Tuesday, 9th January 2007

The Use of the World Wide Web by Medical Journals in 2003 and 2005: An Observational Study

The Use of the World Wide Web by Medical Journals in 2003 and 2005: An Observational Study

RESULTS: Fifty-six articles (7%) in 5 journals were Web only. Thirteen of the 28 journals had no supplementary online content. By 2005, several journals were including Web-only supplements in >20% of their papers. Supplementary methods, tables, and figures predominated. The use of supplementary material increased by 5% from 2% to 7% in the 20-journal random sample from 2003 to 2005. Web sites had similar functionality with an emphasis on linking each article to related material and e-mailing readers about activity related to each article. There was little evidence of journals using the Web to provide readers an interactive experience with the data or with each other. Seventeen of the 138 journals offered rapid-response pages. Only 18% of eligible articles had any comments after 5 months.

CONCLUSIONS: Journal Web sites offer similar functionality. The use of online-only articles and online-only supplements is increasing.

Source: Pediatrics

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