Author Characteristics Research Articles

A 20-Year Analysis of Global Authorship Trends in Craniofacial Literature: Is the United States Falling Behind?

Recent advances in craniofacial surgery have occurred in conjunction with a global proliferation of research. Although previous studies have examined geographic publication trends, little is known about these trends in the craniofacial literature. All craniofacial articles published from 2000 to 2020 in 3 premier craniofacial surgery journals were evaluated in 5-year increments. Geographic origin, manuscript type, and authorship characteristics were collected. Changes in publication output, geographic origin, and content were analyzed. In total 3864 articles were analyzed, with the United States (U.S.) (33.46%) accounting for the majority, followed by Asia (27.04%), the Middle East (16.23%), and Europe (14.65%). The proportion of articles from the U.S. decreased significantly in the in the 20-year span (48.28% versus 33.53%, P < 0.001), whereas those originating from Asia and the Middle East increased significantly (18.62% versus 31.41% and 10.34% versus 15.66%, respectively, P < 0.001). After stratifying and selecting for regions with the greatest changes in publication output, the authors observed significant trends for the number of original investigations from 2000 to 2020 in the U.S. (Odds Ratio [OR] 1 versus 2.4, P < 0.001) and in Asia (OR 1 versus 1.8, P = 0.0052). Additionally, a significant trend in editorial/correspondence publications originating in the U.S. (OR 1 versus 0.74, P = 0.0102), Europe (OR 1 versus 0.38, P = 0.0186), and Asia (OR 1 versus 0.48, P = 0.0051) was observed. Despite rising craniofacial publications over the past 2 decades, there has been a diminishing proportion originating from the U.S.

Verbalization of evaluation in prose and dramatic genres

The article deals with the study of the peculiarities of linguistic expression of the category of assessment, which as a universal language category operating at different language levels, plays an important role in the choice of native speakers and, consequently, culture, language means of information and is equally important for mental processes of perception, comprehension and acceptance or non-acceptance of this information. The publications in the scientific literature on various aspects of the study of the category of evaluation in terms of language have been reviewed. The analysis of the peculiarities of verbalization of the category of evaluation is carried out on the material of fictional and dramatic discourse, which is a productive language environment for studying the category of evaluation, because through verbalized national-cultural ideas and stereotypes are reflected the conceptual and linguistic pictures of the world. First of all, this category is manifested in the language and characteristics of the characters. Special attention is paid to the characters of a (chynovnyk, pan, a pani, a panna and a cossack, verbalized in the fictional and dramatic discourse of the XIX century. Evaluative characteristics, which are the elements of language modeling of fictional images, served as a basis for distinguishing the following types of evaluation: positive and negative evaluation in the structure of the text narrative, neutral evaluation, hidden positive evaluation, author's evaluation, evaluation by other characters. A positive evaluation in the language of fiction is shown by the linguistic means of creating the character of a cossack. Negative assessment was found in the linguistic means of creating the image of the pan (landlord), the images of the pani and panna are ambivalent. Evaluation is present both in the language of the characters and in the author's characteristics or comments. The object of evaluation in the fictional and dramatic genres can be both internal and external characteristics of the characters, and external characteristics are often marked by positive evaluation, while internal features have either negative or ambivalent evaluation characteristics. It was found that the ways of realization of positive or negative evaluation in the language of fiction are quite diverse. They depend on the literary and fictional methods, the creative manner of the writer and reflect his worldview.

Authorship characteristics of retracted COVID-19 articles

Following the explosion of publications about COVID-19, some of these articles were retracted. These articles are potentially dangerous to public health as they can mislead about the nature of the virus. The growth and sensitive nature of retracted papers led to bibliometrics studies on them, although few, which focused more on the level of documents. This study, instead, examines the characteristics of the authors of these articles. 54 retracted COVID-19 articles that fit our study’s criteria were identified. The results revealed that 32% of these authors were MD, and about one-fifth of them had a past history of publishing retracted articles. The average number of authors per article was 6. Also, according to their profile in the Scopus, the mean number of documents, citations and their H-index were 61, 3159 and 12, respectively. Women also appeared in one-third of the articles as first and last authors. Continued research about retracted COVID-19 articles can continue to help prevent the further dissemination of questionable research findings.

