Are Editors free from bias? The special case of Letters to the Editor
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- 14 December 2006
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Injury Prevention
- Vol. 12 (6) , 353-354
Abstract
There are several types of letters. One is “Research letters”. These are short communications addressed to the Editor that report data. In Injury Prevention, they were effectively the same as a Brief Report. As such, they were peer reviewed, but their limited length made them interesting but insubstantial. As a result, they are not often quoted. Editors with an eye on their impact factor may conclude (as we have done) that as long …Keywords
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