Academic training of authors publishing in high-impact epidemiology and clinical journals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To inform training program development and curricular initiatives, quantitative descriptions of the disciplinary training of research teams publishing in top-tier clinical and epidemiological journals are needed. Our objective was to assess whether interdisciplinary academic training and teamwork of authors publishing original research in 15 top-tier journals varied by year of publication (2000/2010/2020), type of journal (epidemiological/general clinical/specialty clinical), corresponding author gender, and time since the corresponding author completed formal training relative to the article publication date (<5/≥5 years).

Methods and findings

We invited corresponding authors of original research articles to participate in an online survey (n = 103; response rate

SUBMITTER: Sullivan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9337644 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature