Revista de Medicina y Cine / Journal of Medicine and Movies (Nov 2016)
Bibliometric Analysis of the Journal of Medicine and Movies (2005-2008)
Abstract
The purpose of the paper was to characterise the Journal of Medicine and Movies by carrying out an exploratory study of the articles published during 2005-2008. The data were obtained from the journal by extracting information about articles, authorships, bibliographic references, key words and covers. Quantitative bibliometric production and consumption indicators were calculated. Original papers were recorded in a percentage of 54%; concerning authorships, a cooperation index of 1.82 authors/article was stated and 52% were signed by a single author. The authors’ geographical place of origin showed a predominance of Salamanca, followed by a growing participation of authors from other places in Spain. The average number of quotes per article was about 8, comparable to the results of the bibliometric map of Spain, Price Index being close to 39%. The most indexed documents were books and articles from scientific journals and 47% of the total of the references came from documents in Spanish. The Journal of Medicine and Movies has evolved satisfactorily, keeping within the general indicators of other stronger scientific journals and can be considered a landmark for the use of film as a means of access to medical knowledge.