KARAKTERISTIK KEPENULISAN ARTIKEL PADA JURNAL AGRISEP UNIVERSITAS BENGKULU TAHUN 2015-2019 MENGGUNAKAN KAJIAN BIBLIOMETRIKA

The purpose of this study is to know the characteristics of authorship and articles in the Journal AGRISEP at University of Bengkulu in 2015-2019 by using a study of bibliometrics based on several indicators. This research uses a descriptive quantitative study. The object is articles in the AGRISEP Journal of University of bengkulu in 2015-2019 with a total of 91 articles. Data were analyzed by using frequency tabulations. The results of this research show that the characteristics of writing and articles in the Journal of University of Bengkulu AGRISEP in 2015-2019 is vary greatly. It shows that the authors were male (54.08%). Most of the authors work as Lecturers (50.43%.). University of bengkulu contributed the most articles with almost 41 articles. Article was written by 3 authors (52.75%). Most of the authors have Master educational background. Articles use Indonesian language (96.70%.). The highest author's productivity is Sriyoto. The length of articles contain in this journal was 11-15 pages (56.15%). Articles contain 3 keywords were 51.14%, and the abstract length is around 150-199 words (35.16%). The most type of literature is Journal with 373 citations (36.93%). Based on these characteristics, it can be seen that the articles have met the written guidelines and articles that have been determined as well as an overview of the development of the articles in the AGRISEP Journal of Bengkulu University in 2015-2019.

Means of Lexical Representation of Spatial Continuum in Early Stories of I. A. Bunin

The question of ways of creating a spatial continuum in the early stories of I. A. Bunin “On the wrong side”, “On the farm” and “On the Donets”, united by a single principle of nomination and included in the first book of the writer’s prose “To the end of the world” (1897) is considered in the article. The semantics of the title actualizes the spatial component of the author’s linguistic picture of the world, which determined the path of linguistic and stylistic analysis of the linguistic material of stories. The authors pay special attention to the means of lexical representation of space as one of the basic linguo-cognitive categories. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that the language material has been identified, systematized and described, which makes it possible to determine the individual author's characteristics in the creation of the spatial continuum of I. A. Bunin’s early stories. The relevance of the study is due to the appeal to the problems of cognitive linguistics. On the basis of statistical, descriptive and linguo-cognitive methods of analysis, the authors identify and describe the means of lexical representation of the spatial model created in the stories of I. A. Bunin, which is characterized by a clear structuredness and individuality of the author’s approach. In the course of the study, the authors come to conclusions that make it possible to characterize the features of the construction of space in the early stories of the writer, taking into account the individual characteristics of the author's world modeling, and also to analyze the linguistic parameters of the idiostyle of I. A. Bunin.

28330 Bibliometric analysis of original research in four high-impact dermatology journals

Introduction: Bibliometric information regarding published dermatology research is scarce. In this study, original research articles published in 2018 in four high-impact dermatology journals were evaluated for subject content and authorship characteristics.

Authorship decision-making in the field of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine

PurposeTo facilitate decision-making in authorship positions, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editor (ICMJE) developed a guideline that stipulates criteria authors should meet in order to merit authorship. Authors who did not meet these criteria and still enlisted as authors, are called ‘honorary’ authors. In this study, the prevalence and characteristics of honorary authorship (HA) is assessed in the field of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. MethodsA survey was distributed among corresponding authors of articles published in 2019 in six Orthopedics-dedicated journals. Results479 of the 1392 approached authors responded, leading to a response rate of 34.4%. 91.6% of the respondents were aware of the ICMJE guidelines, whereas 67.8% were aware of the issue of HA. Overall, the prevalence of guideline-based HA was 41.9%, while the prevalence of self-perceived HA was 14.7%. Having a senior member automatically enlisted as author on the departments, was associated with a higher rate of guideline-based HA (OR 5.03) and self-perceived HA (OR 3.31). ConclusionsThe prevalence of HA in the field of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is high, but comparable to other medical fields. Transparency in authorship decision-making is crucial to maintain liability in scientific articles.

