Differences in citation rates by country of origin for papers published in top-ranked medical journals: do they reflect inequalities in access to publication?

BackgroundThe acceptance of a paper in a top-ranked journal depends on the importance of the study, and should not depend on its country of origin. If the papers' citation rate is a proxy for their importance, and the threshold for acceptance is unrelated to the country of origin, papers from d...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) 2011-02, Vol.65 (2), p.119-123
Hauptverfasser: Akre, Olof, Barone-Adesi, Francesco, Pettersson, Andreas, Pearce, Neil, Merletti, Franco, Richiardi, Lorenzo
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