Journal article
Accelerated publication versus usual publication in 2 leading medical journals.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A number of medical journals have developed policies for accelerated publication of articles judged by the authors, the editors or the peer reviewers to be of special importance. However, the validity of these judgements is unknown. We therefore compared the importance of articles published on a "fast track" with those published in the usual way.
METHODS: We identified 12 "case" articles--6 articles from the New England Journal of …
Authors
Ghali WA; Cornuz J; McAlister FA; Wasserfallen J-B; Devereaux PJ; Naylor CD
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 166, No. 9, pp. 1137–1143
Publication Date
April 30, 2002
ISSN
0820-3946