Significant increase in quantity and quality of knee arthroplasty related research in KSSTA over the past 15\xa0years

PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate both publication and authorship characteristics in Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy journal (KSSTA) regarding knee arthroplasty over the past 15 years.MethodsPubMed was searched for articles published in KSSTA between January 1, 2006, and December 31st, 2020, utilising the search term ‘knee arthroplasty’. 1288 articles met the inclusion criteria. The articles were evaluated using the following criteria: type of article, type of study, main topic and special topic, use of patient-reported outcome scores, number of references and citations, level of evidence (LOE), number of authors, gender of the first author and continent of origin. Three time intervals were compared: 2006–2010, 2011–2015 and 2016–2020.ResultsBetween 2016 and 2020, publications peaked at 670 articles (52%) compared with 465 (36%) published between 2011 and 2016 and 153 articles (12%) between 2006 and 2010. While percentage of reviews (2006–2010: 0% vs. 2011–2015: 5% vs. 2016–2020: 5%) and meta-analyses (1% vs. 6% vs. 5%) increased, fewer case reports were published (13% vs. 3% vs. 1%) (p < 0.001). Interest in navigation and computer-assisted surgery decreased, whereas interest in perioperative management, robotic and individualized surgery increased over time (p < 0.001). There was an increasing number of references [26 (2–73) vs. 30 (2–158) vs. 31 (1–143), p < 0.001] while number of citations decreased [30 (0–188) vs. 22 (0–264) vs. 6 (0–106), p < 0.001]. LOE showed no significant changes (p = 0.439). The number of authors increased between each time interval (p < 0.001), while the percentage of female authors was comparable between first and last interval (p = 0.252). Europe published significantly fewer articles over time (56% vs. 47% vs. 52%), whereas the number of articles from Asia increased (35% vs. 45% vs. 37%, p = 0.005).ConclusionIncreasing interest in the field of knee arthroplasty-related surgery arose within the last 15 years in KSSTA. The investigated topics showed a significant trend towards the latest techniques at each time interval. With rising number of authors, the part of female first authors also increased—but not significantly. Furthermore, publishing characteristics showed an increasing number of publications from Asia and a slightly decreasing number in Europe.Level of evidenceIV.

Statistical methods used in Arabic journals of library and information science

Statistical methods are crucial for research studies in LIS to reach, analyze, and critique results. The current study aims to investigate the use of statistical methods in the Arab literature in LIS, provide a comprehensive review of commonly used statistical methods, and reveal the variables affecting the use of statistical methods. Research papers published in the eight Arab journals from January 2014 to December 2018 were investigated according to three categories of variables related to characteristics of article, author, and research methodologies. Statistical methods were classified into four categories: descriptive methods, parametric inferential methods, nonparametric inferential methods, and predictive methods. The total usage of statistical methods reached 1037 times. Descriptive statistical methods were the most commonly used, followed distantly by predictive statistical methods. Frequency distributions and percentages were used in most quantitative studies. While t-test and ANOVA were the most parametric methods used, Chi-squared was the most non-parametric method used. Most of the studied variables influence the Arab researchers' choice of the category of statistical methods used in their research in LIS. Besides, the author's characteristics are the most influential variables in the use of statistical methods, followed by the research methodology, while the effect of article characteristics is less.

Vital signs or flatline? Canadian physical and health education research publication activity

ABSTRACT To inform a response to recent critiques of physical and health education (PHE) research activity within Canadian universities, this research inquired into peer-reviewed PHE publications by Canadian-based authors between 2010 and 2015 via an analysis of published research method framed within a ‘health’ metaphor. The three-phase method involved: (a) identifying Canadian-authored English-language PHE journal articles via targeted database keyword searches designed in consultation with an academic librarian and the Physical and Health Education Canada Research Council executive; (b) categorizing the publications by extracting data related to author affiliation, journal name, research question, and funding acknowledgement; and (c) conducting basic descriptive statistics to report findings on publication topics, authorship characteristics, journal outlets, and funding rates and sources. Results were interpreted through the lens of common criteria within Canadian tenure, promotion, and performance reviews for ‘healthy’ research publication activity: quantity of publications, prestige of publication outlets, knowledge mobilization to national and international practitioners and academics, and (external) funding. Findings revealed relatively ‘healthy’ measures of publication quantity, prestigious external funding, and nationally-focused knowledge mobilization to stakeholders inside and outside of academia. However, findings also revealed limits in the proportion of research published in prestigious journals and journals easily accessible to international audiences, both of which could be interpreted or represented (and subsequently weaponized) by others as ‘illness’. While it is neither our aim, nor place, to prescribe a way forward – as that is for the larger community of Canadian-based PHE scholars to consider together – it is our hope that this research provides the descriptive data and reflection needed to inform the beginnings of evidence-based discussion, action, and advocacy regarding PHE research publication activity in Canada.

