Why are journals from less-developed countries constrained to low impact factors?

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Comprehensive Analysis of the Global Standing of Universities, Research Performance, and the Impact of Scholarly Journals: Pakistan's Academic and Research Landscape 2026.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026
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2. Global Health Perspectives on Race in Research: Neocolonial Extraction and Local Marginalization.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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3. Indices of Change, Expectations, and Popularity of Biological Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder between 1988 and 2017: A Scientometric Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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4. The Journal Impact Factor: Moving Toward an Alternative and Combined Scientometric Approach.Journal of Korean medical science · 2017
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Authors and funding

3 authors.

Funding

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Abstract

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