Abstract
Pharmacists are expected to participate in the conduction of research to advance the profession and health care broadly. Additional opportunities for pharmacist research engagement have emerged with the increased integration of clinically trained pharmacists into interprofessional care teams. Research conducted over the past four decades has demonstrated an increasing trend of pharmacist-authored publications in medical journals. The purpose of this study was to build upon this work and investigate trends in pharmacist-authored original research publications within the JAMA Network over the past 20 years. A descriptive study design was used to retrospectively evaluate trends in the numbers of pharmacist-authored publications and authorship within those publications in nine JAMA Network journals. Data were aggregated into ten-year time periods (2000–2009 and 2010–2019) and compared using chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests. Overall, pharmacist-authored publications significantly increased over the ten-year period (2.0% to 3.0%, p < 0.001), including in five specific journals: JAMA, JAMA Dermatology, JAMA Neurology, JAMA Ophthalmology, and JAMA Surgery. There was no change in first—and senior-authored publications. While the overall pharmacist publication trend was positive, room for significant growth remains. A deeper understanding of the barriers and facilitators to pharmacist engagement in research is needed, along with strategies to enhance pharmacist research training.
Highlights
Pharmacist-authored publications significantly increased over the ten-year period (2.0% to 3.0%, p < 0.001), including in five specific journals: Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), JAMA Dermatology, JAMA Neurology, JAMA Ophthalmology, and JAMA
Studies published from to 2008 all noted an increase in pharmacist-authored research publications when examining ten-year intervals, the rate of pharmacist authorship in major medical journals remains low overall [9,10,11]
Numerous factors could be leading to increases in pharmacist contribution to health care literature in major medical journals in the past decade plus, including overall workforce growth globally and an increasing number of pharmacy colleges and schools in countries such as the United States (U.S.) and United Kingdom, which has led to increases in both pharmacy faculty who have an expectation of research productivity as part of their
Summary
Published: 13 February 2021Engaging in research and contributing to the peer-reviewed literature base is recognized as an important component of clinical pharmacy training, postgraduate education, and practice; numerous pharmacy organizations in the United States (U.S.) and internationally explicitly identify research as a core aspect of their mission or vision statements and provide resources to support the research efforts of their members [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8].Despite the recognition of the importance of research to the profession, but to health care broadly, historically, pharmacists’ contributions to the peer-reviewed literature in non-pharmacy-focused health care journals have been limited. Studies published from to 2008 all noted an increase in pharmacist-authored research publications when examining ten-year intervals, the rate of pharmacist authorship in major medical journals remains low overall [9,10,11]. Numerous factors could be leading to increases in pharmacist contribution to health care literature in major medical journals in the past decade plus, including overall workforce growth globally and an increasing number of pharmacy colleges and schools in countries such as the United States (U.S.) and United Kingdom, which has led to increases in both pharmacy faculty who have an expectation of research productivity as part of their.
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