses working on surgical hospital wards. A descriptive exploratory survey and a qualitative content analysis were used. FINDINGS: Access to journals on evidence-based practice related to pain assessment and management in elderly patients was assessed as less important by the respondents. Knowledge drawn from the media and scientific and medical journals was assessed by the respondents as unsatisfactory. The greatest barrier to nurses was that scientific articles are published in English. CONCLUSIONS: Nurses' awareness of evidence-based practice increases with their education. Among the key problems is the lack of available professional publications in the Polish literature, ignorance of English, shortage of time, and lack of support from chief physicians of the ward.

Declaración de Sant Joan d'Alacant en defensa del Acceso Abierto a las publicaciones científicas / Sant Joan d'Alacant Declaration in Defense of Open Access to Scientific Publications

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Declaración de Sant Joan d'Alacant en defensa del Acceso Abierto a las publicaciones científicas, del grupo de editores de revistas españolas sobre ciencias de la salud (GERECS) / Sant Joan d'Alacant declaration in defense of Open Access to scientific publications, by the group of editors of Spanish journals on health sciences (GERECS)

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