Abstract
BACKGROUND: Accuracy of abstracts representing original research articles is imperative since these are readily available and biomedical literature readers may not have access to the full-text article. Furthermore, previous reports document discrepancies in published original research abstracts compared with the full-text article. OBJECTIVE: To determine the accuracy of abstracts for original research articles published in nationally represented, widely circulated pharmacy-specific journals ( American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, The Consultant Pharmacist, Hospital Pharmacy, Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy) from June 2001 through May 2002. METHODS: Outcome measures included an omission, defined as data in the abstract not located in the article. In addition, abstracts were considered deficient if these included an omission, inaccurate factual (ie, qualitative and quantitative) information presented in the abstract that differed from information contained within the text, an inconsistency in following the “Instructions for Authors” for the respective journal, or a discrepancy between the placement of text in the manuscript and a structured abstract. RESULTS: A total of 243 abstracts for original research articles were published in selected journal issues. Evaluation of these abstracts identified 60 (24.7%) abstracts containing omissions; 81 (33.3%) abstracts contained either an omission or inaccuracy. A total of 147 (60.5%) abstracts were classified as deficient. CONCLUSIONS: Results of this analysis demonstrate that improvements are needed within abstracts for original research articles published in pharmacy-specific journals. Authors and peer reviewers should analyze the abstract contents closely to ensure that the abstract accurately represents the full-text article.
Keywords
PharmacyMedicineMEDLINEPharmacistOriginal researchMedical educationFamily medicineLibrary scienceComputer science
Affiliated Institutions
Related Publications
North of England evidence based guidelines development project: methods of guideline development
use of all medicines.Campaigns to inform patients about self education would be to the public benefit. Good teamwork is essentialEncouraging the public to seek advice from the c...
ChemInform Abstract: Li<sub>x</sub>Cu<sub>6</sub>Sn<sub>5</sub> (0 < x < 13): An Intermetallic Insertion Electrode for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries.
Abstract ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstra...
More Informative Abstracts Revisited
Following proposals in 1987 and 1988, several medical journals have provided more informative abstracts ("structured abstracts") for articles of clinical interest. Structured ab...
The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics
Journal Article The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics Get access The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Fifth Edition, edited by Louis S. Goodman and Alfred Gilman. Publ...
CONSORT for Reporting Randomized Controlled Trials in Journal and Conference Abstracts: Explanation and Elaboration
CONSORT for Abstracts aims to improve reporting of abstracts of RCTs published in journal articles and conference proceedings. It will help authors of abstracts of these trials ...
Publication Info
- Year
- 2004
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 7-8
- Pages
- 1173-1177
- Citations
- 42
- Access
- Closed
External Links
Social Impact
Altmetric
PlumX Metrics
Social media, news, blog, policy document mentions
Citation Metrics
42
OpenAlex
Cite This
Leah G Ward,
Michael G. Kendrach,
Sherry O. Price
(2004).
Accuracy of Abstracts for Original Research Articles in Pharmacy Journals.
Annals of Pharmacotherapy
, 38
(7-8)
, 1173-1177.
https://doi.org/10.1345/aph.1d416
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1345/aph.1d416