Who Publishes in Economic Education? A Bibliographic Analysis of the First 50 Years of theJournal of Economic Education

We examined the characteristics of the authors who published academic articles in the Journal of Economic Education ( JEE) during its first 50 years and identify those economists who were most productive in developing economic education as a specialized field. Employing bibliometric data, we review trends in the salient characteristics of authorship with special attention paid to gender, geography, institutional affiliation, and other factors. We also explore the JEE’s impact on the development of teaching-related research through citation analysis over the course of the journal’s various editorial regimes. The results reveal the relative impacts of authors and their economic education scholarship over the past half century and provide some insight into the possible future of the field.JEL Classifications: A20, A14

Level of Evidence and Authorship Trends in Foot and Ankle Related Trauma Publications

Category:OtherIntroduction/Purpose:Evidence-based research in the field of foot and ankle related trauma surgery has increased significantly over the past two decades and considerable emphasis is being put on publication quality and level of evidence (LOE). With foot and ankle surgery being a relatively new and growing field of orthopedics, minimal analysis has been performed on the LOE and authorship trends in foot and ankle related trauma publications. The purpose of this study is to evaluate LOE and authorship characteristics in foot and ankle related trauma publications in three different high impact factor journals.Methods:All of the foot and ankle related trauma publications from the years 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017 in Foot and Ankle International (FAI), Journal of Trauma (JOT), and The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American and British volumes) (JBJS) were analyzed. LOE of each article was determined by two external reviewers based on the JBJS LOE grading system.Country of origin for the first, last, and corresponding author of each article was evaluated, and fellowship data was obtained from a database for all United States authors. LOE, authorship, and publication trends were compared between both journals and publication year.Results:Over the 15-year period therapeutic studies were the prominent studies in all three journals. JBJS published the highest quality level of evidence and did not publish any level V evidence. The median number of authors was highest in JBJS. JOT publishes a majority of articles from North America (65%) while JBJS publishes more internationally (48% North American).Number of authors increased over time from a median of 3 in 1997 to a median of 5 in 2017. When evaluating the articles with available authorship fellowship data, JBJS and JOT had the highest percentage of articles with a trauma fellowship trained author at 77% and 53%, respectively. FAI had the highest percentage of articles with a foot and ankle fellowship trained author at 34%.Conclusion:From 1997 to 2017, there has been an increase in level 3 evidence foot and ankle related trauma publications and an emphasis on studies being conducted by fellowship trained authors. While the percentage of authors with MDs per publication remained similar over time, this study shows that publications have gradually increased the number of authors over time. There are key differences between the journals including level of evidence.

Ten Years of Sports Health: Authorship Characteristics and Levels of Evidence.

Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach, now 10 years into production, has been ranked a top-25 journal in sport sciences and has tripled its impact throughout its existence. To evaluate authorship trends and levels of evidence (LOE) of articles published in Sports Health from 2009 to 2018. The secondary aim was to analyze funding sources and internationalization throughout the journal's tenure. All clinical studies published in Sports Health between the years 2009 and 2018 were examined. All publications from the provided years were electronically reviewed by 2 reviewers and evaluated for inclusion criteria. Editorials, society news, memorials, letters to the editor, and corrigenda were excluded. Systematic review. Level 5. Articles were examined for number of authors, presence of female authorship, funding, country of origin, international collaboration, academic degree or certification of first and senior authors, and LOE. Clinical articles were assigned LOE based on guidelines from the University of Oxford's Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. A total of 654 articles were examined. The percentage of high-LOE studies increased throughout the study period. The percentage of publications with female authors also increased throughout the study period. The mean number of authors per article increased from 3.2 to 4.6 over the 10-year period (P < 0.05). The percentage of publications with international collaboration stayed consistent, while the number of countries per year increased during the study period. Overall, institutions from 23 countries have published in Sports Health since its inception to the time of this study. Female authorship in Sports Health surpasses industry standards, and the percentage of high-LOE studies remains remarkably high. Sports Health has stayed true to its multidisciplinary scope, as evidenced by the authors' varying degrees and numerous countries that publish in the journal.

Identifying publications in questionable journals in the context of performance-based research funding.

