Citation Impact
2.509 - 2-year Impact Factor
4.950 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.442 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.735 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
Usage
1,600,210 Downloads
3,119 Altmetric mentions
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Featured article: Reporting guideline for priority setting of health research (REPRISE)
Tong et al propose the REPRISE guidelines, which can facilitate comprehensive reporting of studies of research priority setting. Improved transparency may strengthen the acceptability and implementation of the priorities identified, generating evidence that is of importance to all stakeholders.
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Featured article: True and false positive rates for different criteria of evaluating statistical evidence from clinical trials
van Ravenzwaaij et al suggest that thinking about realistic effect sizes in conjunction with desirable levels of statistical evidence, as well as quantifying statistical evidence with Bayes factors may help improve decision-making for the endorsement of new medications.
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Featured article: Definition of a systematic review used in overviews of systematic reviews, meta-epidemiological studies and textbooks
Definitions for systematic reviews are ambiguous. This publication suggests a more specific definition and aims to motivate the research community to establish a clear guideline.
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The methods and baseline characteristics of a VA randomized controlled study evaluating supported employment provided in primary care patient aligned care teams
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Comparison of retention in observational cohorts and nested simulated HIV vaccine efficacy trials in the key populations in Uganda
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Outcome choice and definition in systematic reviews leads to few eligible studies included in meta-analyses: a case study
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Comparison of different rating scales for the use in Delphi studies: different scales lead to different consensus and show different test-retest reliability
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Meta-Analyst: software for meta-analysis of binary, continuous and diagnostic data
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Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research
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A tutorial on pilot studies: the what, why and how
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How to do a grounded theory study: a worked example of a study of dental practices
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The case study approach
Aims and scope
BMC Medical Research Methodology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in methodological approaches to healthcare research. Articles on the methodology of epidemiological research, clinical trials and meta-analysis/systematic review are particularly encouraged, as are empirical studies of the associations between choice of methodology and study outcomes. BMC Medical Research Methodology does not aim to publish articles describing scientific methods or techniques: these should be directed to the BMC journal covering the relevant biomedical subject area.
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Editor
- Tamara Hughes, BMC, UK
- Anna Melidoni, BMC, UK
Section Editors
- Chiu-Hsieh (Paul) Hsu, University of Arizona
- Livia Puljak, University of Split
- Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Harokopio University
Meet the editors
Livia Puljak, MD, PHD is professor at the University of Split School of Medicine in Split, Croatia. Her research interests are focused on methods in evidence-based medicine, clinical epidemiology and pain. She joined BMC Medical Research Methodology as Section Editor 2018.
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