Abstract
I was most interested in the commentary in the April issue of AJNR (“How American is the American Journal of Neuroradiology ?”) because it is hard not to notice the decreasing proportion of US articles. This commentary deserves careful reading by all academic neuroradiologists. The chart shown
Highlights
Reply: Dr Mamourian’s letter reflects his uneasiness with the “internalization” of American academic imaging journals, in particular the American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR). He points out that AJNR contains a very high percentage (Ͼ75%) of articles originating outside of the United States. This pattern is not unique to AJNR, and by using the same “pencil and paper” method he did, we found out that in the last 2 months, more than 50% of articles in Radiology and more than 70% of those in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) were written by foreign investigators
In an analysis of foreign articles published in the latter journal, Chen et al[1] found out that, during the early 1980s, only 10% of articles were “international,” whereas in the early 2000s, this number had reached nearly 40%. This is obviously a reflection of the excellent quality and reputation of American journals and their high impact factor that makes them appealing to investigators worldwide
Dr Mamourian issues a “wake-up call” to the American academic community to improve its number and quality of publications, and we completely agree with him. He wonders if we, the editors of AJNR, feel any responsibility in the matter of article selection, as the journal can only be as American as we want it to be
Summary
Reply: Dr Mamourian’s letter reflects his uneasiness with the “internalization” of American academic imaging journals, in particular the American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR). This pattern is not unique to AJNR, and by using the same “pencil and paper” method he did, we found out that in the last 2 months, more than 50% of articles (only those labeled as “original contributions”) in Radiology and more than 70% of those in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) were written by foreign investigators.
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