In this article we discuss the five yearly screenings for publications in questionable journals which have been carried out in the context of the performance-based research funding model in Flanders, Belgium. The Flemish funding model expanded from 2010 onwards, with a comprehensive bibliographic database for research output in the social sciences and humanities. Along with an overview of the procedures followed during the screenings for articles in questionable journals submitted for inclusion in this database, we present a bibliographic analysis of the publications identified. First, we show how the yearly number of publications in questionable journals has evolved over the period 2003-2016. Second, we present a disciplinary classification of the identified journals. In the third part of the results section, three authorship characteristics are discussed: multi-authorship, the seniority-or experience level-of authors in general and of the first author in particular, and the relation of the disciplinary scope of the journal (cognitive classification) with the departmental affiliation of the authors (organizational classification). Our results regarding yearly rates of publications in questionable journals indicate that awareness of the risks of questionable journals does not lead to a turn away from open access in general. The number of publications in open access journals rises every year, while the number of publications in questionable journals decreases from 2012 onwards. We find further that both early career and more senior researchers publish in questionable journals. We show that the average proportion of senior authors contributing to publications in questionable journals is somewhat higher than that for publications in open access journals. In addition, this paper yields insight into the extent to which publications in questionable journals pose a threat to the public and political legitimacy of a performance-based research funding system of a western European region. We include concrete suggestions for those tasked with maintaining bibliographic databases and screening for publications in questionable journals.

Tendencias de investigación sobre comunicación organizacional: la autoría española en revistas indexadas (2014-2018)

An overview of the research trends on organizational communication generated by Spanish authors in high impact journals between 2014 and 2018 is offered. Variables such as the year of publication, the source or the number of citations, as well as characteristics of authorship and issues addressed are analyzed. The results show a discrete but stable presence of this type of studies, with variety of sources, especially Spanish journals, and issues, although online communication accounts for almost a third of total articles. The diversity of authors and universities is also notorious, but a small group of institutions concentrates an important part of the research. It is remarkable the high number of works signed in co-authorship, and a percentage of female authorship over 50%. More than half of the items in the sample have never been cited.

Abstract No. 486 Scholarly trends in interventional radiology: an analysis of U.S. female authorship in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

To assess trends in U.S. female authorship of scientific articles published in a high-impact interventional radiology (IR) journal. A review of scientific articles published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) from 2009-2018 was performed. Articles published over the last decade were reviewed for their authorship characteristics, including gender of the first and last authors, total number of female authors, total number of authors, and level of training of the female authors. From January 2009 to August 2018, 999 scientific articles were published in JVIR. Of these, 579 articles (58.0%) had at least one female author, while 997 articles (99.8%) had at least one male author. The average number of male authors per article outnumbered the average number of female authors per article when compared on a yearly basis. Over the last ten years, there has been an average of 5.7 male authors for every female author. 118 (11.8%) of all articles had a female first author and 79 (7.9%) had a female last author. When exclusively looking at the 579 articles having a female author, 118 (20.4%) had a female first author while 79 (13.6%) had a female last author. Training level was also examined with 663 (62.6%) of the 1059 female authors having an MD and 149 (14.1%) having a PhD. Although approximately 12% of all interventional radiologists are female, recent studies suggest there is an increasing number of women entering the field, particularly after the institution of the Integrated IR residency. However, female authorship of scientific articles in a leading IR journal has remained relatively stagnant over the past decade, while the number of female first and last authors remains disproportionately low. Further research which identifies barriers to scholarly involvement of females in IR will be essential as more females join the field and proportional representation in future academic contributions will be of critical importance.

Authorship Trends in Spine Publications From 2000 to 2015.

Literature review. To examine changes in authorship characteristics for Spine publications from the year 2000 to 2015. Scientific publications are considered an indication of academic achievement for physicians. Recently, authorship trends have been investigated; however, limited information is available on this topic within spine-specific literature. Original research articles published in Spine in the years 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015 were evaluated. Authorship characteristics were collected for each article, including the number of authors and institutions per publication, first and last authors' sex, publication origin, and highest degree held by the first and last author. Trends over time were analyzed using numeric and visual descriptive analyses including percentages, means, standard deviations, and graphs. An average of 506 articles per year was published in Spine during the years 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015. The number of articles written by 10 or more authors increased during this time (0.9%-14.4%). There was a substantial increase in the number of multiple institutional affiliations (33.6%-68.7%) and articles originating from outside North America (47.6%-55.7%) from 2000 to 2015. The percentage of first authors with bachelor's degrees was higher in 2015 (6.6%) as compared to 2000 (1.4%), and more last authors were identified as MD/PhDs in 2015 (19.2%) than in 2000 (10.0%). Similar female representation was noted for first and last authorship for all years evaluated. The results of this study demonstrate increases in authors per article published in Spine from 2000 to 2015. In addition, first authors were more likely to hold bachelor's degrees over time. This may be attributed to increasing competition in spine-related fields, necessitating earlier research exposure to aid in academic achievement. Interestingly, the percentage of female authorship has not changed significantly over time, in contrast with much of the previous literature. 2.

Analysis of Six Orthodontic Journals in Science Citation Index and Science Citation Index Expanded: A Bibliometric Analysis

To analyze the article type, origin, main affiliation, number of publications, authors, and affiliations of six orthodontic journals during two intervals of 5 years each (2006-2010 and 2011-2015). In total, 4879 articles examined in this study were screened online at the individual journal's website. The types of articles and their authorship characteristics in the six orthodontic journals [three journals indexed by Science Citation Index (SCI) and the others indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)] were recorded. Parameters were tested using the Pearson chi-square for independence at a 0.05 level of significance. Among all the article types, research articles were the most published in the orthodontic journals indexed by SCI and SCIE in the first (2006-2010; 88.1% and 77.6%, respectively) and second periods (2011-2015; 84.4% and 74.6%, respectively). In the first and second intervals, the European Union was the most common origin among articles accepted by the journals listed in SCI (30.1% and 29.2% respectively), whereas Asia/Oceania was the common origin among articles accepted by the journals listed in SCIE (44.1% and 43.4%, respectively). The articles published in the orthodontics journals listed under SCI and SCIE for 2006-2010 and 2011-2015 were significantly different in terms of numbers and characteristics.

A bibliometric analysis of the Journal of Public Affairs

This paper presents a bibliometric study of the Journal of Public Affairs from its inception in 2001, up to and including the final issue of 2016. The background of the journal is presented, followed by a content analysis of the journal. With a focus on peer‐reviewed articles, 465 articles are analyzed in terms of authorship characteristics, manuscript characteristics, and content characteristics. The analysis and discussion examine the journal's output against its stated aims and provide a detailed overview of the journal's contributions and its impact.

The relationship of study and authorship characteristics on trial sponsorship and self-reported conflicts of interest among neuro-oncology clinical trials.

To examine the association between trial sponsorship sources, self-reported conflicts of interest (COI), and study and author characteristics in central nervous system (CNS) oncology clinical trials (CT). MEDLINE search was performed for original CT on "Central Nervous System Neoplasms"[Mesh]. The investigators assessed for relationships between funding source (industry, academic or cooperative, none, not described), COI (presented, none, or not reported), CT, and author characteristics. From 2010 to 2015, 319 CT were considered eligible. The majority of the studies involved primary gliomas (55.2%) and were Phase II CT (59.2%). Drug therapy was investigated in 83.0% of the CT. The remaining studies investigated surgery or radiotherapy. A minority of papers were published in journals with impact factor (IF) higher than > 10 (16%) or in regions other than North America and Europe (20.4%). Overall, 83.1% of studies disclosed funding sources: 32.6% from industry alone, 33.9% from an academic or cooperative group, and 10.7% from a mixed funding model. COI data was reported by 85.9% of trials, of which 56.2% reported no COI and 43.8% reported a related COI. Significant predictors for sponsorship (industry and/or academia) on univariate analysis were study design, type of intervention, journal impact factor, study conclusion, transparency of COI and presence of COI. On multivariate analysis, type of intervention, (P < 0.001), journal impact factor (IF) (P = 0.003), presence of COI (P < 0.001) and study conclusion (P = 0.003) remained significant predictors of sponsorship. For predicting COI, significant variables on univariate analysis were disease type, type of intervention, journal IF, funding source, and intervention arm being related to sponsor. On multivariate analysis, disease type (P = 0.003), journal IF (P < 0.001), type of intervention (P = 0.001), and funding source (P = 0.008) remained significant. The majority of CNS CT reported some external funding sources and non-related COI. We identified that drug trials, higher IF, presence of COI, and a neutral or negative study conclusion are associated with external funding. Likewise drug trials, higher IF, and glioma trials are associated with presence of COI.